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Espectrostatic

Escape From Witchtropolis

America Canada Austin TX resident Alex Cuervo turned a few heads last year with his new project Espectrostatic his synthbased electronic project Cuervo has been knocking around in garage amp punk bands since the Nineties playing in killer acts like the Hex Dispensers Blacktop This Damn Town and more but Espectrostatic showed a different side Espectrostatic's st debut all but abandoned guitars in favor of spooky electronic pulses amp synth drones a'la John Carpenter amp Tangeringe Dream Cuervo is back at it with the follow up album Escape From Witchtropolis Escape From Witchtropolis uses elements amp themes laid out in the debut but upping the antA# with more sophisticated amp subtle arrangements letting the songs unfold organically still inferring the presence of a soundtrack to an asyetunmade horror flick Opening with the brooding Removing The Bandages the tone is set as the credits roll before lurching into the title track Escape From Witchtropolis whose motorik pulse hearkens back to the heyday of industrial dance music Skinny Puppy Cabaret Voltaire Nitzer Ebb Cuervo has a knack for keeping things taut amp intersting tunes like The Feral Kids with it 's tribal drums amp synth squall tumble forward into more orchestrated tunes like The Obelisk before retreating inward into the cosmic headspace of Sinking Into The Microverse a headturning drone masterpiece Escape From Witchtropolis conjures visions of musical ghosts past amp present Fabio Frizzi John Carpenter Umberto Skinny Puppy SPK Zombi Goblin amp more all are imprinted on Espectrostatic but Cuervo manages to maintain his own voice among the imfluences concocting a cohesive amp menacing sophomore album The vinyl edition of Escape From Witchtropolis is released on black vinyl with spectacular artwork by reknowned illustrator Drazen Kozjan

Tracklist

• 1. Removing The Bandages
  2. Escape From Witchtropolis
  3. The Feral Kids
  4. This Is A War Universe
  5. The Obelisk
  6. She Hunts Them In The Afterlife
  7. Sinking Into The Microverse
  8. The Cold Spot
  9. Abandoned Places
  10. Transmogrifier
  11. The Goddamn Apocalypse