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White Noise
[Faith And Hope]
Manchester has always been a true breeding ground for England, providing an unrivaled string of truly talented bands. Further proof of Manchester's contribution to the music scene is the Alpinestars duet who, after their debut album ("B.A.S.I.C." in 2000) and a few EPs, now release a second album entitled White Noise. Obviously influenced by the 80s and the electro sonorities of bands such as New Order, Electronic, Kraftwerk or Depeche Mode, Glyn Thomas and Richard Woolgar didn't yet make do with a mere revisiting of the genre: next to the two singles, the extremely danceable "Snow Patrol" and "Carbon Kid", a futurist rock and seriously dancefloor-oriented number (featuring Placebo's Brian Molko as guest singer), the album displays a variety of little melodic electro pop jewels (Vital Love Disciple, Crystalnight, Snow Patrol 2) that will undoubtedly remind you of the best of New Order's Brotherhood and Technique. Despite such similarities, White Noise is a brilliant achievement, a refreshing, mature and - in spite of appearances - deeply melancholic album.
Renaud Martin |
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