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Occupying the poppier side of industrial dance music--or the aggressive side of synth-pop, depending on your musical orientation--are Evils Toy, a German outfit that does this sort of thing better than most other German outfits who do this sort of thing. Not that it's a bad thing, either. The "Depeche Mode with teeth" genre has a long and proud tradition in Germany, and its enduring popularity in Central Europe is a good deal easier for Ausländers to understand than the German obsession with, say, David Hasselhoff. Angels Only! is Evils Toy's fifth full-length, and it's full of bouncy, danceablemore… rhythms and dark, melancholic vocals. Gone (somewhat) is the harsh sonic edginess of the group's first two albums in favor of a greater emphasis on melody--it's a fine tradeoff. Tracks like "Transparent Frequencies" and "From Above Comes Sleep," with their anthemic electro properties, would be equally at home on the dance floor and in the headphones. "Forever?!" cleverly uses a vocal sample as a rhythmic device in what's otherwise a piano-led ballad. All in all, nicht schlecht, nicht schlecht at all. --Steve Landau

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Music > Albums

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CD

Release Type:

Retail

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Cover Info:

Title:

Evil's Toy - Angels Only (1998) Retail CD

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Front

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953 x 953 px

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