WL//WH Review: SEASURFER “Electronic Monsters” LP

WL//WH Review SEASURFER

On May 30, the dream gaze act SEASURFER (Hamburg) published their fourth “Electronic Monsters” LP, which is the second with the current SEASURFER singer Apolonia, also featuring a few more guest singers such as Gloria Endres de Oliveira, Jana Marie, and Jade, from Hamburg. It is an ambitious album with 14 tracks, and a very promising endeavour that follows the familiar style of the band, where they (though this is not so simple after all) expand their musical and sonic horizons; electropop to dreamgaze to post-punk to darkwave, and more…

On this album, I used everything that influenced me: the 80s sound I grew up with, the later period with the shoegazer wall of sound, dark electronica. For me, coming from a more traditional band, some songs sound like electronic monsters. That’s why there’s a bass or guitar in every song. But it’s nice to let go, be free and use the music to build your own soundscapes. And not forgetting to work with singers who inspire me and give me beautiful emotions.Dirk Knight says about the album

The new LP’s unveiling began last year with the cover of “A Short Term Effect” (The Cure), which included the official video.

To my surprise, the next one this year was the (stunning) remix of the track “Collapsing” by M!R!M!

Less than two months ago, they revealed the excellent “I Love You, You Hate Me” with an official video too…

…and a few days ago, they triggered “Get Burned” with an official video as well!

These were just a few samples from this remarkable and superlative album. Alongside the “Electronic Monsters” LP, three other talented female voices contribute, each one narrating a sonic experience that tells a contemporary urban story, presents a personal manifesto, and raises questions about our ‘brave’ world.

Musically, the new album is a colorful canvas that describes the boringly dangerous one-dimensionality we endure before the next explosion. Some songs were made with intensity, and describe this intensity, some songs sink into soft darkness, and there are other songs in here that you will discover alone what they are carrying along, and what they are negotiating – all of these (and more) are generously placed within the “Electronic Monsters” LP.

If I could mention some other focus tracks in the album, these must be: “Mon Minoir”, “Stray Cats”, “The Darkest Hour”, “Always In Heaven”…generally, the entire album non-stop.

My applause to SEASURFER for the music, and a shout to the singers who sang the new album.