Review Summary: Dada Pogrom on Apocalypso leaves us with the idea that the world of darkness is not only a wonderful place to visit but it is a universe filled with elegant and vicious synth pop melodies.
From Iceland we have Dada Pogrom who has sculpted a well rounded dance album with Apocalypso. Other artists that we have come to enjoy from the tiny island up north are Bjork, Singapore Sling, Sigur Ros and Mum. Dada Pogrom also brings us gloom and doom, which has been synonymous with Icelandic pop. Don’t ask me why but I believe it is because of the thermal. It has got to be.
This album is very interesting. There are elements of goth and obvious synth pop. There are undertones of drum and bass, raggea, and when you put all these elements together with a thumping bass you get an industrial sound although subtle in areas. I cannot stress enough that this music is dramatic and maybe even romantic too. It will get that think tank of yours going. Check out the songs: War is a Pogrom, Lota Draconis and Ash Wednesday.
I particularly like this darkness, a post-goth feel. Normally we understand goth with in the spectrum of Bauhaus, Sisters of Murphy or Souxie and the Banshies, typical guitar oriented music. This maybe true however, there is another branch of goth orientation and Dada Pogrom slides right in with Gary Numan, Visage, Cabaret Voltaire, and Japan. Although the over all body of work from Dada pogrom is rooted in electronica there are all sorts of genres present and it certainly is intelligent dance music.
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