Eclectric (album)

Eclectric is the third album by Psy'Aviah released by Alfa Matrix. A 2-disc limited edition was also made available under the title Eclectricism.

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Side-Line	[1]
Mindview	[2]

The German Sonic Seducer magazine noted a soft melancholy in some songs and lauded the album's diversity "beyond trodden paths of EBM".^[3] Side-Line called it "remarkably crafted" and also marked the diversity of influences.^[1] The Belgian Mindview magazine compared Emélie Nicolaï's singing to Anne Clark.^[2] Softsynth music blog declared it their best pick so far for 2010.^[4] Australian electronic music magazine Cyclic Defrost compared vocalist Emélie Nicolaï to Stieg Larsson's fictional character Lisbeth Salander for her attitude and looks.^[5]

Track listing

1. "No Excuse" - 04:34
2. "Keep Hope Alive" - 03:46
3. "!AllAboutYou" - 03:33
4. "Something Evil" - 04:31
5. "Anger Management" - 04:32
6. "Attract/Reject" - 04:06
7. "Paranoid" - 04:45
8. "Blackhole" - 05:16
9. "Ophélie (feat. Jean-Luc De Meyer)" - 04:05
10. "Sweet Hard Revenge" - 04:57
11. "Into The Game (feat. Ayria)" - 03:31
12. "Twisted Mind" - 03:57
13. "Fear (theory)" - 02:31
14. "Fear (practice)" - 04:50
15. "Rivotril Nights" - 03:12

Personnel

• Yves Schelpe – keyboards, vocals, producer, programming, vocal arrangement, sound engineering, mixing
• Emélie Nicolaï – vocals, vocal arrangement, art direction, design, photography, collages
• Kristof De Clerck – guitar (tracks 4, 5, 6)
• Geert de Wilde - sound engineering, mastering

References