Tracklist 01. No Place to Hide 02. Escape 03. Wrong 04. Can’t Take It 05. Disturbing Situations 06. Contaminated 07. Hate 08. The Other Side 09. The Sequence 10. Tear Apart 11. Escape (Club remix)
Press Release Boosted by the enormous feedback generated by their challenging EP trilogy "Escape", "Hate" and "Wrong", and building up on their growing success received during their recent German tour with their neighbours & friends of APOPTYGMA BERZERK, Norway's ESSENCE OF MIND break it up in April 2015 with the hugely anticipated release of their 4th full length album... "What was first intended to be an album dealing with human relations, existential questions and reflections of the time we live in, during the writing process, "The Break Up!" turned out to be my most personal album yet...", says Erlend Eilertsen. Built on a quite dark and melancholic recurrent atmospheric background, this new album sounds rather angry and harsh sometimes, but also still gives some tints of hope and progress... Powerful, melodic, and electronic with a touch of massive industrial nu-metal and other intricate dance music elements such as drum’n’bass, EDM and dubstep, ESSENCE OF MIND do not only confirm with this new album the band's faultless production maturity, but also brings their unique sound style to the next level! They take a more modern pop-rock road with uptempo tracks like «Disturbing Situations», the club hit «Wrong», the pumping opener «No Place To Hide», the harder and highly melodic «Escape», the tortured and almost noir «Can’t Take It», up to the very emotional and melancholic pop sound of «Tear Apart»... "The Break Up!" is a very poignant and highly dynamic album that gives the impression of having heard a hypnotic sound cocktail of the best elements from APOPTYGMA BERZERK (for the vocals), DEPECHE MODE (for the melodies), PRODIGY (for the modernity), "PENDULUM (for the sound dynamic) or yet LINKIN PARK (for the punchy attitude)... The physical version of the album also features 3 bonus remixes not included in this download: the power...
Press Release Building up on the success received by the new sound approach they revealed on their recent "Indifference" album, Norway's ESSENCE OF MIND strike back with this new "Escape" single announcing a much promising follow-up full length release. Powerful, melodic and electronic with a touch of alternative pop rock and other dance music elements, this exciting new song confirms the band's unique sound and faultless production maturity. Besides an astounding and epic club mix, the EP also features 2 additional remixes by electro-tech artist Henrik Bäckström as well as by the gritty electro dance label-mates of JUNKSISTA.
Tracklist CD 1 "Indifference": 01. The Opening 02. It's Killing You 03. Indifference 04. Some Kind of Entertainment 05. In the Night 06. Scars 07. No Denial 08. Retreat 09. Aldri Mer 10. Desperate Times 11. In Line
CD 2 "The Mirror – Indifference Remixes" bonus disc only available on the limited 2CD box edition: 01. In Line - Thin Red Line remix by Lebuart 02. Desperate Times - remix by OK Minus 03. Aldri Mer - remix by Thrill-X 04. Retreat - remix by Thrill-X 05. No Denial - essence of noise remix by Neurobash 06. Scars - Reflection remix 07. In The Night - Midnight remix 08. Some Kind Of Entertainment - Drum & SID remix by Code 64 09. Indifference - remix by Kant Kino 10. It's Killing You - remix by Exhaled 11. The Closing
Press Release With "Indifference", Norwegian act ESSENCE OF MIND deliver their 3rd full length album which confirms the band's sound evolution made of a blend of electro, industrial rock, drum n bass, alternative and pop, always on the edge. The music could be described as a mixture of the 2 previous albums "Insurrection" and "Try and Fail", but in a brand new wrapping bringing ESSENCE OF MIND closer to bands like PRODIGY, APOPTYGMA BERZERK, ZEREOMANCER, PENDULUM, LINKIN PARK or even COMBICHRIST. "Indifference is actually ESSENCE OF MIND's hardest and most emotional album yet, from the hard-hitting "It's Killing You" , "Retreat" and "Indifference" via the up-tempo and catchy "Some Kind Of Entertainment" and "Scars" to the highly emotional and melancholic tunes "In The Night" and "In Line". Sometimes dark, tough and bitter sweet, but always wit...
Tracklist CD 1 "Try and Fail": 01. Try and Fail 02. Out of Sight 03. 5 Minutes of Fame 04. Break it 05. A Part of the Past 06. Watch Out (edit) 07. Broken 08. Sleep Now 09. Fooled 10. Wicked Smile (edit)
CD 2 "Re-Try" bonus disc only available on the limited 2CD box edition: 01. My Intention 02. Far Away 03. Destroyed 04. Try And Fail - Exhaled remix 05. Break It - CASE-27 recycled hotrod mix 06. Minutes Of Fame - I:Scintilla remix 07. Broken - 32Crash remix 08. Sleep Now - CASE-27 fragile mix 09. Wicked Smile - Studio-X hard dance remix
Press Release With their new album, "Try and Fail", the Norwegian act ESSENCE OF MIND showcases a sharpened blend of groovy electro rock tunes, strong catchy choruses, melodic synth arrangements and punchy rhythms. As already revealed by the recent "Watch Out" EPCD released for the occasion of the band's European tour together with ZEROMANCER, ESSENCE OF MIND focuss on a balance between edgy and powerful songs while putting a strong focus on fresh electronic melodies and sing-along choruses. While Erlend’s poignant and emotional vocals evoke similarities with APOPTYGMA BERZERK's recent work, ESSENCE OF MIND's eclectic music approach will also please fans of bands like ZEROMANCER, PROJECT PITCHFORK or yet MESH. A solid 10-track album full of potential hits confirming the band's dynamic and very personal exploration of diverse musical horizons made of hard-hitting electronics, loud guitar sounds, high-energy synthesizers, lush catchy pop rock tunes and engaged straight in your f...
Press Release With their previous "Insurrection" album, ESSENCE OF MIND proved they could maintain the excellence we have come to expect from Norwegian electronics in the likes of APOPTYGMA BERZERK, ICON OF COIL or yet COMBICHRIST. Their straight in your face attitude and high-energy music rapidly boosted their ascension to the top and now allows them embarking on an extended European tour as support act of ZEROMANCER. For the occasion, ESSENCE OF MIND are offering you this special 5-track "Watch Out" EP plus some 7 bonus remixes (NORTHBORNE, ELEC THIS!, EX.ES, INDUSTRIEGEBIET, AETHERFX, PSY'AVIAH, KANT KINO). Engaged hard-hitting electronic music with a rocky edge combining modern techno body music, pumping EBM bass-lines, catchy synth melodies, a rocky groove feel and strong powerful vocals. Join ESSENCE OF MIND in their urban techno body guerrilla and catch them live!
