Metropolis Records
2005
You And Me Against The World
About This Album
It's been interesting to listen through the recording career of Apoptygma Berzerk (aka Stephan Grothesk and his evolving cast). This time out members include Geir Bratland, Angel, Anders Odden, and Fredrik Brarud as Apoptygma Berzerk's has mutated further from the cold, Norwegian industrial music of the early 2000s to the more melodic textures of 2002's Harmonizer and now this set, You and Me Against the World. Sure it's still got Grothesk's signature brand of electronic body music (EBM), but the jackboot-textured beats and neo-gothic approach to songwriting of old seems to be giving way to serious craft. Take the first two tracks on this set for example. "Tuning in Again" feels more like a big, modern rock anthem than an industrial or EBM one. Then there's "You Keep Me From Breaking Apart," which feels like an outtake from Depeche Mode's Playing the Angel than it does anything Grothesk has written before -- especially given the prominent placement of guitars in the electronic mix. Moving to the fourth track, "Love to Blame," the keyboards, beats and slide guitars (that could have come from A Flock of Seagulls "I Ran") entwine to create a movement that marries the old new wave to dance music to alternative rock.
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