Front Line Assembly - Echoes - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The legendary industrial act Front Line Assembly has always been willing to fearlessly push past the boundaries between genres, exploring all manner of styles & influences. The new album, Mechanical Soul, can be seen as a culmination of these artistic endeavors, a masterful work from one of the genre's greats. Features guest appearances by Front 242's Jean-Luc DeMeyer & Fear Factory's Dino Cazeres

NachtblauInch (trans. Night Blue) already makes it clear with it's title that the music on this album stands for the emotional side of jazz. The band of drummer Dominik Hoyer has a clear, transparent sound and exclusively plays the compositions of their bandleader. InchI didn't want to compose typically percussion-like with faster-higher-further, but rather compose quieter things in which the emotions are the focus,Inch the drummer formulated his artistic goal. InchNachtblauInch has become an album that presents a young band whose enthusiasm for their music and their specific sound can be heard in every tone and which is characterized by an amazing musical depth and maturity. Hoyer often finds the inspiration for his songs in his everyday life. InchI like to go out into nature, and melodies and harmonies often come to my mind there,Inch he said. InchI came up with the melody of 'Nachtblau' during an evening walk, and it also became the title song because I think it is one of the most successful songs on the album.

Carbon Games has signed Front Line Assembly to create an original album for AirMech. The soundtrack is receiving the full studio treatment and will be packaged with exclusive in-game content consisting of FLA band member pilots and a limited edition AirMech designed with input from the band. InchFor AirMech, the first thing I thought of was trying to get music that sounded like Front Line Assembly, so then I figured I should at least try and contact the band on the off chance they would be interested in talking with us,Inch says James Green, Game Director at Carbon Games. InchI was thrilled when the news came back that they would be interested in working on a game project again.Inch Front Line Assembly is one of the pioneering bands in the electronic industrial world and continues to be guided by founder Bill Leeb. The AirMech album has been under development since late 2011 in parallel with the progression of the game. Selections of the music will be deconstructed for use as dynamic music, which reacts to conditions during battle. The trademark structure of FLA's music made this collaboration an exciting opportunity for both teams. This album is entirely instrumental, and stands as a compelling FLA album on it's own. InchFLA is at it's heart a true indie spirit band, and Carbon's story of how and why we are making AirMech as an independent game developer really struck a chord with them and opened the door to serious discussions about how we could work together, Inch said Green. InchWhen they started asking about if they could be in the game and have some crazy sonic weapons, I knew it was the start of something really fun. I know we love hearing what they have come up with as much as they enjoy seeing the new stuff we add to the game.