Anyone who has read my posts before knows of my history as a DJ in the Gothic/Industrial/EBM etc. scenes, and it takes a lot for a band to truly stand out in my mind. With the thousands of bands in the “genres,” it gets to a point where you feel anyone with a computer can be a musician. It does work in some cases, but far fewer than you would think. So when I get approached with a Debut Full Length Album, regardless of the source, I go into listening to it a bit pessimistically. I first heard Revolution State years ago on a few compilations and a few remixes. That was all there was at the time. Now, I get an honest chance to hear an entire album from a band that I think I truly under-rated.
Around a decade ago, Revolution State was conceived by Ben P., and Bonnie P. These beginnings built the basic framework for what was to come. Each song was started from scratch, and the duo has maintained that as part of their philosophy; always writing the songs from rhythms and sounds they make themselves. Although this is their Debut Full Length Album, RevState has made their mark on the Electro/Industrial Scene. 
RevState, as the duo is often called, contributed two songs, “Misery,” and “Eva” to the 2003 Velvet Acid Christ album Hex Angel: Utopia Dystopia. For the past five years, RevState has been writing, singing, producing, engineering, painting, dreaming, and tweaking all those knobs, with a plan to complete a brand new 13 track LP. Finally, Viridian Resonance is here.
The album itself has a very Electronic feel with just enough of an edge to fall into the Industrial category. One of the major things that grabbed my attention while listening to this album was the use of analogue equipment. With the incredible recent advances in musical equipment and software, it’s amazing not only to find musicians that remember what analogue equipment is, but musicians that know how to use it in such a way that it helps them cross musical genres.
The album starts out with the feel that this will be a club-worthy Industrial album, but quickly moves into beautifully scripted Electronic and back again. It’s an album that does one of the few things bands in these genres are able to accomplish – it doesn’t get boring. Each and every song stands out in it’s own way, and you have to go back and listen again just to make sure you are on the same album. This is definitely an album that was worth waiting for.
Track Listing:
01. Rooms Of My Past
02. Killed For Your Convenience
03. Dissonance
04. The Individual
05. Viridian
06. Yggdrassil
07. The Manufactured Idol
08. No Kami
09. Glow
10. The Departed
11. Scars [Fresh Cuts]
12. Where Am I
13. Bit Lip
Artist URL: http://www.revstate.com
Label URL: http://www.vendetta-music.com
ARTIST: Revolution State
TITLE: Viridian Resonance
LABEL: Vendetta Music
CAT# VM0034
BARCODE: 729440588007
FORMAT: CD, Digipak
GENRE: Electronic, Industrial, Electro
CD Release Date: April 12, 2011
Digital Release Date: February 22nd, 2011
Distribution: Nail (North America), Audioglobe (World), Iris (Digital)
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