Iamx - Fault Lines² - CD DIGIPAK

IAMX breathes new spiritual life into his hyper-emotional electronic project with the new album ‘Fault Lines²’, the follow up to the aggressive cult machinations heard on the 2023 release ‘Fault Lines¹’. This sequel is half mutant, half prom queen sister with throbbing bass monsters “Neurosymphony” and “Infinite Fear Jets” fading ethereally into tracks like ‘The Ocean’ which features the gorgeous vocal talents of Hafdis Huld in the Icelandic intro and outro. Then, into tracks such as the multi-layered harmonies of Deathless Wilds; its grimy, grinding 6/8 beats commanding attention as long time collaborator Janne Gezang screams in punk rock glory for the listener to accept everything and anything about to come. This album is IAMX at the heights of beauty and despair, and is punctuated throughout by its “no fucks left to give” quirkiness. The psychological depths found within the music reflect a wisdom and acceptance hinted at in previous albums, but fully formed here. With trials turned into superpowers, neuroses now commitments, and radical self-love the context and relief of self realization. The vocal performance mirrors the depth of this wisdom, with X sounding both dramatic and relaxed with a self assured effortlessness that comes only with experience. Each vocal note contains the perfect amount of grit, squeal or breath; demonstrating a confidence from years on stage and in the studio which drives in the feeling of intense intimacy to the listener. The disunion and disharmony of the universe are on full chaotic display on this album. With beauty riding dirt, triplets riding fours, and anxiety riding eroticism. The fractures in the soundscapes becoming Fault Lines.