Praise
Moev for at least not trying to sound like
Depeche Mode on their 1986 LP Dusk and Desire, but damn them for not crafting enough hooks for anybody to care. Too pop to be called industrial, and too industrial to be called pop, Dusk and Desire tries to corral club denizens while remaining faithful to its
Cabaret Voltaire roots. It fails at both. Generic, passionless vocals weaken the record, and the bland songwriting doesn't help either.
Moev is in love with their keyboards; however, they don't do anything interesting with them. Although the album moves at a quick pace, it's still a chore to listen to. There's no personality in these tracks; they're faceless.
Book of Love springs to mind whenever Michella Arrichiello sings, and that's about as memorable as Dusk and Desire gets.
Moev would eventually show more talent on their 1990 song "Head Down"." ~ Michael Sutton