For electronic music fans wanting their electronica with a hard, sinister edge,
Desideratum, by Synaesthasia is the ticket. Bill Lieb and Rhys Fulber, also known as
Delerium, among other aliases, have created immense and satanic atmospheres for this double-CD adventure. This is scary stuff! Lieb and Fulber take no shortcuts on their way to the deep regions of the netherworld. They surround those bleak atmospheres with dense sequences and sci-fi synth washes. There are no escapes from the clutches of these soundworlds. This amazing thrill ride will appeal to fans of
Future Sound of London,
Lászlo Hortobágyi,
Radio Massacre International, and
Tangerine Dream. ~ Jim Brenholts