Svaj. – Rewind (EP – TZW Produktion)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Svaj. Is a Swedish solo-project driven by Tomas Z. Westberg. This guy is busy with different projects. Last year I had the opportunity to discover the old-school EBM project, Syntet. He now strikes back with Svaj. The songs were originally composed in the late 80s and reactivated plus reworked in 2022.
Content: “Rewind” is pure nostalgia. The Electro-Wave and Minimal-Electro format definitely belong to the 80s. The global production and still the vocals remind me of Absolute Body Control.
+ + + : Svaj. Is a must have and a true discovery for 80s fans. The songs smell like pure 80s Electro-Wave. The cuts are short, dark, driven by simple tunes and recovered by sweeping effects. “Still Standing” and “Dream Telepathy” both the most noticeable cuts.
– – – : I regret the songs aren’t a bit longer but here again that’s pure 80s like.
Conclusion: Svaj. Is another cool Electro project byTomas Z. Westberg and I hope to hear more new stuff in this direction.
Best songs: “Still Standing”, “Dream Telepathy”, “Rewind”.
Rate: 7½.
Artist & Label: https://www.tzw.se
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