Eclectric (Psy'Aviah album) explained

Eclectric
Type:	studio
Artist:	Psy'Aviah
Cover:	Eclectric (Psy'Aviah album).jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	May 19, 2010
Genre:	Electronica, Pop, Industrial, EBM
Length:	62:07
Label:	Alfa Matrix
Producer:	Yves Schelpe
Prev Title:	Entertainment Industries
Prev Year:	2008

Eclectric is the third album by Psy'Aviah released by Alfa Matrix. A 2-disc limited edition was also made available under the title Eclectricism.

Reviews

The German Sonic Seducer magazine noted a soft melancholy in some songs and lauded the album's diversity "beyond trodden paths of EBM".^[1] Side-Line called it "remarkably crafted" and also marked the diversity of influences. The Belgian Mindview magazine compared Emélie Nicolaï's singing to Anne Clark. Softsynth music blog declared it their best pick so far for 2010.^[2] Australian electronic music magazine Cyclic Defrost compared vocalist Emélie Nicolaï to Stieg Larsson's fictional character Lisbeth Salander for her attitude and looks.^[3]

Track listing

1. "No Excuse" – 04:34
2. "Keep Hope Alive" – 03:46
3. "!AllAboutYou" – 03:33
4. "Something Evil" – 04:31
5. "Anger Management" – 04:32
6. "Attract/Reject" – 04:06
7. "Paranoid" – 04:45
8. "Blackhole" – 05:16
9. "Ophélie (feat. Jean-Luc De Meyer)" – 04:05
10. "Sweet Hard Revenge" – 04:57
11. "Into The Game (feat. Ayria)" – 03:31
12. "Twisted Mind" – 03:57
13. "Fear (theory)" – 02:31
14. "Fear (practice)" – 04:50
15. "Rivotril Nights" – 03:12

Personnel

• Yves Schelpe – keyboards, vocals, producer, programming, vocal arrangement, sound engineering, mixing
• Emélie Nicolaï – vocals, vocal arrangement, art direction, design, photography, collages
• Kristof De Clerck – guitar (tracks 4, 5, 6)
• Geert de Wilde – sound engineering, mastering

Notes and References

1. Psy'Aviah — Die Mischung macht's . Kai . Reinbold . German . Sonic Seducer . 17. 4-2010.
2. Web site: Psy'Aviah – Eclectric. 2 April 2010. Softsynth.
3. Web site: Psy'Aviah – Eclectric. 27 June 2010. Ewan . Burke . Cyclic Defrost.