ELM: HARDLINE (LTD ED 2CD BOX)

Swedish one-man assault squad ELM set the bar pretty high with the “Edge” EP, triggering unprecedented expectations in the old-school EBM communities across the world. Peter Elm is now seen as the much anticipated 21st century successor of Electronic Body Music masters like NITZER EBB, DAF and FRONT 242… Finally some muscled reinforcement next to SPETSNAZ and POUPPEE FABRIKK!

“Hardline” will not deceive. True to its title, this album has attitude. It is strong, raw and menacing. With its powerful vocals, ripping basslines and stomping beats, this EBM album also combines intelligent lyrics (in English, German and French)  with an astounding production maturity level that will leave you breathless.

Not surprising, knowing that this well-crafted high quality electronic album is written and produced by none other than the elektro veteran Peter Elm (RESTRICTED AREA) and mastered by comrade Pontus Stålberg (SPETSNAZ). “Hardline” is an assault of lust, rage and uncompromising aggression and a true wake-up call to all EBM freaks: the ELM revolution starts NOW!

With a strict “less is more” sound architectural approach shaping the red line of this 13-track album, “Hardline” is very well balanced by a judicious intermingling of darker songs like the almost orchestral epic opening “Black Sky” or yet the vicious dance floor club track “Pervert” featuring kinky female vocals by French artist YS ATLOV (whose vocal backings beef-up several songs from this album). Other more melodic body pop songs are for example the “FRONT 242 meets AND ONE” groovy song “Oblivion” or yet the raw title-track “Hardline” with its efficient synth lines and catchy vocal arrangements. Among other pumping muscled EBM assaults we get for example the uncompromising “Fighter”, the pure EBM “Paradise” or the aggressive French electro stomper “Envahisseur”.

Enough said?  Long life to EBM. Long life to ELM…

Faithful to the Alfa Matrix tradition, this EBM album also comes out as a limited deluxe carton box edition with a bonus disc featuring 4 exclusive bonus tracks, 5 alternative remixes signed by ELM himself, plus 2 killer remixes by compatriots POUPPEE FABRIKK and SPETSNAZ!

Released late April 2016 on Alfa Matrix.

Track Listing CD1:
01 Black Sky  
02 Wapenrustning  
03 Kampftrinker  
04 Brofar  
05 Chaos  
06 Envahisseur
07 Edge  
08 Oblivion  
09 Hightime  
10 Fighter  
11 Pervert  
12 Paradise  
13 Hardline
CD2:
01 Depart  
02 Abuse  
03 Won't  
04 Overflow  
05 Chaos (Soundtrack)
06 Wapenrustning (New School-Mix)  
07 Wapenrustning (Old School-Mix)  
08 Edge (Punish-Mix)
09 Brofar (X-Edit)  
10 Wapenrustning (SPETSNAZ rmx)  
11 Edge (POUPPÉE FABRIKK rmx)