Inpendum

State of the Union

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 27, 2004)
• Original Release Date: April 27, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: WTII Records
• ASIN: B0002Z9UG8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #424,084 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Inpendum

2. Manifesto

3. Timerunner

4. Nara

5. Unforgiving Time

6. Suffer the Fallen

7. Makina Mata

8. Hypnosis

9. Afterlife

10. The Search

11. Lights in the Abyss

12. Rupture

13. Barrenlands

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

State Of The Union is one of the brightest bands to explode onto the scene in quite some time. Johann Sebastian, the singer & architect behind this multidimensional project has been involved in the LA music scene for a number of years. Johann originally honed his talents as a musician in several other industrial bands throughout the 90's & continued to do so until the formation of State Of The Union. The live band includes Joahnn on vocals, Hector Del & Jose Montesdeca on midi manipulation/keyboards & Jimmy Nimra on drums. The four are the core of this remarkable blend of industrialism with more accessible forms of EBM.

Product Description

Inpendum the second full length album from State of the Union and the follow up to 2002's critically acclaimed Black City Lights. Picking up where its predecessor left off, Inpendum delivers 13 new tracks of hard driving synths, melodic undertones, pounding beats and ambient interludes that will captivate the listener from first play. Tracks such as Timerunner, Makina Mata, and Unforgiving Time are guaranteed to pack dance floors from coast to coast while tracks like Suffer the Fallen and Lights in the Abyss showcase a more mature and melodic side. Inpendum is a solid, well rounded release that will suit both the club goers and the casual listener.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taken off-guard, April 11, 2008

By	ebmAddikt (Portland Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heliotrope (MP3 Download)

I was perusing Amazon's MP3 downloads and accidentally stumbled accross this one from Backlash. Heliotrope mixes many elements of synthpop, ebm and darkwave. Vocals remind me of Duran Duran a little bit, and very well done. The mix is clean and well engineered.

The first track imho is the album's strongest, danciest and most ebm-like...the rest are more synth-poppy and darkwave-ish. Backlash does incorporate their own sound and you'll journey down an interesting passage in each song. I love music that takes me places in an almost metaphysical way which isn't quite explainable, and this one definitely does it for me!

I would highly recommend picking this up for any synthpop/ebm enthusiast. I also highly recommend the single "Lodestar", it's has some very creative and fun remixes, along with a couple other tracks/mixes.