Crystal, by Jacky Meurisse Project

Crystal

by Jacky Meurisse Project

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1.	Blackout 05:11		buy track
2.	Century of love 04:19		buy track
3.	Crystal 05:14		buy track
4.	Groovy style 05:31		buy track
5.	Never say no nomore 05:27		buy track
6.	No pity for the killer 05:41		buy track
7.	Diskoteka 04:26		buy track
8.	Pussy 05:55		buy track
9.	Never say no nomore (blast mix) 06:03	info	buy track

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Genre/Influences: EBM, new-beat, electroclash, techno-body.

Background/Info: Jacky Meurisse is one of Belgium’s EBM pioneers and an artist who has been praised for his involvement in the new-beat period (think of Pleasure Game, Amnesia). He’ll always be linked to Signal Aout 42 - SA42 Official, but he’s also involved in ‘newer’ projects like Grand O Signal and last year he took me by surprise releasing the impressive solo-album… “Crystal”. “Crystal Blackout” clearly appears to be a re-release on i-Traxx Recordings.

Content: This opus remains an impressive piece of music on which Meurisse mixes all the influences he has been dealing with over the years. You take the best of EBM and some icy new-beat tunes plus a big kick and put it all together in a solid sound shaker. The result is alluring electro-body-clash and new-beat like production.

It sounds vintage-like and the fusion of all elements is absolutely working. Jacky Meurisse didn’t add a lot of vocals on top of the compositions, but just a few and somewhat fragmented words.

+ + + : “Crystal Blackout” sounds a bit like a challenge, but Jacky Meurisse perfectly knows the way to get people on the dancefloor. Minimal-EBM and new-beat are closer than what you might imagine. The great and dry-like bass lines remain one of the best links between both styles, and also the global vintage electronic sounds. The album only features 8 songs, but there’s not one single cut to throw away. This work is a complete success and the ultimate dance piece for underground parties.

- - - : “Crystal Blackout” brings nothing new if you already discovered the album originally released on New Fabrikk while I can imagine that some EBM die-hard freaks will be disappointed with some new-beat influences.

Conclusion: “Crystal Blackout” sounds like a sonic exorcism where Jacky Meurisse brought all of his old sonic demons together. It’s a dangerous album that will instantly contaminate you.

Best songs: “Crystal”, “No Pity For The Killers”, “Groovy Style”, “Diskoteka”, “Never Say No No More”.

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released January 1, 2016

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discography

Ex+Voto

Oct 2023
Memories

Aug 2023
From A to B

Jun 2023
Haunted souls

May 2023
PROPHECIES 2022

Oct 2022
The lost tracks

Sep 2021
INSURRECTION

Jun 2019
From 90's

Nov 2018
Crystal

Jan 2016

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