“If sex is a sin, I want to get dirty” sings Hélène Ruzic (one half of electro-industrial duo –ii- (two-eyes) alongside multi-instrumentalist/producer Benjamin Racine) on “No Angels Allowed,” setting the tone for the duo’s latest mini-album Ars Erotica: Volume I (Self-Released).
-ii- (pronounced “two eyes”) hail from Nancy, France, and Apostles of the Flesh (Self-Released) is their second album. For this release they have ventured away from their previous electronic approach and into something more organic performed by a full band. Indeed, joining the core duo of Hélène Ruzic (vocals) and Benjamin Racine (guitars, basses, synths, percussions, kayamb, xaphoon, bouzouki, piano) are Maxime Keller (basses, synths, prepared piano) and David l’Huillier (drums, percussion).
Steve Von Till probably needs little introduction to most Ghost Cult Magazine readers. His hugely influential work with post-metal icons Neurosis needs no further elaboration here. What people may be less aware of, though, is that Von Till has been releasing solo records since 2000. Indeed, Alone in a World of Wounds (Neurot Recordings) is his sixth solo offering to date. Continue reading