REVIEWS - CD ALBUM - SECONDHAND LANGUAGE - 2009

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City: belgrade
Country: RS
Signup Date: 5/22/2007

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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

REVIEWS - CD ALBUM - SECONDHAND LANGUAGE - 2009
Category: Music

CD SECONDHAND LANGUAGE
/Ammonite records CD028/

ALBUM PREVIEW

«“Secondhand Language” is a fine effort from this eastern European producer and will garner him some much deserved respect from within the industry».
rating: 7/10

/Altsounds/

"Think about Wolfgang Press in its more Soulesque-Post punk induced days, all this topped with the rutilant voice from Mr Nick Cave while highly unstable and you’ll be into PNDC & Housework party"
/Heathen Harvest/

"..dig in and there’s plenty to appreciate here"!
/Bearded magazine/

«Housework expresses fear and anger in his voice, as he and PNDC throw up some terrific hooks with their respective skills on guitars and synths».
rating: 7/10

/SIC Magazine/

"a skillful and subtle mixture of new-wave, dance and electronic dark-pop/wave with '80s music echoes, but managed in a completely new cybernetic-acoustic and analog version".
Rating: 9/10
/Terapija/

«Anyone looking for a quality electro-pop with enough dark elements certainly will not be disappointed».

rating: 4/5

/Rockline/

"a fantastic, beautiful journey full of emotiveness, and sweetness from start to finish.".
/Pan.o.ra.ma./

«Intriguing, imaginative and original. Another release that the author can be very proud of».

Rating: 3,5/5

/Muzika hr/

"Segundo disco de PNDC está impregnado de melodias cativantes, mas misteriosas, e ao mesmo tempo de um conjunto de afirmações estéticas de personalidade que lhe permitem explorar algumas novas paragens sem, com isso, perderem a facilidade amigável do primeiro contacto, num enquadramento sedutor que se intensifica a cada nova audição".
/O Dominio Dos Deuses/

“New dark-wave pop with illustrious melodies, great dark moods with infectious “popular” appeal that is hidden in a layer of experiments”.
rating: 8/10

/Audiotier/

«The synthesizers have a haunting quality and the guitars take care to add a warmth that works as a welcome counterpoint, resulting in strangely beautiful songs».
rating: 7/10
/Disagreement/

"Intimate atmospheres, electro wave sounds and melodies will seduce your soul".
rating: 4,5/5
/Noisebrigade/

"... so this brilliant record is more than welcome. It’s thoughtful, intelligent and bristling with melody, pop sensibility, diversity and inventiveness - a heady mix. If you like electronic music this represents an essential buy".

rating: 4,5/5
/Shakenstir webzine/

"Imagine Depeche Mode, Ian Curtis and Freddie Mercury rolled into one and you get the idea. It really does lead to a very strange listen.... If you would like to hear something a little out of the ordinary and dark, then PNDC could be for you... "
rating: 3/5
/The Mag/

"A great album, once again... The music is still a fine blend of new wave with a love of the somewhat darker undercurrents"
/Viatl Weekly/

«Experimental, futurista, curiosamente dançável, intimista, misterioso, ‘Secondhand Language’ tem várias facetas a explorar, sendo um convite para um universo particular, que nos desperta os sentidos das mais diversas maneiras».

/Projecto cellophane/

" this is a classy album that deserves to be heard by a wider audience than its genre would suggest"
rating: 4/5
/Bluesbunny webzine/

"Sounding sophisticated and creative without forgetting to be "popular", SECONDHAND LANGUAGE is a good album which you should check.
Rating: 4,5/5
/Chain D.L.K./

" PNDC from Serbia teams up again with Greek vocalist/guitarist housework to produce another fine slab of icy electro/dance sounds...".
/Leonard's Lair webzine/

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This is the second regular PNDC's album. Basically, we may say that the music on this CD is influenced by various sounds of the 80s but also there's quite a modern touch present in the songs; PNDC continues to deliver us fresh and intelligent tunes as we expected from him. An important difference between his debut album and this CD lies in the quality of sound and in a greater depth of experimentation in the dark pop passages. For example: tunes like «Lost messages», «Shut my soul» or «Pilots» and «What's the harm» are somewhat pop oriented and show us that pndc is quite qualified to make catchy tunes /but, of course, in his own dark, melancholic and depressed way/. On the other hand, if you focus on tunes like «Animal farm», «The buzz» or 10 min. piece «The fix» you'll know for sure where the roots of his music come from and how Predrag and housework are compatible /even though they’ve never met face to face/. The album was made at PNDC's studio in Belgrade-Serbia /Aug '08-Feb '09/. After he finished his part of work, music files were sent to Athens-Greece /by the internet/ to housework's studio where he made vocal parts /and other stuff: guitars, melodica, synth lines.../. Also, we as pndc's label are very proud of his other collaborations. Greek singer Marina Skiadaresi /aka Shadowlike/ appears on two songs /»Pilots» and «Goodnight»/. Her amazing, dreamy vocal gives a totally new dimension to this CD. Then, Harold Nono /musician and painter from Scotland/ contributed a remix of «Shut my soul»; Laurent_, French musician, remixed 30.000feet». /article by label/