Music Review
Band: Bloodwire
Title: Transformation

Trip Hop / Electronic / New Wave

Official description: “Bloodwire is passionate neo-electronica, where the organic meets the electronic. A distinctive fusion of emotion and technology, richness and warmth, where heart and circuit are intertwined.”

Bloodwire was born in 2001. The duo from Oakland, CA are Shawn Brice (formerly of Battery) & I-Li Chang.

Bloodwire isn’t afraid to experiment and play with different styles. Some tracks are ambient, some are energetic pop. The one thing that stays the same is the integrity of each song on their debut album, ‘Transformation.’

There is a lot of electronic influence in their music. What’s unusual is that they somehow master the art of keeping the winter’s cold out of the electronic sound. That’s not the easiest thing to accomplish. The tracks also flow into one another very nicely. The album as a whole is a very solid piece of work.

Highlights:

‘Boardwater’ - is a remarkably gorgeous song. The melodies and vocals are sexy and soothing. There a very tiny hint of Dido in this tune.

‘More Than Life’ & ‘Overdue’ – When you combine the vocals of Madonna, Aimee Mann, and Terri Nunn (of Berlin), you get I-Li Chang's on these tracks. ‘Overdue’ easily has what it takes to be a huge club hit (perhaps it already is).

‘Caving In’ & ‘Hallway’ – are hauntingly and emotionally pretty.

Here’s a sample of the lyrics from ‘Hallway’:

The weight of my worries
crash down upon me
like an iron fist
the pain has been branded.

I’ve been through this hallway
and down this passage full of grief
the wall's still bleeding
as I walk by.
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