Tronik Youth – Youth Is Wasted On The Young – (Nein Records)

Tronik Youth presents his debut album ‘Youth Is Wasted On The Young’ featuring eleven original tracks of dark pulsating electronic music. This debut album is a love letter to the music that he has lived, loved and played, a soundtrack of a fanatic’s life, a message from an artist stamping out his blue print of how modern underground electronic music should sound.

Recorded over a year in Tronik Youth’s home studio, the album in parts subconsciously emerges themes of travel and religion, from the throbbing trip of ‘Death’s Highway’ to the late night drive of ‘Dark Passenger’. The pervasiveness of the world’s religions also creeps into ‘Splinter of The Mind’s Eye’ with its deep spiritual vibe, along with the ‘The Healer’ crazed preacher’s rantings.

A love of the early seventies european synthesiser music transmutes into the sound of Good Nacht and Memor-Hex. Whilst the tracks Hate-Tease and Malice Of Absence draw inspiration from eighties dance music pioneers Bobby O & Patrick Cowley. ‘Losing My Mind’ takes on a more post punk and new wave vibe, featuring Factory Floor’s Gabe Gurnsey on drums.

The deep cosmic ride of this album takes you through sensual wobbly synths, down tempo chunky beats, dark pads and warped lead synths lines! A homage to all things great in a world laden with classic synth sounds, yet still mesmerising with a fresh fascinating feel.

5 out of 5

Reviewed by Martin Madigan