Frozen

about this album

First release from both Girls Under Glass and the Van Richter label in a while, the Frozen single should finally gain some recognition within the North American audience. But this isn't because of the cover of the popular Madonna's song as Frozen is a predictable electro-goth version with loud guitars and deep vocals that while re-interpreting the song note per note, adds nothing to it; but it should certainly get a certain club success. The new GUG's material found in Frozen is less goth-laden than expected, focussing a lot more on electronics added with a synthpop flavor. The most successful track here is Grey Is Grey featuring a collaboration with Wolfsheim's Peter Heppner; a clever synthpop track that perfectly merge both GUG and Wolfsheim's sounds together. Both The Bitter End and Don't Be Afraid are solid electro-goth tracks with enough electronics and a great dose of dark emotional orchestral elements to please both crowds. Surprisingly, the remix of Wings by Das Ich plays in a synthetic ethereal field featuring some nice female vocals reminiscent of a more energetic early Love Is Colder Than Death. Save for the unnecessary cover, Frozen is a great effort from Girls Under Glass and this hopefully should bring them more North American fans; something they truly need User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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