Not So Lost in the 80's
Posted July 15, 2010
By IronJedi,
Code of Ethics, one of the quintessential, if sparse purveyors of dance music from a Christian perspective, makes its return to the scene with the delightfully retro and classically 80's / 90's Lost in Egypt. Despite a five year absence from the music scene, Barry Blaze and Co. serve up a head-bobbing, hyper-tempoed set of electronica that is imminently danceable and spiritually comprehensible.
While the songs of Lost in Egypt are not necessarily musically prescient, they are well-crafted, multi-layered examples of electronica creativity at its best. Blaze and Co. adhere to the conventional conventions of electronica: high beat counts, loops, samples, repetition, and glisteningly slick production; but also add enough modern nuances to keep things fresh and provocative.
CoE’s brand of high energy techno holds its own with genre-definers Tears for Fears and Depech Mode, as well as peers Ultrabeat and The Echoing Green. In fact, Blaze’s cover of Depech Mode’s “People Are People” is like cloned mimes doing a reflection routine; and it remains as morally relevant today as was the Mode’s version. Welcome back Code of Ethics- your music and message have been missed.
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