AFTERPOST 2001

MY CLIMATS (France) "La bonne musique chaude et profonde des musiciens italiens. My Climats a aimé l'esprit de ce groupe "BIOnighT"..." "Good music - warm and profound - by these Italian musicians. My Climats loves BIOnighT's soul..." Alain Groetzinger To visit this website click HERE

MARGEN MAGAZINE (SPAIN) (about Afterpost and Daybreak) "(...) We suggest you remember this name, because BIOnighT are making the best retrò-style electronic music we can find today. Their tracks have all the elements that can appeal to a classic German EM lover: misterious and exciting atmospheres, solid and hypnotic sequences, and all is carved into sonic matter of analog origins. These works complete the trilogy that started with Egoheart, and raise its musical level. They place them - for various reasons - at the level of innovators such as Lambert, Dweller at the Threshold, or Ron Boots." Jaume Nadal To visit this website click HERE

ENCYCLOPEDIA of ELECTRONIC MUSIC (RUSSIA) "If you call yourself a Berlin School fan and can't get enough of those nasty old sequences, you MUST hear this album. Each track is a rhythmic onslaught of classic pulsations done with real attitude. I think this is my favorite BIOnighT album so far. Every track here is a winner. Ironically, the album was created during BIOnighT's worst period, when the group nearly split. Sure, the fact is evident in the music, as the bright and sunny moments of the first CD are gone and replacing them are dark, throbbing synthetics with great depth and feeling. The album starts with the title track. We hear dark atmospheric pads for a few seconds before lovely sequences appear along with some percussive sounds. More sequences are added and before we know it, we quickly enter the classic Berlin School territory on top of those pulsating synth waves. Really strong stuff. I think it's one of the most intense EM pieces I've heard. Just get sequenced and float away in space! By the middle of the track there are so many sequences that you can't count them. The sounds constantly mutate - you won't be bored. Some melodies are also added. Listen loudly! Next is "Saturdaydown". Straight to the business here with heavy synthetic rhythms and dark cosmic atmospheres. Intense is again the appropriate word here. Turn up that volume and enjoy this great ride. The track sounds retro and modern at the same time. It is greatly done with some nice synth detail here and there and the sounds are very tasty. Again, a rather dark (even sad) atmosphere predominates here. By the way, that symphonic lead line towards the end is just majestic. "Snowy Park" is a little (4+ minutes) atmospheric number with just enough melodic sequences to keep any Berlin School fans on their toes. There are echoes of mid-80's Tangerine Dream here. "Motherwater" is right away into heavy sequences. It is a rhythmic outing with several overlapping sequenced patterns playing their symphony, creating something like an electronic sonic soup. It does resemble in some way the mixing of water currents in the ocean. Some subtle lead lines are added on top of the ever present pulsations. Hard to figure out why, but the track has something of a Schulzian flair to it. Maybe it's the same kind of urgency that is felt in some of Schulze's early to mid-80's works. Finally, "Evolution Dawn" starts things with heavy reverberating gong sound and then POW! Real heavy sequences are added, two or three at a time. This is really intense. The adrenaline rises as we are propelled straight back to the primordial forests where huge reptiles roamed. Really evocative and strong stuff, I must add. The level of energy is kept on top mark throughout as more sequences come in and out of the mix. Some Hammond-like organ leads are added which was a curious addition that sets this track apart from other EM works. After the album is over you still want more. This is really strong and interesting music that will make any classic EM fan drool. Mac and FaBIO have done it again!" Artemi Pugachov To visit this website click HERE

ELECTROAMBIENT SPACE (USA) (about the complete Cosmic Trilogy) "BIOnighT is my favorite recent discovery in electronic music. The band is a duo of Italians who met by chance, Sbrizzi FaBIO and a man known only as Mac. I have exchanged several emails with Mac, and it is obvious that he and FaBIO are passionate about their music. The three CDs below constitute what they call their "Cosmic Trilogy," and I think each one is fantastic, all of them highly recommended. I can't put my finger on just what it is I like so much about these guys, but my affection for the music was immediate on first listen, and has only grown stronger as I listen more. Egoheart is sometimes light bright space music, sometimes dark atmospherics, sometimes up-tempo in the Berlin school style, all of it is top notch. The title track sweeps right in and commands attention, launching into a solid beat and sequence after a brief spacey intro. A soft guitar or synth lead reminds me very much of Dom F. Scab's upbeat melodic style. A solid theme runs throughout the opening track, but it is constantly changing as well, moving from one section to another with ease. Dreamy sounds from deep space bring the track to a close. "Technoflight (remix of Technofly)" is lighter and softer but no less enjoyable. Soaring synth strings, without being overly sentimental, join a nicely composed piano melody. Next up is "Timegod" - I love the galloping bass sequence on this one, just fantastic. A variety of mid-tempo synths meander through it just right, another piece of pure enjoyment. Each track is rich with depth, fully developed into exactly what it should be, especially the epic 17-minute "Bionight," a surprisingly understated piece for one so long, but it works nonetheless. "Technofly" is a happy upbeat ending to a great CD through and through. Nothing flashy, it all just works. By far BIOnighT's shortest disc, Afterpost is still well worthy of attention. The title track sneaks up on you, starting slow but gradually layering synths and sequencing in very pleasing fashion, hitting its stride, then steadily cascading back down into relaxed mode. Interestingly, detailed notes from the band state that "Saturdaydown" was representative of a dark time in BIOnighT's history, but it seems a rather perky number to me, shuffling along quite nicely. In a surprising turn, the lead synth in the middle sounds almost like lounge jazz. "Snowy Park" is very light, but before you can say "new age," a first-class sequence comes in that Tangerine Dream would be proud to call their own, a delicate wonder of a track. "Motherwater" finds a groove early and just goes with it. "Evolution Dawn" has another strong sequence and infectious bass line, a great way to finish a CD that ends much too soon. The last of their cosmic trilogy, Daybreak starts with the groovin' title track, a nice little burst of low-key energy to get things going. "Mosse Dal Vento," which translated is "Moved By The Wind," is an expansive, spacious piece that breathes in deeply, taking it all in and letting it all go. These two tracks already speak to the nature of this disc, easily the most diverse of the three BIOnighT releases to date. This is due in no small part to the fact that the disc is a mix of BIOnighT tracks and solo tracks by FaBIO and by Mac. That is not to say, however, that the disc doesn't hold together as a unit, because it does. Whether romping to the backbeat of "Metropolitis" (with guest musician Sbrizzi Andrea, FaBIO's nephew), grooving to the vintage synths of "Mind Probe," or relaxing to the mellow hypnotic sounds of "Rachele," it all has that BIOnighT feel to it. If you don't know exactly what that is, pick up their discs and find out." Phil Derby To visit this website click HERE

SYNTH MUSIC DIRECT (UK) "As usual with BIOnightT we start with the title track. Deep ominous pads mix with windy effects. Out of this emerges a very nice melodic sequence and relaxed rhythm. Another sequence is added before things steadily become more complex. For the first three minutes it all worked rather well but then maybe a little too much was going on. Sometimes when I listen to it, it seems to work but then at other times there seems to be conflict between the many layers. A fantastic really deep menacing sequence gets 'Saturdaydown' underway and as with the previous track they through everything at it including the kitchen sink but this time things soon steady down, chugging along nicely on the back of a rapid sequence / rhythm combination. This gradually becomes less cluttered leaving space for a ringing lead line to shine. There is a pause in the sequence before another enters creating a rather pleasant relaxed environment. Even in the fifth minute when a further sequence comes in, combining well with some melodic pads, the beautiful mood already created is maintained. It's an excellent track which keeps the attention throughout. 'Snowy Park' is simply gorgeous, a more melodic combination of sequences you couldn't possibly want with beautiful lead detail over the top. Stunning, absolutely stunning. 'Motherwater' is another track that starts straight off with the sequences and some excellent rhythms. The combination this time though is a dead ringer for Klaus Schulze during his 'Drive Inn' period. A mid paced sequence emerges from a sort of splashing explosion on 'Evolution Dawn'. Soft ethereal pads provide a lovely backing. In the third minute lead duties are taken by an excellent dreamy organ. This is a track which works because the combination of sounds chosen is perfect and the temptation to over clutter what is already a winning formula is resisted. It's a good way to finish the album." David Law To visit this website click HERE