The Seven Whores of the Apocalypse - Parasite

Despite being named The Seven Whores of the Apocalypse, there are only three Minnesotan men of the present who founded the project. They are Chris of dark ambient project The Creeping Man, Tom of the noise project Divider Line, and dark ambient / experimental artist Jason Herrboldt. While the history of the project is short-lived, their long term goal is to provide electro-industrial dance music for underground clubs. With a fascination for the 80s analog scene, The Seven Whores of the Apocalypse's debut single 'Parasite' drops on April 6th, 2021. And, well, it is a decent single for a project that's just starting out. 

You can listen to a preview of 'Parasite' above! 

The song begins with whispered vocals, and glitchy, slow inhales and exhales. Though The Seven Whores of the Apocalypse do wish to provide their own take on electro-industrial dance music, I couldn't help but compare the initial rhythm to the modern day Italo-disco scene where similar instruments play out. While the idea of industrial dance music brings forth ideas of hard synth lines and throbbing, pulsating bass, The Seven Whores of the Apocalypse manage to bring forth a quiet dance track that sound somewhere in between a dream, a seedy city alleyway, and an underground club where well dressed men and women sit expressionless watching the show through black sunglasses. My only minor complaint about the song is that the vocals don't often connect rhythmically with the beat. They are on a different wavelength trying to do their own thing while the music simply wants to vibe. 

Despite that above complaint, I can't help but mark 'Parasite' as a pretty good start for The Seven Whores of the Apocalypse. It certainly is weird, odd, and experimental, which are all trademarks of 80's electro-industrial dance music. The single will be out on April 6th via the project's Bandcamp page, so stay tuned! 

This review was commissioned through our Ko-fi page.
Mar 14 2021