The Spill Magazine The Spill Magazine
The Spill Magazine The Spill Magazine
The Spill Magazine The Spill Magazine
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Features
    • Live Reviews
    • Festivals
  • Portraits
  • Headlines
    • News
    • Contests
    • Events
    • Entertainment Headlines
    • Concert Listings
    • Toronto Concert Venues
  • New Music
    • Premieres
    • Track Of The Day
  • Track Of The Week
  • Books + Movies
  • About
11
new
SPILL MUSIC PREMIERE: DRECKIG – “LA BALLENA”
SPILL FEATURE: THE HEART IS STRANGE – A CONVERSATION WITH CLAUDIA BRÜCKEN & SUSANNE FREYTAG OF XPROPAGANDA
SPILL NEWS: OFFICIAL FULL TRAILER FOR ‘A-HA TRUE NORTH’ SHARED BY SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT AND TRAFALGAR RELEASING
SPILL NEW MUSIC: PEARLA SIGNS TO SPACEBOMB + DEBUT LP ‘OH GLISTENING ONION, THE NIGHTTIME IS COMING’ OUT OCTOBER 21 | WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “EFFORT” NOW
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE (DELUXE EDITION)
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: SUNFRUITS – “MADE TO LOVE”
SPILL MUSIC PREMIERE: BEVERLY CRUSHER – “GIMMIE THE POWER”
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ROY SHAKKED – THROWBACK
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: DAYAWAY – “SUMMER’S END”
SPILL FEATURE: A PERFECT DISH TO SERVE – A CONVERSATION WITH PETER HOOK
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: ORMISTON – “HAMMER DOWN”
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Features
    • Live Reviews
    • Festivals
  • Portraits
  • Headlines
    • News
    • Contests
    • Events
    • Entertainment Headlines
    • Concert Listings
    • Toronto Concert Venues
  • New Music
    • Premieres
    • Track Of The Day
  • Track Of The Week
  • Books + Movies
  • About
  • Spill Menu
    • Reviews
      • Album Reviews
      • Features
      • Live Reviews
      • Festivals
    • Portraits
    • Headlines
      • News
      • Contests
      • Events
      • Entertainment Headlines
      • Concert Listings
      • Toronto Concert Venues
    • New Music
      • Premieres
      • Track Of The Day
    • Track Of The Week
    • Books + Movies
    • About
Album Reviews
171
previous article
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE BREAK UP - SYNTHESIS
next article
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING - SO MANY THINGS

Album Review: Psy’Aviah – Introspection/Extrospection

PSY'AVIAH - Introspection - Extrospection

Psy’Aviah
Introspection/Extrospection
Alfa Matrix
RATING

Do not let the name fool you – this album has nothing to do with exploring emotional depths and feelings… at least not when it comes to music.

Belgian Electronic band Psy’Aviah has released a new album, Introspection/Extrospection, meant to continue their experimental philosophy of sound that mixes different genres and styles. The band’s journey began in Antwerp, Belgium in 2003, and here they are today, eight years later.

It’s very difficult to write about music that makes you feel… well, nothing really. The lyric “No emotions” is sung in the track “Human Garbage,” and if this is what the band aimed at in this song, I should say they achieved their goal.

“OK,” on the other hand, is a song that clearly stands out. With a very gentle piano accompaniment that perfectly completes the voice of Emélie, “OK” is the light in the tunnel that makes listening through Introspection/Extrospection worthwhile. Most of the songs on the album have dark lyrics carrying loneliness and a pained heart, but the music doesn’t manage to support the message. A pleasant change to the record is “Deep Dark Desire,” featuring model and artist, Kari Berg. “On My Own” is also of interest to Electronic Dance fans.

Unfortunately, if you’re not that into Electronica, you won’t find anything here to grab and hold your attention. Introspection/Extrospection is stuck in the past. I’m strongly reminded of my childhood when I loved to ride the Ferris wheel while early ‘90s Electronica poured out from speakers down onto the fair; a happy memory you would say, but to me, the ‘90s were not the golden age of music.

– Ivelina Dulkova

Psyaviah.com

 

Item Reviewed

Album Review: Psy’Aviah – Introspection/Extrospection

Author

Ivelina Dulkova

Album Reviews
album reviewsIntrospection/ExtrospectionPsy’Aviah
album reviews, Introspection/Extrospection, Psy’Aviah
About the Author
Ivelina Dulkova
RELATED ARTICLES
album reviews
 
9.0
c
6.4

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE (DELUXE EDITION)

by Melinda Welsh on August 5, 2022
Bullet For My Valentine Bullet For My Valentine (Deluxe Edition) Spinefarm Records Bullet for My Valentine have just released a deluxe edition of [...]
 
8.0
Roy Shakked

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ROY SHAKKED – THROWBACK

by Ljubinko Zivkovic on August 2, 2022
Roy Shakked Throwback Groove Gravy Records Since Steely Dan appeared in full force me 50 years ago, many other artists have tried to reach their almost inaccessible heights. They have sat [...]
 
9.0
Frances Chang

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: FRANCES CHANG – SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL NIHILIST

by Ljubinko Zivkovic on July 22, 2022
Frances Chang Support Your Local Nihilist Independent It might be quite a task to locate New York artist Frances Chang on social media. One of the reasons might be that [...]
 
9.0
Paul Weller

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: PAUL WELLER – 22 DREAMS (VINYL REISSUE)

by Aaron Badgley on July 22, 2022
Paul Weller 22 Dreams (Vinyl Reissue) Island/Universal Records In June, 2008, Paul Weller released his ninth solo album, 22 Dreams. It was a massive album in the U.K. and Europe. In fact it [...]
 
9.0
Spore
—

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SPORE – HERETIC

by Aaron Badgley on July 22, 2022
Spore Heretic Hamfuggi Records Spore is a duo composed of Deborah Fialkiewicz and John Koser. Both are established artists in the world of electronic music and both have created some incredible art [...]

Latest Album Reviews
View All
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – BULLET FOR MY V...
9.0
6.4
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ROY SHAKKED – THROWBACK
8.0
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: FRANCES CHANG – SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL NIHILIST
9.0
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: PAUL WELLER – 22 DREAMS (VINYL REISSUE)
9.0
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SPORE – HERETIC
9.0
—

Tweets by @spillmagazine

SPILL MAGAZINE MENU
  • Checkout
  • Home | The Spill Magazine
  • Order Confirmation
  • Order Failed
  • Premieres
  • Track Of The Week
  • Album Reviews
  • Books + Movies
  • Features
  • Live Reviews
  • Festivals
  • Portraits
  • News
  • Events
  • Entertainment Headlines
  • Concert Listings
  • Toronto Concert Venues
  • About Us
  • Contests
  • New Music
  • Spill Magazine Contributors
  • TOTD
  • Privacy Policy
  • The Scene Unseen
  • Newsletter

Copyright © 2022 | The Spill Magazine
All Rights Reserved.

TRENDING RIGHT NOW
   
 
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: RICH JACQUES – “EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE”
941
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE FIXX – EVERY FIVE SECONDS
656
 
SPILL FEATURE: DON’T YOU FEEL CLOSER? – A CONVERSATION WITH CY CURNIN OF THE FIXX
630
 
SPILL FEATURE: A PERFECT DISH TO SERVE – A CONVERSATION WITH PETER HOOK
435
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: FANTASTIC NEGRITO – WHITE JESUS BLACK PROBLEMS
365
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: AVI KAPLAN – FLOATING ON A DREAM
358
 
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: KRAFTWERK @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO
341
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE SHEEPDOGS – OUTTA SIGHT
257
 
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: THE CAUGHTERY – “FRAGILE”
237
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SHINEDOWN – PLANET ZERO
209
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ALAN PARSONS – FROM THE NEW WORLD
202
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: STARS – FROM CAPELTON HILL
200
 
SPILL FEATURE: WE WOULDN’T BE INTERESTED IN MAKING ANOTHER CRISIS – A CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE PETTIT OF ALEXISONFIRE
198
ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINES