OMEN CODE reveal the grimdark cyperpunk track ‘Brutal + Pure‘ as the first single extracted from their forthcoming debut album “Alpha State“, which has been set to impact on December 5, 2025.
OMEN CODE comment: “This is probably my favourite track on ‘Alpha State'”, Kevin Gould writes. “I like the structure and the meaty mid-tempo pace. In this track many of my favourite elements come together. The chorus impacts as a solid wall of sound and Agi’s final verse sounds desperate… almost like he is pleading. Do you hear it, too?”
Tracklist
1. Isolate
2. Deform
3. Dead Zone
4. Ultra Fear
5. Apartment 213
6. Submerge
7. Tensor
8. Atrophy
9. Incubate
10. Contagion
11. Paralyze
12. Brutal + Pure
With their debut album “Alpha State”, OMEN CODE deliver the sound of the future – and the future is grim and dark! Their future is also firmly built upon the remains of the past. Certainly constructed to fill the dance floor, the international duo channels the bleak, cold precision of mid-tempo FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY and the cinematic story-telling soundscapes of John Carpenter electronics into a thrilling sound that is both resurrecting a classic 80s vibe and also fresh at the same time.
OMEN CODE are the new rising star on the EBM firmament. Deep, dark, and gritty industrial sounds are channelled into captivating mid-tempo tracks that create the atmospheric feeling of a dystopian future ruled by technology and marked by social decline.
This grimdark science fiction approach is not meant to indicate that OMEN CODE embrace any political agenda or message. Rather the international duo took inspiration from the writings of Philip K. Dick and Alfred Bester as well as cinematic masterpieces by British director Ridley Scott such as “Alien” and “Blade Runner” among others.
OMEN CODE were originally intended as a one-time project by Kevin Gould. The engineer, programmer, and lyricist was a member of the English Industrial EBM trio JOHNSON ENGINEERING CO. together with Sean Bailey and Ian Hicks, which released the album “Unleash” in 1988. He went on to found the electro-industrial act ELECTRO ASSASSIN with Ian Taylor. Following the release of “Jamming the Voice of the Universe” (1992), Taylor was replaced by Richard McKinlay with whom the next albums “Bioculture” (1993) and “The Divine Invasion” (1995) were recorded.
When vocalist and lyricist Agi Taralas was hand-picked from a stack of applications for the frontman position, the chemistry between the two artists proved so productive and strong that Gould and Taralas decided together to turn OMEN CODE into a permanent project that would also aim to perform live. The vocalist had already left his mark on the scene in a joint project with German electronic musician Stefan Böhm under the moniker OUR BANSHEE that released an album entitled “4200” in 2017.
Whether you want to indulge in shady dreams and evoke sinister futuristic images in cinemascopic visions or just move to dark electronics on the dancefloor, OMEN CODE offer the perfect soundscapes for both approaches to their music with the grandiose debut album “Alpha State”!
Line-up
Kevin Gould – engineer, programming, track construction, lyrics
Agi Taralas – vocals, lyrics
Recorded & engineered by Omen Code at Trauma Lab., London (UK)
Mixed by Kevin Gould at Trauma Lab., London (UK)
Mastering by Kev Gould at Trauma Lab., London (UK)
Artwork & layout by Nico Janse van Rensburg, SF & Sinan Jafan
Links
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www.instagram.com/omen_code
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