PsiVamp

Next up was the Georgian solo dark wave musician PsiVamp. V.E.N. was honored to host PsiVamp's first Canadian performance. For those of you out there who think that all solo electronic artists performances are the same - think again. PsiVamp's stage set up was creatively put together situating him behind his equipment and banners hiding him from view, which made it very easy for the crowd to focus purely on the music. PsiVamp does not play the typical techno music - it is so much more than that. The compositions are intelligent and elegantly written. The music is soulful, dark, and moving drawing out emotions and invoking the primal nature in us all. The dance floor was filled with people who wanted to lose themselves in his music. His seven song set featured music from his latest album 'Doppelganger' and a few new pieces which are sure to be hits. Like every good artist PsiVamp interacted with the crowd giving away t-shirts and glow sticks to help illuminate their 'PsiVamp trip'. Through the music he introduced PsiVamp to the crowd and brought them into his world, took them up on a high and then slowly brought them down connecting their heartbeat to the bass beat. PsiVamp has truly left his mark on the Toronto scene and has won over many fans North of the border.

- VEN, Lisa McInnis

PsiVamp is the kind of artist you listen to while curling up with a good book next to the fire...the fire of Hell! Brooding, dark and delicious PsiVamp is industrial styled electronica which would fit in any Skinny Puppy fans' collection. While this is not easy listening, PsiVamp creates an aural journey which displays true talent.
- Fatbird Magazine October 2004

Arise out of the ashes of Atlanta, Georgia's cemetery comes a new Vampire Lord named PSI VAMP. His release "Doppelganger" is one slamming dark dance album. PsiVamp combines techno with Goth and soundtrack elements. The album can be played in both club genres: GOTH and RAVE. Imagine both subcultures unite together as ONE for only one night dance event. Now that would be very interesting! There are some tracks that stand out of the whole album. You get songs like "A PsiVamp Awakening", "Succubus", "Let The Nightmare Begin", this reminds me of Birmingham, Alabama based techno duo act Letrotek, "Evolution", "The Shield", a spellbound track with a twisted captivating web slinging futuristic feel, "Ordo Demonae", and "Curse Of Cain", a hard floor club track with a beat that has a military march step full of adrenaline power. Doppelganger is an extraordinary creative art form masterpiece that will please the GOTHS and the RAVERS COMMUNITY. Buy the cd and while you're at it, make sure you get a strobe light because once you pop the disc in your player; you may not want to stop dancing.

- Donovan Tate, Grave Concerns