Album Notes

Imagine futuristic trance-pop that is so catchy, you're immediately addicted! Smooth, sexy vocals and infectious club beats created by _andreas and stain, the talented duo from Oslo, Norway (who also toured as a support act for Zeromancer!) Take trance, turn it on it's head, mix in the Chemical Brothers, some New Order, a little Covenant, the Pet Shop Boys and shake it up! Yes, you'll be taken too...

Although Conetik formed in 1999, the Norwegian duo finally released their first full-length CD, Carbon Electriq, in 2005. Fans of Wolfsheim, De/Vision, Depeche Mode and other synthpop and future pop bands will love Conetik. Self-dubbed as "tech pop," Conetik breaks old sound-ground with new. Rhythms vary from the mellow melodic to infectious synth-ergy. But all the lyrics resound with the pulse of the heart.

"Conetik creates an instant connection with the catchy, energetic "Electronova." I love the playful keyboards, the echoing vocals and the negative-charged chorus: "I shouldn't have been this blind / I shouldn't have gone this far / I shouldn't have trusted you / Shouldn't have let you in / You've got nothing to give at all." You can't help but sing along. Many of the other songs - "Nothing Is," "Superfluous," "Dead End," "Heart," "I Got Away," "My Recent Sins," and "Erratic" - inspire your voice as well. In "Lovesong #1," I like how the deep, breathy ballad briefly morphs and riffs into cyber-tech distortion.
Not all the tracks delight. "Angel" strikes me as too melodramatic and tonally lethargic, and the harmonious vocals stretch too high for my comfort. But then again Conetik sandwiched it between my favourite tracks on the CD. How can a song with barely a BPM compete for my attentions when "Dead End," released in 2003 as a single EP, and "Heart," a Pet Shop Boy's cover, thoroughly enrapture - on and off the dance-floor? Conetik engages on an emotional, primal level. With its simplicity and melancholic beauty, Carbon Electriq has cornered some new fans in my friends and myself. I suspect not too long in the future Conetik will win the hearts of all the synthpop, futurepop, and tech-pop fans. Tap into the electronic vein of Conetik and feel a thrum in your blood." --Sick among the Pure

"It seems the people at Nilaihah Records decided to fire up their time machine and bring fans another sonic treat from the future. Conetik's Carbon Elektriq, while a bit silly in name, boasts an interesting fusion of the Pet Shop Boys and New Order. As a matter of fact, this album has an absolutely excellent cover of PSB's "Heart" that stands out as one of the best covers I've ever heard of their material. The dynamics on this album are definitely meant to be heard in stereo, preferably at club-volume levels. It is instantly familiar and strangely addicting." --Poseidon - Gothic Beauty Magazine


"I've now heard what people will be listening to in the next century. Thank you Conetik. Futuristic sounding aside, Conetik delivers ponderous trance pop that is as poignant as it is commercially viable. That my friends is a rare accomplishment for any club-oriented music as 99% of the world's DJs and producers can attest. With dance beats that are 4/4 and sometimes other signatures to keep the rhythm kids in check, "Carbon Elektriq V2" is a magnificent entry into the wall of fame that is known as the Nilaihah Records roster. Norway has seen its fair share of great electronica acts in Apoptygma Berzerk, Zeromancer, and Icon of Coil just to name a few, but now add to that growing list Conetik who promise to further fuel the wonderful debate of "Best Import" for years to come." --J-Sin @ Smother.net