American Erica Dunham reached success with her harsh UNTER NULL project, which rapidly became one of the leading bands on the Alfa Matrix label. It is now under the STRAY moniker that she reveals a more delicate artistic approach. "Abuse by Proxy"'s eerie sound awakes some dormant emotions deep inside of you while her bittersweet lyrics give a certain acrid flavour to the poignant melodies that rapidly start possessing you.
STRAY's sound is identified more by the reverent side of the human spirit, and once viewed through her heart, one can perceive hope and light at the end of this trancey tunnel of melancholy, melodies carrying clear sequences, bittersweet words and mesmerising atmospheres. There is the hope of life even in the darkest of valleys and nature has progressively started taking over again.
Erica unveils with this project an unexpected coiled side of her enigmatic persona and colours her unique intricate song-writing style with a lighter 80'stainted tone. STRAY has a big heart and an open soul yet still has so much more to share. Embrace it.
The deluxe 2CD carton box comes with a bonus disc including several exclusive bonus tracks and remixes.
Tracklisting CD1:
| No. |
Track |
Time |
Sample |
| 1 |
Kindred Soul |
-- |
-- |
| 2 |
The Tie That Binds |
-- |
-- |
| 3 |
Fade Into You |
-- |
-- |
| 4 |
Hold On |
-- |
-- |
| 5 |
Intoxicate |
-- |
-- |
| 6 |
Lost Command |
-- |
-- |
| 7 |
Break Me Free |
-- |
-- |
| 8 |
Does It Really Matter? |
-- |
-- |
| 9 |
Sleep As Metaphor |
-- |
-- |
| 10 |
Abuse By Proxy |
-- |
-- |
| 11 |
In Times of Misanthropy |
-- |
-- |
| 12 |
Does It Really Matter? (GenCab remix) |
-- |
-- |
| 13 |
Kindred Soul (Mothboy Remix) |
-- |
-- |
| 14 |
Does It Really Matter? (Keef Baker Remix) |
-- |
-- |
Tracklisting CD2:
| No. |
Track |
Time |
| 1 |
Overcome |
-- |
| 2 |
Too Late |
-- |
| 3 |
Something For Your Mind |
-- |
| 4 |
The Bitter Pill of Being (featuring E.S.A.) |
-- |
| 5 |
Does It Really Matter? (Destitution remix) |
-- |
| 6 |
Kindred Soul (PT S Adore Mix) |
-- |
| 7 |
Does It Really Matter? (Testube Remix) |
-- |
| 8 |
Does It Really Matter? (CyrusRex remix) |
-- |
| 9 |
Does It Really Matter? (Aliceffekt remix) |
-- |
| 10 |
Does It Really Matter? (Scandalnavian vs. Son of Sam remix) |
-- |
| 11 |
Kindred Soul (TSP-9 lost remix) |
-- |
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