Artist:	FALL SHOCK
Title:	Universal Unit Crime
Format:	CD Digipack
Year:	13.10.2023
Label:	Manic Depression
Tracklist:	01 Greatness Of You 02 Protect 03 Season of Faith 04 Elusive 05 Hiding in a Glass 06 Useful Liar 07 Fake New Model 08 Undercover
Info:	Italian synth-driven darkwave project Fall Shock is the sonic output of the elusive Francesco Kay and DAM. After a few back and forths, dance-ins, and sit-downs since the departure of Markus O in 2022, the band found a new rhythm, drafting what would become their latest work : Universal Unit Crime. In their new release, Kay refrained from speaking about himself, focusing instead on his disapproval of everyday crimes of humanity…specifically the isolation that results from nonconformity. The album is dedicated to two people in his life who recently passed, left alone by their community to fight their battles alone. The album also waxes poetic on social media, where a chase for fame can lead to one’s own downfall. The first single, “Protect” is delivering troubled murmurs, whimsical keys, deliberate beats, and captivating guitar strains evoke half-forgotten daydreams and far-off moods, conjuring classic EBM and Dark Electro with modern dance-driven Darkwave sensibilities.