Moev — Ventilation

Moev are more "heard of" than "heard" at this stage in the game. That's unfortunate, as the veteran B.C. electronic outfit have been going strong (more or less) for close to 30 years.

Ventilation is Moev's first full-length in a decade and sounds fairly solid more than a quarter century in. There are plenty of echoes of the band's angry electro-contemporaries — Killing Joke, Sisters Of Mercy, the less growly side of Skinny Puppy and so forth. And to keep things on the up and up, co-vocalist Julie Ferris contributes some sultry vocals that sound not unlike Cat Power... if you can believe it.

Thirteen tracks total and from album opener "I Bend" on through, Moev do a nice job at keeping their gothic/industrial/electronic roots alive without sounding too dated or backwards-gazing. This makes Ventilation both a rebirth and a good stepping stone for people looking to discover this long underrated outfit.

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