If you are looking for a powerful and evocative record with a great deal of nostalgic allure, you just found it! ‘Violence is Everywhere, But Not Here’ is exactly that, a blend of post-punk, new wave and synth-pop delivered with a keen leftfield character. In truth, we quite love the record: being that we are deep followers of the aforementioned genres, we deeply resonate with Forever Factory’s aural flamboyance. Oscillating between the mysterious and the theatrical, the EP traces a peculiar yet recognisable journey within a wide pool of influences. Think New Order and Baxter Dury, among others.
Honestly, ‘Violence is Everywhere, But Not Here’ also sounds incredibly authentic from a historical perspective. This is a record that could have very well been written in the 1980s. Toronto-based musician Forever Factory is not new to such forays: boasting past militance in local band Favours, he’s now seeking to crown a twenty-year-long artistic effort. He does so masterfully.
Delving deeper into the EP, Forever Factory explains: “These were songs that didn’t fit that project, so I decided to explore them on my own, playing every instrument myself. Part of the process was an experiment. seeing how I could make everything work together, creating a concise, focused sound that sits firmly in one genre. The other part was simply for the joy of building a studio and recording on my own terms, pushing ideas all the way from conception to finished tracks.”
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