Having released two particularly successful albums after reviving the project, with " Here and Now"  (2006) and " That Night"  (2008) as well as an EP called " Daydream" , Oliver Wand has returned quite quickly to his studio to produce new material for OBSCENITY TRIAL. " Über" s Wasser Gehen"  is the name of the new single meant as a foretaste for the upcoming new album. The title track - here as Radio Edit - transports hopeful feelings over to the listener “If I walk as I want I will see the sun again” musically illustrated with squashy, club-committed drums and airy synth melodies. " Never Too Late"  was a track on the first album and in this new variation comes carried by grand piano lines and a duet between Oliver and Cologne-based singer Kristina Linden who has a sonorous and slightly smoky voice. As has become standard with singles, this one comes up with a couple of remixes as well, here with the " Don" t Dance Mix"  that is bribing one to do the exact opposite and the " Monody Remix"  placing a firm emphasis on strong, dense atmospheric layers infecting the song with deep melancholy, whilst using partly more natural and elaborate sounding drum patterns. With two live versions of songs from " Here and Now" , which are clearly more dynamic with the live drums, the singles coming to an end. A nice little package that comes with the new single and the title track, while not being the most groundbreaking offering, still whets the appetite for the new album. I wouldn" t necessarily need the remixes though. Rating Music: 7 Sound: 7 Extras: - Total: 7 / 10

Sebastian Huhn