The signing of this new comer means one more synth-pop band for Infacted Recordings. Where label mates of Frozen Plasma seem to be announced as one of the hottest new comers in synth-pop land, OT are far more interesting to me.

They aren´t setting the world alight, but simply and nicely combines good, catchy pop elements together with a danceable tempo and a zest of melancholica in the melodies and the way of singing. The "Afraid"-song clearly illustrates this pop potential.

The album has been produced by talented Olaf Wollschläger who is also responsible for a great remix of the title-song. This remix is definitely more elaborated while the mix of the EBM bass line and the pop elements are simply brilliant!

Another cool song is a remix as well. It´s again a remix of the title song, which has been realized by Nils Schulte.

"Here And Now" is a quite easy listening and enjoyable album, but I have some reservations about the impact of this band outside their homeland!

DP:6/7P.

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