Genre: EBM / Experimental

01 Invasion
02 Swastika man
03 Illuminati
04 Cleansing the planet
05 Nazi UFO attacks Paris nightclub
06 Old cunt

Very strange and mysterious band and very original too, they faded away with just a handful of songs released in obscure cassette editions. “Invasion” is composed of just six songs that comprehend their whole work in a time period between 1997 and 1999, by the time this album was released in 2007 they have had split a long time ago. Sure, a compilation made with just six songs!. Very short legacy indeed considering the quality presented in here. Nazi bastards from Aldebaran were a band from Russia that played an unorthodox mix of EBM (with a strong typical 90’s electro style) plus some dosage of experimentalism with strong cinematic shades and undertones.

On the musical side they are as mysterious as their own whereabouts and conceptual approach, there is no voices or choruses present. The only human reference found is some sample excerpts from some movies, a Hitler’s speech (Although this work had nothing to do with martial industrial!), some recorded Aleister Crowley recitation and a Von Schirach speech interlude in the more resonant song of the album: “Cleansing the world”, all in all heavy related stuff.

Aside from the excellent EBM vintage made with good beat hooks from start to end, catchy sequences, rhythmic intensity and variety found in each of the six songs, one thing to stand out is the cinematic atmosphere created that is certainly the distinguishing characteristic that this band has consolidated amongst the vast EBM horde, all very dark and menacing, yet powerful and fierce. There’s even some time for some bombastic artillery set a la Feindflug with their typical pounding and martial beat in song “Cleansing the planet”. In general sense this album could be the soundtrack for some obscure movie about some cryptic and occultist case, or perhaps some cynic plot about conspirations.

EBM is hard camp to stand out. There is so many bands and so many classics, so many clichés created, so many aesthetics frequented making it very hard to surpass the barrier of imitation or improvement, but with a good ammount of creativity and disposition anyone can eventually make it. “Invasion” is the probe and Nazi bastards from Aldebaran are the realization of this fact. Without the biggest budget, studio, support or equipment created excellent material. The fact they never succeeded globaly or had more recognition is enterely their personal decision to remain underground.

These ruskys certainly know how to innovate and re-design the whole EBM, Electro style by adding their own amusing creativity and strangeness. Shamefully this band deserved a greater recognition, with all the excellence presented in here and despite the humble production and kinda silly artwork they could be kicking ass over the great majority of major league EBM bands that swarm around these days.

Hope the Nazi bastards from Aldebaran return from their sudden retirement of the underground some day to plan another “Invasion” with their original EBM hybrid project.