Killed to Death is a solo moniker of Michał Lasota, Poznań-based artist. Released by Trzy Szóstki Wszystko minęło ("Everything's Gone") is not his first album but it made me intrigued and good thing it did as there's nothing quite like synthpop Nagrobki.
Just like his colleagues from Tri-city, Lasota's works oscillate around the topic of death and various fears, but perhaps it's not as monothematic. The album is supposed to be "a neurotic and torn apart collection made as a tool to deal with, explain and come to terms with reality". But instead of punk vibes, it is a non-obvious and unpretentious synthpop with ridiculously melodic compositions.
In this aspect the best tracks are Teraz jest potworów czas ("Now's the Time of Monsters") with seemingly silly chorus, charmingly dirty with electronic effects Korytnica or Po złej stronie słońca ("At the Wrong Side of the Sun") in which the artist for the first time in the history of Polish music managed to use the "słońce-gorące" ("sun-hot") rhyme in a non-kitschy way. But to be honest, every track has something intriguing and engaging inside.
Wszystko minęło costs whatever you want to pay.
Check: Korytnica
Country: Poland
Genre: nekropolo
