Invisible Limits – Demand for Supply (1987)

Invisible Limits – Demand for Supply (1987)

Hello ladies and gentlemen! Today I want to take you for a trip around music style that exploded on the curve of synth era: Coldwave and Darkwave. Looking for my inspirations I spent some time on drinks with Dj Vilkas who suggested this turn. So we picked a band that was a completely mystery to me and I dived into Demand for Supply, debut album of German synth band Invisible Limits. Quick glance on the Internet shows that this band is still active! I was hyped straight away. If they still play it means their music has to be good. When I finally found some time (and clear my head from previous night with my friend) I sat relaxed and opened my ears to what was coming next. “Thoughts” grabbed me on the spot. A fantastic beat at the start with some dark vibe (something I was always looking forward). Then vocal of Marion Küchenmeister surprised me. Strong and powerful. With also a dark twist. All elements: keys, synth, drums, FX was getting in perfect shape. Instantly my favourite song on this album! “Shadows” is a song in the same fashion as “Thoughts”. Lively beat with interesting bass line. Pretty high tempo gives those two tracks a chance to be on industrial dance floors quiet often! So far I was very happy from what I heard (and already was checking other available albums from this formation on streaming services). Titled “Demand for Supply” takes away a bit of this heaviness from previous track but still keeps itself in the same genre. What so far I heard, all song are very interesting in the way they are build. There is a lot of melodies, if you would slice songs from Demand for Supply you could find a lot of magnificent and unique elements (I like to re-listen song just to focus on one, particular line in the whole track). “Die is Cast” shows a glimpse of Synth-pop, genre that takes my head closer to Eurythmics (band had a similar build, with also a great vocalist). With “No Doubt” I was on cold/dark wave path again. Once again songs didn’t disappoint with agreements. This is a great moment to mention mastermind behind all these bits, lops and synthesizers: Andreas Küchenmeister. This a name I definitely need to keep in mind, I feel my research for his music has just begun. “Friends” kept the same line, passing another song that you can meet on the dance floor. “Lonely Heart” brought probably the most aggressive in you face lead. My blood was pupping faster and faster, demands my head to mosh my head and get lost in this track. “The Window” similar to “Demand for Supply” takes a turn to more popular side of 80’s synth music. If you are not into to heavy beats and leads, this song can bring you some interesting moments. With “For You I” the album takes the most unique turn I heard in many records. Soft synth strings are a background to Marion’s vocal in full embrace. And in this moment I realised that Invisible limits had one of the best female vocalists I’ve heard. For some reason, it’s not about range or pitch but a memorable sound of her voice. I was shocked that for so many years I let this great vocalist be out of my range. But not more! “For You II” is same song as previous one but with a more distinguished music, with full lead, bass line and drums. “Supplying Demand” is last song from original set on this debut album. It’s an interesting twist on titled song. Andreas brings more and more talents, taking the same music to another level. On the remastered version I was listening to I had a bonus song from their earlier EP. “Five Hours” sounds less connected to the Demand for Supply but shows root from where this duo came from (music close to The Cure and Joy Division).

Conclusion: This was a top notch pick! I felt instantly in love with Invisible limits and with more energy than ever ready to explore more and more of this genre! For everyone who is interesting in cold/dark waves and never heard about this German band, please, stop reading this and search for the album. You will not be disappointed! For everyone else: give it a shout as even if you are not interested in this type of music, you will definitely appreciate Marion’s voice!