SDH (Semiotics Department of Heteronyms) is the new project of two key figures of the synth-wave/industrial scene of Barcelona. Andrea P. Latorre and Sergi Algiz, founders of the Cønjuntø Vacíø label and also in the post-punk band Wind Atlas, unveil a new act more oriented towards pop music. SDH is change, alteration, distortion, metamorphosis. Their synth-pop songs, sprinkled with EBM and techno, are mysterious, obtuse and suggestive.
After their debut digital EP Tell Them from last March, here comes the self-titled first full-length album. Eight tracks driven by sinuous synth lines, steady beats and Andrea’ sensual, nocturnal vocals at times reminding of the late Dolores O’Riordan, give the record one overall lush, velvety feeling. Like a dive at the heart of the Spanish night, but nowhere near any movida. Instead an isolated, somber yet erotic one, like two long-time lovers walking home in the early morning hours.
Semiotics Department Of Heteronyms is out June 6 on black vinyl LP limited to 250.