Greece gets featured negative in our daily news flash regarding its economic and financial problems. Unfortunately this may alters a bit the concentration on the positive, artistically precious elements out of this country. Also Synth-/Futurepop music made in Greece is a seldom discovered music style ' international recognition are rather gaining the harder Electro/Industrial projects like Iambia, Inline.Sex.Terror, or Siva Six. So the debut release of Cylix is sort of a premiere, and I was about to listen carefully for a special unique trademark behind the music of the duo. Let's say it friendly, because it is hardly possible to discover a glimpse of undiscovered ingredients: Cylix are walking musically on known paths and are still in a developing process to find an own, unique niche. 'Alpha' focuses to install danceable Futurepop-elements in a comparable direction to bands like Culture Kultür or the Swedish Electropop-institution Elegant Machinery. Some of their tracks are moving near to the EBM genre ('Miles Divide', or 'Deepest Fear'), while other tracks like 'Heal Me' and 'Keine Zeit' are rather calm, presenting clear the melodic Synthpop-driven style. Their smooth side offered through these both tracks is the better one. Also important for a debut is the invitation to some better known projects asking for remix contributions. On 'Alpha' you'll get a remix of Germany's Lights Of Euphoria (fair, but unobtrusive remix on 'So Much For Love''¦), and from Psyche ' sometimes a good idea for a well-done remix can be, to reduce a track only on vocals and synthesizer sounds ' congratulations to Darrin Huss for removing the rhythm section of 'Heal Me', which finally proofs, how much depth hides behind this song. 'Alpha' is a good debut, well suited for Synth-/Futurepop-fans, although it leaves space for development. I guess, an imaginary entitled 'Beta' album will already show a step forward for this duo.