'Introspection ~ Extrospection' is the latest release by Belgium's Psy'Aviah. Despite having an overall milder sound than 2010's 'Eclectric,' right out of the box, this record throws some hard industrial right at you. Very modern in sound and production, but has a distinctly vintage industrial feel to certain elements, i.e. the vocoders, distorted, screamed vocals, and throbbing, four on the floor beat coupled with a thick, buzzing bass. The song is 'SOS Overdose' and it is a great opening track, and if you've gotten the limited edition 2CD (the 2nd disc being referred to as 'Retrospection') then you'll eventually be treated to a Leæther Strip cover of this song, which is, needless to say, also quite the listen.

From the harder edge of the opener, we make our way through a variety of sounds and styles and feels. Most of the rest of the album has female vocals as opposed to those harsh male vox on the onslaught. These smooth, sensual vocals weave and slither their way through more plenty more industrial, though more often than not, a much more pop oriented version. The harder edge of that first piece softens considerably for several songs, some of which seem to have an almost industrial-reggae feel to them, an odd, but surprisingly successful fusion.

Through industrial dance pop, to that industrial-reggae, to high energy dance anthems and even a pseudo lullaby this album is pretty solid from front to back. The only possible misstep, is 'Nouveau Quiche,' a very reasonable song, dotted with lackluster guest rap verses, and even opens with an obligatory 'Roll out the red carpet!' sample. It's not just the simple fact that the rap is quite out of place on the record, but its just rather drab all around. That being said, the choruses are quite nice and again the music itself is fine.

Overall Psy'Aviah cross a lot of boundaries while maintaining that core industrial sound yet with serious pop sensibilities. Great for a night at the club, great for dimly lit night at home.