Honeylake

Although this band has it's roots and branches in other bands that you may or may not have heard of, the now long dis-banded Alexia was (or arguably, could have been) a force to be reckoned with! Released in 1996, this was the debut album for the band and it featured innumerable musical elements. Critics couldn't figure out who to compare them with and neither can I. The sounds on this album are so original that it can not be defined as simply "industrial" or even "metal", there are dance/techno, pop, new age and hard rock elements sprinkled so vastly throughout it. The lyrics at times are sometimes so harsh that one will wonder how this band gets away with calling themselves "Christian" (which they courteously explain, although without apologies, in the liner notes.)While at the same time songs such as "Non-self", clearly express their reverence for the Christian faith with such lyrics as "In Adam we die/in Christ I am born/the life I now claim/is available to all/who choose to deny their non-selves"While not for everyone, it's an album I personally enjoy and have not tired of after years of listening.

Loved listening to this band in the 90's when I was a teenager. Still love listening to this CD now.

Al-ekes-uh?Uh-leash-ee-uh?Uh-leash-yuh?Ay-lex-ee-uh?Uh-lex-ee-uh?I don't know. Maybe that's why this alternative, female-fronted, industrial-tinged band never really took off. Or maybe it was because they were a Christian band (you'd be hard pressed to know this unless you payed super close attention to the lyrics and really scrutinized them, or read the purposefully evangelical content of the interior CD jacket) and they marketed themselves within a Christian music market that probably wasn't too keen on looking beyond a peppy "I love Jesus" lyrical approach and sound. Or maybe it was that the catchiest song on the album went something like "M!U!R!...D!E!R!...K!I!L!L!...M!U!R!...D!E!R!...K!I!L!L!" (it's a truly catchy tune). That one just might have caused some concern amongst the parents of our impressionable youth. Alexia hits the ground with mean, aggressive grooves and dirty, fuzzy (even grungy) guitars and has some great memorable songs like "i could murder", "unloved", "iiiiii", "i can't breathe", and "be the one". I really like this album. I'm not that into female lead singers or industrial but I gotta admit this entire offering really works for me (not nearly so much their follow up, "Disfigured"). If you've found your way to this review you (1) either already know most of what I'm talking about or (2) have had this little slice of sharpness pop up on your "you may like this" Amazon helper. If the latter is the case then I highly encourage you to check this out (should only cost you 3-4 bucks). You won't be disappointed. I go back to this disc often.

When I first heard Aleixa'a song "Purge" from their Disfured album on [...] I knew I had to get their CD because it sounded like music from Curve, which is one of my favourite bands. So I decided to get "Honey Lake" first since it was less than $2.00 used. Being a Christian myself I thought it fitting to support Aleixa.I most say I am impressed by Aleixa's music even though I give 3 stars simply because they sound like Curve, but it's not as good as Curve. A few songs so obviously mirror Curve songs I just had to laugh. But Honeylake is a treat , i really enjoy listening to it. My favourite songs are in the middle of the album, namely "5", "i can't breathe" and "Some things never go away" . "wow + flutter" actually sound like another of my favourite bands, Cocteau Twins, and its a great atmospheric track.Aleixa keep it real with the lyrics, capturing the darker side of the human soul and spirit from the Christian believer's point of veiw. Dispite the darker and edgy style of music and lyrics there is still a ray of light and hope in Aleixa's music, which is unlike Curve and other secular industrial/gothic bands which mostly take the listener into darkness and despair without much of a solution.