{"id":156159,"date":"2026-04-20T18:23:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/?post_type=records&#038;p=156159"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:23:56","slug":"population-ii-gimmicks-ep","status":"publish","type":"records","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/population-ii-gimmicks-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Population II &#8211; Gimmicks &#8211; EP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Quebec&#8217;s Population II has followed up on their 2025 release, <em>Maintenant Jamais<\/em>, with a new EP, definitely plunging the prog rock three-piece into more synthy waters. This new batch of five songs they call the <em>Gimmicks &#8211; EP<\/em>, honestly feels more Tangerine Dream than Black Sabbath (a group the band gets compared to a lot), and drummer\/vocalist Pierre-Luc Gratton&#8217;s vocals are way quieter than we heard on <em>Maintenant Jamais<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a new flavour, and clearly the boys wanted to experiment with a more electronic focus rather than their twisting prog psych. Both the opener &#8220;Ang\u00e9lisme&#8221; and &#8220;Cha Cha les Mouill\u00e9s&#8221; could fit nicely as a rave sample, as it feels like it&#8217;s all building to something, but it never really does and just fizzles out into oblivion. Where is the bass and guitar explosion? The single &#8220;Magouilleux&#8221; is a more traditional Pop II vibe, but still a muted one, and we get some thick evil bass synth in place of the crushing guitar work on previous releases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I wasn&#8217;t expecting an electro synth ambient album from the Population II boys. Their music has never really felt calming to me, but I guess everyone needs to slow down at some point? Hopefully they don&#8217;t run with this vibe for a whole album next or if they do, they filter out the heaviness that makes them great in the first place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 621px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2682050730\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/population2.bandcamp.com\/album\/gimmicks\">Gimmicks by POPULATION II<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quebec&#8217;s Population II has followed up on their 2025 release, Maintenant Jamais, with a new EP, definitely plunging the prog rock three-piece into more synthy waters. 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