La Boum Fatale - Holygram

Review by poornesh gopi

Holygram by La Boum Fatale: A Sonic Kaleidoscope That Sticks With You Let’s cut to the chase. Holygram, the 2016 album from German artist La Boum Fatale (aka Antonio De Spirt), is one of those records that sneaks up on you. At first, it feels like a scattered mixtape of genres—pop/rock meets electronic with dashes of dubstep, abstract IDM, and electro—but then something clicks. It’s messy in all the right ways, like flipping through old memories or walking into a dimly lit club where everyone's dancing but no one's talking. The production? Tight. Joel Krozer handled mastering, mixing, and stem mastering—and honestly, his fingerprints are all over this thing, giving it a polished-yet-raw vibe. But let’s talk about what really stands out: two tracks that I can’t shake off. First up, “No Tongue in Cheek.” This track hits hard—not because it screams for attention, but because it whispers so damn loudly. The beat builds slowly, almost hesitantly, like someone tiptoeing around their own feelings. Then bam! That bassline drops, and suddenly you’re not just listening anymore—you’re living inside the song. I remember driving late at night when this came on, windows down, wind rushing past my face. For a moment, everything felt clearer, like the world had paused just for me. Weird how music does that sometimes, huh? Then there’s “When We Fall/Razor Wires,” which is basically two songs stitched together like broken pieces of glass reflecting light in unpredictable ways. The transition between them isn’t smooth—it’s jarring, intentional, maybe even a little uncomfortable. And yet, it works. There’s this haunting quality to the vocals, as if they’re echoing from someplace far away, somewhere you’ll never quite reach. Listening to it feels like standing at the edge of an abyss, knowing you should step back but wanting to jump anyway. Yeah, heavy stuff. But isn’t that what great art’s supposed to do? Mess with your head a little? What strikes me most about Holygram is how unapologetically human it feels. Sure, it’s packed with synths and beats and layers upon layers of sound, but beneath all that techy wizardry, there’s heart. Real, messy, complicated emotion. Antonio De Spirt didn’t just make an album here; he bottled up fragments of himself and handed them over to us, trusting we’d find meaning in the chaos. So yeah, Holygram. It’s not perfect. Some parts drag, others feel too experimental for their own good. But isn’t life kinda like that too? Uneven, unpredictable, beautiful in its imperfections. If you’re looking for background noise, skip this one. But if you want something that digs deep and stays lodged in your brain long after the last note fades… well, you know what to do. P.S. Fun fact: Did you notice “Lover’s Dough” appears twice on the tracklist? Maybe it’s a typo, or maybe it’s intentional—a little wink from the artist reminding us nothing’s ever as straightforward as it seems. Either way, it made me smile.

Artist: La Boum Fatale
Album: Holygram

Germany

2016

Rating: 4.0

Review
About Album
Download
Tracks
Video
Images
Catalog Numbers
Labels
Listen online
Formats
Companies
Credits
Notes
Barcodes
About Artist
Interesting fact
Comments
Related albums

Download

Filename: la-boum-fatale-holygram.zip

MP3 size: 110.6 mb
FLAC size: 694.4 mb

Download

Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
Lovers Dough	5:12
Johnny Blitz (Edit)
No Tongue in Cheek	04:50
Handpagode	5:50
Johnny Blitz	7:13
Nille	1:52
Ghosts	4:39
He Just Might	3:53
Lover's Dough	05:12
Walls	4:58
When We Fall/Razor Wires	07:26
When We Fall / Razor Wires	7:26
Wittenberge	4:13
No Tongue In Cheek	4:50

Video

La Boum Fatale - Johnny Blitz

La Boum Fatale feat. Petula - When We Fall (official video)

Images

Album herunterladen La Boum Fatale - Holygram

télécharger l'album La Boum Fatale - Holygram

descargar álbum La Boum Fatale - Holygram

last ned album La Boum Fatale - Holygram

Catalog Numbers

SR56CD
SR056
SR 56

Labels

Sinnbus

Listen online

écouter en ligne
kuunnella verkossa
lyssna på nätet
online anhören
lytte på nettet
ascolta in linea
ouvir online
online luisteren
escuchar en línea

Formats

CD
Album Vinyl
LP
33 ⅓ RPM
Album
Stereo
Vinyl
CDr
Promo
With printed innersleeves & download coupon

Companies

Role	Company
Distributed By	Rough Trade Distribution

Credits

Role	Credit
Stem Mastering	Joel Krozer
Mastered By	Joel Krozer
Mixed By	Joel Krozer
Written By	Antonio De Spirt
Producer	Antonio De Spirt

Notes

The CD comes in a thick, 4 sided digisleeve cover.

Barcodes

Barcode: 673799355615
Label Code: 00073
Barcode: 673799355622

About La Boum Fatale

Name Vars

Members

Antonio De Spirt

laboumfatale.bandcamp.com

Interesting fact about Album

Here’s a cool fact: The album *Holygram* by La Boum Fatale is like a one-person masterpiece. Antonio De Spirt not only wrote and produced the entire thing but also had Joel Krozer handle the mastering, mixing, and stem mastering. It’s wild how much creative control one person can have over such a diverse mix of sounds—dubstep, abstract, IDM, and electro all rolled into one. Plus, it came out on the German label Sinnbus in 2016, adding a bit of indie charm to its experimental vibe. Tracks like "Wittenberge" and "Lover's Dough" feel like little sonic worlds of their own.