Chiasm Reviews

“The musician allows the listener an intensive look into her world and reveals honest feelings without hiding them behind a meter-thick wall of sound…Emileigh continues to bravely face her demons and increasingly develops a certain anger that seems to be a cleansing force for her.” - Bodystyler MusikMagazin

“How is RAGE! different from the previous releases? By being the culmination of a series of experiments to produce a sleeker, faster, more agile vehicle. To refine the fuel of Emileigh‘s lyrics into something that burns hotter with honesty and volatility. The songs all contain a defiance and anger. Not a heavyweight clumsy, smashing anger. A precise, defined glowing fury of purpose. The details and subtilty of the music are built like a virus in their elegance and destructive nature.” - Sounds and Shadows

“The voice in "It Hurts" has this doubled distortion that put a real stamp into the opening and yes, the song swallowed it bravely. Panic and fear, I could feel it how Emileigh must have lived it by experience.” - Rene Hulsbosch

“I really do fall in love all over again whenever Jean-Marc and Emileigh launch forth another single from the ether. The layered vocals with different presence and riot grrl energy gives it a frantic sting. Jean-Marc makes every build feel fast without feeling intense. A futuristic railway traveling at blistering speed but never out of control.” - Sounds and Shadows

“Apart from containing good songs, they surprise you every minute with an unexpected arrangement or twist that even the most experienced listener didn’t foresee.” - El Garaje De Frank

“Something that runs through this album (Apollo Chariot): the display of the duo's different styles and talents, in which Emileigh's voice is the common thread. We hear futuristic sci-fi influences in Can't Keep Up With All The Changes, mystical square rhythms and repetitions in Heartbreak, crystal-clear vocals and sober piano in The Cold Embrace that unfold in sultry darkness and theatrical menace in Crashing Fire .” - Luminous Dash

“ Emileigh Rohn, or Chiasm as she is better known in the Goth-Industrial world, sings a rendition of “Pretty Fly” in track 12. Rohn‘s rendition of it is just as dreamlike and spooky and remains my favorite track on the entire album. “ - Sounds and Shadows

“ All in all, Venus Chariot presents a uniquely sophisticated and oddly complex merger of two remarkable talents, combining exploratory production values with a strongly accessible songwriting.” -Regen Magazine

“Venus Chariot is a great electronic pop album, sometimes more dream pop, sometimes more danceable, with some industrial touches, a really good and sensual interpretation of Emileigh and, most important, a bunch of amazing compositions.” - El Garaje de Frank

“..together they created Venus Chariot, a nighttime electro dream for sleepless ears. She brings a shocking message in a soothing voice, while he lets the instruments speak in an eclectic architectural way.” - Luminous Dash

“When I hear someone of Jean-Marc’s pedigree say “This might be one of the most important albums I have ever released” it tends to make your ears perk up. This album is full of endless fusion energy both in the intricate hair splitting craft of the music, and Emileigh’s power whisper beauty.” - Sounds And Shadows

“If you take the time and leisure and fully immerse yourself in the songs of “Venus Chariot”, you will inevitably be captured by the acoustic world of the duo.” - Medienkonverter

“Missed the Noise is perhaps Chiasm’s most accomplished effort, with Rohn and Fryer making an effective team – strong songwriting, pristine production, and excellent execution… need more be said?” - Regen Magazine

“’Away’ is a beautiful song featuring dense, stuttering electronics and Chiasm’s trademark ethereal vocals that shift into an echoing, high-pitched chorus… a massively overlooked talent in the industrial and dark electronic scene.” - Synthpop Fanatic

“‘Intertwined’ opens with eerie sounds and echoing tones before Rohn comes in with her signature gorgeous and near-whisper vocals. The song abruptly picks up to searing pulses and drums as Rohn’s vocals grow to a near chant while the song increases its weight and sound. Between the different tempos, the song maintains an eager pace and refreshing energy throughout, and longtime fans of both Chiasm and Fryer are sure to be excited for Missed the Noise next month.” - Mxdwn.com

“Emileigh Rohn almost makes me sound like a hypocrite ..this voice floats in like a gentle breeze through an open window. .. an amazing story that unfolds into what appears to be art mixed with intelligence.” (of Letters to Gods with Jean-Marc Lederman) - Altvenger

“Longtime darkwave star Chiasm, aka Emileigh Rohn, gives a taste of her upcoming album “Missed the Noise” with a new EP, “Away. ”The Detroit-based performer has put out some austere material the past 20-something years, industrial-drenched noise explosions and implosions, but “Away” is considerably more accessible thanks in part to her collaboration with John Fryer, producer for the likes of Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails… The original mix is a dramatic, hard-rubbed-synthesizer brand of electro, a Goldfrapp-meets-Grimes instrumental context for the vocals of Rohn, who at times sounds like a dead ringer for the Bangles’ Susannah Hoffs (of all people).” - Knoxville News Sentinel

"Sizzling with tension, it is the soundtrack for a late night, lost in the music while lights flash and bodies surge" - Cold Warning Nightlife

"What Kate Bush is to pop culture, Chiasm is to electronic music" - Zillo

If you want just another electro-pop album with 4 on the floor and the typical song structure, look elsewhere,
because here you have some truly great talent and creativity to enjoy! 5/5 -Gothic Paradise

"The often dismal character of the Motor City is known for inspiring a host of instrumental techno artists,
but Chiasm (Emileigh Rohn) chooses to express her angst through very intimate and intense audio exorcisms
that juxtapose her ethereal, haunting vocals and confrontational snarls with murky, minimalist industrial sounds.
Disorder, her debut release, makes an immediate impression, displaying an honest tenderness
despite its tough and tense musicality. From the murky title track to the kinetic, confrontational 'Fight'
or the lonely, longing 'Formula', Disorder is a revealing audio diary full of electro energy and honest emotion
that gives the idea of 'girl power' a whole new spin." - CMJ

"Emileigh doesn't make tracks, she makes true music masterpieces" -- Ashes Magazine

Chiasm started out as an industrial project, but has transcended the genre and moved into the realm of electronica.
Reform is a beautiful mix of cutting-edge beats and bleeps mixed with a deeply emotional sense of humanity.
This striking combination has been embraced by a worldwide fan base that is eagerly awaiting Emileigh Rohn's new album.
Her current video "Someone" has had more than 6,500 views on YouTube in less than three months.
If you are looking for deeply original work with a charming sense of quirkiness and delicacy, look no further--
Emileigh Rohn will mesmerize you! -COP International

"Emileigh Rohn's voice is somewhere between Bjork and kaRIN of Collide--soothing in sound and yet jarring in message."
- Outburn Magazine

Chiasm (aka Emileigh Rohn) has really done it here with her new cd masterpiece, "Relapse".
Each track on the disc is worth listening to without skipping. Emileigh delivers another power punch album
that's very emotional, simply wonderful, abroad, and catchy melodies, driving synths and samples. -Chain D.L.K.

"Emileigh Rohn's music is one of the often overlooked treasures of the dark electro/industrial genre."
-- LiarSociety

The ghost haunting a machine vibe of this album makes for a unique and darkly enjoyable experience.
With vocals alternately floating, crooning or hissing alongside the distinctly mechanical mixture of electronic drums,
pulsing synths and occasional dialogue sample this is one of those banshee albums that sucks you in
and won't let go until it ends. -Chain D.L.K.
The remixes are also really fabulous. Lots of noises and extra beats, awesome dance songs as well.
Images is a standout cut. Chiasm shows her songwriting strengths on this cd as well as a remixer.
- Jules Cohen (Grave Concerns)

I think the unaffected classically styled piano may be a hallmark of Chiasm's style.
The piano surfaces across all five songs. It adds a sense of instant depth, the crossing of the decaying
and futuristic synths and the cleanly played piano, and it offers the ears a break from swimming through
the oppressive synthetic atmospheres Chiasm is so intent to weave. - Legends Magazine

The voice was like a magnet, an angel crying to be heard, begging and pleading.
Struggling to get closer to the mesmerizing voice, he frantically dug at the earth with his hands
and began to claw his way deeper. -Etch Magazine