Mechanimal is a post-something band from Athens. I say 'post-something' not with ironic tone'¦on the contrary, it is difficult to say exactly what kind of music t'Secret Science' is. Mechanimal define their music as 'drone 'n' roll', but I don't think that this label is able to capture the variety of this music. I would say that this work is full of synthetic sounds, krautrock (as they say), but also darwave, some gothic stuff, and of course drone. The album can be ideally divided in two parts. The first part (the first five songs) is influenced by certain EBM, with a fantastic dark wave touch. The vocals should be mentioned: it is mostly spoken words, but with a low tone which reminds me Peter Steele. Better, the vocals is in the middle between Death in June and Type o' Negative. Probably 'we come alive' is the best song of the first part. It is really a piece of art early Depeche Mode-style and a nice interplay between a vocoder and that Type o' Negative vocals. Moreover, the guitar is wisely arranged. The second part of the album is more atmospheric. See for instance 'The Den', organized around atmospheric pads not easy to distinguish, giving a sense of 'auditory fog'. The last song ('Down in the basement') is probably the best one, and it is a sort of summary of the entire album: atmospheric and dance-oriented at the same time. Overall, 'Secret Science' is a nice album, and Mechanimal has clearly the potential for developing an original and full-fledged new hybrid at the intersection of multiple styles.