September Reviews



Various Artist - From Trance to Cyber (an electro mexican compilation)
Opcion Sonica - 13 trk CD
This compilation from Mexico, is surprisingly filled with new commendable product. A variety of technoy like music to industrial like music. If you can find it, you will definately find something you like on it.




Juno Reactor - Bible of Dreams
Wax Trax TVT - 9 trk CD
More on the techno/Goa Trance side. A heavy electronic sound which almost qualified it as being darkfloor. Great layering and electronics. Long songs, a good crossover of Electronica/Techno/Goa Trance. Sounds like Leftfield to the power of 10.




KMFDM - (New CD)
Wax Trax - CD
This full length was given to me as a white label test so I do not know too much in regards to tracks and name. KMFDM has tried to change their sound once again. Some of this CD is pretty bad, but there are some really good ones too. The ones that are bad are the new style sounds they are trying. Still notably it is KMFDM and rcongnizable as that.



Wumpscut - Embryodead
Metropolis - 10 trk CD
This domestic version will not have the same deluxe packaging as the import, though the contents remain the same. In terms of style I would say this CD is most comparable to Bunkertor 7. It's impressive to see such a good band to continue to put out quality product time after time. This CD is impressive and maybe the best one to date. A masterpiece containing heavy dark darkfloor music as well as atmosphereic feeling with slower tracks.




Download - Charlie's Family
Metropolis - 9 trk CD
This CD was initially only available at the concerts they played last year. It was marketed as a limited edition. With few changes in the artwork, it is now easily available and content wise replicates the original. For those who couldn't get the cd, you are now lucky. Overall the CD is not impressive. For collectors, sure, but keeping in mind that this was geared for a soundtrack, one cannot expect anything other. More ambient then other material. You have to be in the right mood for it.




Seven Trees - Embracing The Unknown
Metropolis - 9 trk CD
This one was a pleasent surprise. Dark atmosphere sound with supurb electronics. Still very experimantal but at the same time danceable. Similar style to Skinny Puppy for a lack of descriptive terms. This CD is more of a CD which brings out feeling as oppose to an aggressive stomping darkfloor dance style. Creepy in a way which leaves you with a haunting feeling.




Numb - Blind
Metropolis - 4 trk CDS
This is the first single to the new upcoming Numb CD. More technoy in sound. Same powerful growling vocals. Heavy electronic dancefloor beats yet not as simply formulated as most darkfloor dancefloor songs. If this single justly represents the upcoming CD, it should be a good one. The CDS contains 3 versions of Blind and one extra track. Of the the 3 versions of Blind, one is an instrumental and one is remixed by Dive.






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