February Reviews



Covenant - Thermin ep
21st Circuitry - 7trk
Finally some Covenant is available in North America. For those who don't have any Covenant. This CD is an assortment is an awesome taste of the band. Many songs have been available on other eps and cds. But this picks out the best of them. The songs are very dance club friendly and heavy. Good pulsing beats with serious vocals. Electronic oriented with a good sound and consistincy which does have melodies to keep it from monotone. This band wil be a big one.
 



Psychotic Motor - The You ep
Suburbian Dance Music - 8 trk Cd
A techno meets industrial meets goth combo. Heavy techono beats with vocals. An interesting mix. A good sound nonetheless which is new, or at least not played with too much. At times the vocals can seem a bit raw, but overall a good Cd.
 



Diatrabe - Ultracide/Junkyard ep
Reconstriction - 5 trk cd
This ep has 3 versions of "Junkyard" and the songs "Ultracide" and "Advanced Therapy". Not too thrilled with this type of vocals. A little to harsh. The remix by Statik of Collide makes quite the difference. "Guitar industrial style" Not too very catchy. Vocals are upfront on "Junkyard". "Advanced Therapy" contains an evil sound to it which is enticing.
 



Clay People - Stone
Reconstruction - 11 trk CD
This Cd is heavy with the guitars. Good aggressive heavy vocals. At times the song can sound like a bad rock and roll band. Not terribly impressed, being a more electronic person myself. Though if you like hard music with a guitar edge this will be great.
 



Wumpscut - Bunker Gate Seven
Metropolis
What's really to say other then..It's Wumpscut. This rerelease includes the extended version of "Die in Winter" and the edit haujobb version. There is more to be offerred from this release even if you have the original Bunkertor7. A great mixture of samples, beats, vocals and sounds. Ontop of all this Wumpscut demonstrates their variety with more melodic and less agressive pieces such as "Thorns" (soon to be a club classic and "Tell Me Why". A true industrial masterpiece.
 



Wumpscut - Music For a Slaughering Tribe
Metropolis
There's not a terribly lot of difference between this rerelease and the original other then it is now easier to obtain for those in North America, and a nice domestic price. I can not say that is is a bad CD. Though it reminds me of the Leatherstrip of the 90's. The songs are all good harsh beats with great vocals and samples, but there isn't a lot of variety as the other Wumpscut material. Nonetheless it is very club friendly and good.
 



Snog - Remote Control
Metropolis
Another great release from Metropolis. This compilation contains all the best of Snog. Club classics and remixes of songs like "Born to Be Mild" and "Corporate Slave" and "Cliche". Also contains the newest release "The Future" A very dance club friendly elctronic Cd. Great sounds and evil vocals.
 



Yeht Mae - Yeht Mae
Metropolis
Electronic dance music with samples and sneering vocals. Not a upbeat club Cd so to speak. Some tracks will fit in but most are on the mellow side. Sometimes the sounds can be a little ambient like almost. Still an interesting Cd for the right mood.
 



Informatik - Direct Memory Access v2.0
Metropolis
Good elctronic sound. Some songs lack the industrial punch but overall a very intense CD with good sounds. Catchy bits and bytes.
 



Various Artists - Electro-cution compilation
Arts Industria
A pretty good comp for those into the electronic side. Not a lot of songs with hard hitting beats other then the "Terminal", "Pounce Intl", and "Frature" Overall the cd is more on the mellow side. Not too heavy but still good.
 



Various Artists - Construction No. 009 compilation
Arst Industra
A more aggressive style of music then Electro-cution. More geared towards the dancefloor. Heavy songs. Good for Dj's





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