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Album: "East Side
Militia" (1996) |
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Reviewed by: Darklight I waited three very long years for this new Chemlab album. I don't know if my expectations were too high or my anticipation too long, but I find this album to be a slight disappointment. First of all there are only nine tracks. One of them isn't even a song, and another one is just a remix. So there are actually only seven original songs on this album. I feel that I deserve more material from a band that took a three year vacation. Anyway, the songs found on this album are decent. However, nothing is as good as the material found on Chemlab's previous album "Burn Out At The Hydrogen Bar". That album just flat out rocked with intense aggressive energetic Cyber-Core music. But Chemlab has decided to go the Sister Machine Gun route with this new album. Less songs that rock, and more mellow, funky, experimantal material. The songs "Exile On Mainline", Jesus Christ Porno Star", "Electric Molecular", and "Latex" are pretty good metal songs with heavy thrashy guitars, slamming drum beats, funky electronics, and distorted screaming vocals. These four songs sound somewhat like Chemlab's older material, but definitely have some strange new elements added to them as well. The songs "Vera Blue (96/69)", "Pyromance", and "Lo-Grade Fever" are all slow paced melodic funky songs similar to the material found on Sister Machine Gun's "Burn" album. They are well done songs, and are very catchy. But they just aren't what you would expect from Chemlab. But variety is a good thing, and this album has it. This is a good album for the most part. But if you're looking for a follow up to Chemlab's "Burn Out At The Hydrogen Bar", this isn't it.
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Album: "Magnetic
Field Remixes+10 Ton Pressure" (1994) |
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Reviewed by: Darklight This album gives you Chemlab's 1990 EP "10 Ton Pressure" which includes the songs "Filament", "I Still Bleed", "Blunt Force Trauma", and "Black Radio". These are all great songs, but are kind of showing their age now. None of them are as powerful as the songs found on "Burn Out At The Hydrogen Bar". But they are still a must for Chemlab fans. This album also includes two remixes of "Chemical Halo" and a remix of "Codine, Glue And You". I only like the Chemical Halo (Drag-Strip Download)" remix myself. But hands down the best song on this album is the new track "21st Century". This song just rocks. It's even more polished and catchy than anything Chemlab has ever done before. The vocals are less distorted, and show off Jared's true singing abilities. If this song is any indication as to what the new Chemlab album is going to sound like, I can't wait.
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Album: "Burn Out
At The Hydrogen Bar" (1993) |
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Reviewed by: Darklight This album blends extremely catchy aggressive guitar thrashing, distorted vocal belting, and electronics into one hybrid brand of music. Each song sounds diverse, and presents something new. It's extremely energetic with a clean and polished sound all the way through. There isn't a bad song to be found here. I could do without the sutures, though. Sutures are just annoying sound samples scattered between each of the songs. The only flaw with this album is that it doesn't deliver enough songs. Eight just isn't enough songs from a band this good. But it's still enough to give you a taste of Chemlab's power.
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