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Reviewed
by: Darklight
This one man act consisting of Michael Krauss is signed to Rudy Ratzinger’s
(aka :wumpscut:) label. This
should give you a slight idea of what the sound of F/A/V is.
Basically, Michael delivers extremely harsh and brutal fast paced energetic
aggressive electro-industrial music that mixes elements of frantic chaotic
experimentation and noise with screaming mad distorted German vocals.
This is dark and disturbing music indeed. While it’s similar to :wumpscut:,
it’s a lot more beat heavy and sporadic than Rudy’s sound.
Energy drives these songs, and that’s what makes them so entertaining.
Basically, you won’t be bored or put to sleep while listening to this CD.
The instant the songs begin they pull you in. There’s no long drawn out
intros or outros here. The beats start blasting from the very beginning, and
the electronic programing goes haywire while Michael shouts out his angst.
This music is interesting and entertaining because there’s so much happening
in it. These are not structured songs with catchy chorus’. These are fits of
rage that knock you around like a rag doll.
There are moments when things slow down and sound dark, cold and haunting to
give the listener a break from the usual chaos. This adds some variety to
the album. But overall this is seventeen tracks of noise induced dark
electro-industrial for those who like their music aggro.
My complaints here are that a lot of the songs sound somewhat similar, and
all of the lyrics are in German except for one song. Since the vocals are so
distorted and scream in a fit, I probably wouldn’t be able to understand
them even if they were in english. But I would have at least liked to have
had the chance to try.
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