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Reviewed
by: Darklight
This
band features the talents of Katie Helsby (vocals), Jonathan Sharp (programming)
and Ian Palmer (guitars). The music found here is excellent. This is
easily one of the best electro industrial bands with female vocals that
I have heard yet. Katie has an incredible voice that sings both soft
and melodically as well as faster and more aggressive. There's a lot
of variety here and it all works superbly. Some tracks are dark and
cold with melody while others are energetic and techno style meant strictly
for the dance floor. The guitars used fit perfectly and never take over.
Everything is mixed, blended and layered to perfection. The electronic
sequencing, synth melodies and drum programming are Jonathan Sharp's
work of art and do feature his edge. My main complaint is that there
are six remixes, four of which are of the song "Breathe".
I am the type of person that feels there should be separate remix albums
made and no remixes should be included on the original full length album.
I only need one version of a song on an album. I am not interested in
hearing the same song more than once when I listen to a CD. I also feel
that if remixes are going to be included on an album, they should be
put at the end of an album as bonus tracks. I don't like it when they
are scattered all over the place and put close to the original versions
of the songs. Well, the remixes are all over the place on this album.
They even are placed before the original versions. Luckily the remixes
here are very good and sound a lot different from each other making
them almost seem like different tracks. The bottom line is that this
is very quality and well done female fronted electro industrial music
with a touch of guitar thrown in for good measure. Even with all of
the remixes, this album is still highly recommended.
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