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Album: "Divide
By Zero" (1997) |
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Reviewed by: Darklight Killing Floor impressed me with their debut self-titled release a couple of years back. It wasn't perfect, but it did show a lot of promise for the band. Well, they return again with what I expected to be a much more mature album for them. However, I don't feel that it is. If anything, it seems as if the band has kind of lost their edge instead of growing into something greater. The album does start off very promising with the song "Twelve.Ten.Forty Eight". It has an energy that hooks you right away with It's guitar heavy electro sound that is full of angst combined with screaming vocals. But things seem to turn a little more commercial on the title track "Divide By Zero". It's medium paced with a kind of alternative vibe to it. It's good for the most part, but nothing new. The next song "About To Break" explodes with pure punk rage lacking any industrial touches. This doesn't take away from the song because it's so energy packed. It's a bit straight forward, but not boring. "Cold At Night" is probably my least favorite song to be found here. It sounds like something that would be a big hit with the MTV alternative crowd. It's just generic and dull. It's like every other alternative rock song out there today. "Come Together" begins with electronics and a catchy beat. It's a quality song with a good rhythm and well sung vocals. "Tear It All Away" has angst combined with melody. The guitars are used excellent on this track with just the right touch of electronics to give it an edge. "Wood" is your run of the mill punk song that is repetitive and lacking any industrial influences at all. It's straight forward with just a typical hard rock sound to it. "Perfect World" begins with electronics, guitars and shifting vocals. It contains punk angst mixed with samples and variety in the singing. It's one of the more creative songs here. "The Way It Goes" is a great pure punk song with anger and aggression that just screams with energy. It's one of the hardest songs to be found here and just throws you against the wall with its force. "Article One" shouldn't even be included here. It's a moody ambient track with a spoken word. It's out of place and takes away from the feel of the album. "Unity (Come Together Pt. 2)" is a slow noisy remix of "Come Together". The music is annoying and the vocals are just distorted word blurting placed over it. It sounds a lot like Primus. For some that might make it appealing to them. But it doesn't for me. There is a hidden track at the end of the album that is muffled and scratchy, but still good. It has a catchy beat and distorted vocals. It doesn't really stand out, but it's an enjoyable listen. This is a decent album for the most part. Including both industrial and punk songs does add variety. The problem is that there are some great songs and some duds. If you like punk music I would suggest that you give this album a listen. But if you're more into electronic music, you won't find too much to get excited about here.
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Album: self-titled
(1995) |
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Reviewed by: Darklight These guys are great. They fit in with bands like Acumen, Chemlab, 16 Volt, and Hate Dept. for being electro punk with a lot of guitar and catchy rhythms. This album is a debut for the band, and proves that there is some great things to come from them. This band produces very energetic music with a punk flavor. The vocals are slightly distorted, electronics used very well, samples are included, and the guitars shred. But the problem is that you just don't get enough songs on this album. Eight isn't very many to start out with in the first place, but one of the songs is strictly an instrumental. That means only seven songs remain. One of the seven "In Decline" isn't really a structured song. It's experimental with more talking than singing. So, in all actuality, only six of the eight tracks are indeed real songs. This just isn't enough from a band this good. But it's enough to make this a great album for your collection. But I do hope that their next release includes a lot more songs.
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