The Aggression: Whitelineoverride
- Arena85
- Disposable Memories
- Airily
- The End of Everything
- Disheveled Star
- Cockdiesel
- Gemini Sky
- Gateway (to the inevitable)
- Devil's Crossing
- Permanent
Blasting off from a handful of rather successful demo tapes, The Aggression
finally have found a home on Tinman Records. However, unlike their guitar laden
music of old, this time around they have chosen to accentuate the electronic
portion of their musical talent. Now don't get me wrong, a fair amount of
rhythm guitar work is still present, but it no longer clutters the mix and
serves only to fill the emptier portions of a track. About half the tracks on
the album are reworked and remastered version of older tracks that appeared on
several demos while the remainder is brand new material. This means there
remains just enough of the older Aggression sound to appeal to their older
fans. While mostly devoid of any identifiable musical comparisons, some of the
tracks bear a strong resemblance to Sister Machine Gun material, but that has
more to do with the fact that Chris Randall produced six tracks on the album
than an attempt to sound like the band. By far, the most intriguing track on
the album has to be the hidden track, 'The Chicago Drinking Song'. It was
recorded late one evening in Warzone studios after all engineers had left for
the day without the benefit of the mastering computer. So the guitar work is
all done on an acoustic instrument and the filler electronics are all very
basic. However unindustrial the track may be, it does an excellent job of
showcasing the musical talents of The Aggression without the aid of an
expensive mastering system.
The Aggression are:
F.J. Desanto - vocals, programming, bass guitar
Tom Whitfleet - guitars, programming, backing vox
Mark Mohtashemi - guitars, programming, backing vox
Michael Hess - keyboards
Contact:
Tinman Records
P.O. Box 1114
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
E-mail: tinmanaux@aol.com
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