Attrition: 3 Arms & A Dead Cert
- Tune In
- White Men Talk
- Cosmetic Citizen
- Slice of Life
- Acid Tongue
- One of These Morning
- The Second Hand
- Demi-God
- Predicament?
- Red Eye
- 3 Arms and a Dead Cert
- Prelude
Attrition return with more of their masterful darkwave material that they are
well-known and respected for. This time however, Martin has placed more
emphasis on integrated real instruments into his electronic material which
definitely gives the material a richer flavor. Julia's angelic vocals are still
present as well and, as usual, they never fail to send my body into shivers.
While Martin has almost always included classical elements to many of his
songs, tracks like Prelude and 3 Arms... entirely cut out the dance element,
leaving pure classical pieces that are both beautiful and stunning. The song
that caught my attention the most was Predicament? This song somehow manages
to come across as the complete soundtrack to a play within a four minute span,
due to the song's intensity and the varied mood swings throughout. Another
bonus to this CD (for the first 500 copies) was the inclusion of another disc,
the Electronica Sessions, which contains such classics as My Friend is Golden
and Fusilade (now up to version VI with this version) from a live show they
did in the UK in 1994 and remixed for this CD.
(Kevin Congdon)
Attrition are:
Martin Bowes - vocals, analog and digital electronics, album production
Julia Waller - vocals
Contact:
Projekt Records
PO Box 166155
Chicago, IL 60616
E-mail: attrition@jwaller.demon.co.uk
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