Clay People: The Iron Icon
- Lethargic
- We Are All Sick
- Palegod
- Victims
- Rusted Iron Turning Wheel
- Spit
Extreme grindcore guitar industrial bordering on thrash with the exception of
the highly pronounced electronic programming. One extremely odd item about this
EP is that the vocals are mixed practically right smack on top of all of the
guitar, rhythm & programming. To elaborate, the vocals seem as if they lead the
entire track driving each and every musical change. I don't think I've ever
heard this particular mixing style used and I can't help but wonder if it was
intentional or simply the vocal volume being mixed at a higher than normal level
thereby creating this abnormal hybrid style sound. Whatever the true answer
maybe, I think that little vocal trick saved this album from being dismissed
as yet another crossover metal band trying to market themselves as industrial.
The vocalist actually has a decent voice and with this particular arrangement
the electronic elements of the music play a prominent role in achieving the
coldwave crossover fusion that clicks so well on this album.
Clay People are:
Brian McGarvey
Alex Eller
Will Nivens
Daniel Neet
Contact:
Re-Constriction Records
4901-906 Morena Blvd
San Diego, CA 92117-3432
(619) 483-9292
Fax: (619) 483-7414
E-mail: chase@ttlnet.com,
alexclay@global1.net
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