Iron Halo Device: The Collapsing Void
- Eyespark, The Man
- Intruding The Skin
- The Collapsing Void
- An Empty Anthem
- The Abduction of Winter
- The Expanding Void
- Red Memory
- A Passion Vesse
"The Collapsing Void" has two distinct segments. The first half of the album
consists of a live performance composed entirely of samples taken from other
bands. Within the first minutes of album one hears obvious elements borrowed
from Nine Inch Nails and Dead Can Dance. The easily identified samples and the
detailed letters from music industry lawyers contained within the liner notes
show that Iron Halo Device is definitely not a band that fears litigation. The
second half of the album was written in the studio utilizing the same guerilla
recording techniques. Most of the sample material, however, is based on slowed
or accelerated percussion and drones. rather than than readily identifiable
sounds. Yet the trained ear can hear a bit of Lustmord on 'The Abduction of
Winter' so the samples are not that well masked. We should applaud Iron Halo
Device for their daring sample based construction techniques compiled by DJ
Stone Glass "Steal" and dedicated to the artists that may have contributed
unknowingly.
Iron Halo Device is: Philip T. Easter
Contact:
Malignant Records
P.O. Box 5666
Baltimore, MD 21210
E-mail: mlgnant@earthlink.net
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