Kill Switch... Klick: Oddities and Versions
- Follow Me (Machine Rock)
- Go Man, Go (Klaustrophobik)
- So Happy (Original Demo)
- So Happy (Statik)
- Insemination
- deCannonized (Resurrection)
- Living in Your Hell
- Her Trembling Hands
- The Hobble (Original Demo)
- deCannonized (Original Demo)
- Celebrate the Misery (Modulus 070495)
As you might be able to guess from the name, this release contains original
demos, remixes and some unreleased songs from KsK. The songs 'Insemination',
'Living in Your Hell', and 'Her Trembling Hands' were songs that were written
around 1992 and have a slightly gothic feel to them and are less aggressive
than their present stuff. 'Insemination' is probably the best of these, which
develops into a really catchy song with some atmospheric keyboards in the
beginning, vocals which come closer to spoken word than singing and a great
sound from the slambar, an instrument created by Devin, sort of a combination
between a guitar and a percussion instrument, which is sort of like a Japanese
stringed instrument. Although you can recognize the remixed songs, there are
enough elements that are changed in the songs to make this album worthwhile.
The remix of 'So Happy' brings up the percussive element in the mix, and
Devin's vocals stand out much clearer than they do on either the demo version
or the original version on "Beat it to Fit... Paint it to Match". The remix of
'deCannonized' picks up the pace a little on the keyboards, but somehow makes
it less danceable because of the sparse drumming and includes some great funky
bass work by the bassist. The remix of 'Celebrate the Misery' was done by the
bassist Paul and Mike of Noxious Emotion, and is definitely the most reworked
song on the album. If it wasn't for the lyrics, I wouldn't have recognized this
song. It has some slow techno riffs, long drawn-out notes from the slambar and
the lyrics come as more of an abrasive shout than Devin's usual semi-quiet
emotive style. Some of the demos have a strange muffled quality to them, like
they were recorded in some huge haunted house and they definitely have a rawer
feel to them, like there is something missing; they still are very good songs
though. (Kevin Congdon)
Kill Switch...Klick are:
dA Sebastion - vocals, slambar, percussion and programming
Michael Ditmore - drums and percussion
Paul Wynia - bass & samples
Contact:
Cleopatra Records
8726 S. Sepulveda Blvd D-82
Los Angeles, CA 90045
E-mail: cleopatra@tunanet.com
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