Signal To Noise: Course Grind
Side 1:
- Fractured Mind
- Submission
Side 2:
- Twilight
- The 12th Hour
Fractured Mind reminds me highly of Gashed Senses & Crossfire era FLA, complete
with the sampling style, and lyrical content. The vocals range from very dry to
a Bill Leeb Canuck sound, and the percussive work is upbeat and dancey without
sounding techno. Mild electronic dance with a message. Submission, by far the
longest track of the EP starts out slowly building, layering samples, and after
around two minutes moves into the the most aurally addictive three key synth
distortion I've heard in a long time. It resembles the sound a walkman cassette
player makes just before the batteries die, a low droning of bass, followed by
a light annoyance of static, all occuring in less than one second. The sound
makes for a very catchy, almost dancey mood to the track.
Twilight begins with a rather long fifties horror movie sample, and jumps into
a bell-like percussion, a light techno style beat, samples, and a swaying
string section, making for a mesmerizing audio jubilee of stylistic impression.
Sort of a mid-east tribal dance meets western electronic music, complete with
samples invoking thoughts of magick. The 12th Hour takes a slow bassline, adds
rattling percussion, and takes on the appearance of FLA light complete with
lyrics, and pulsing dance rhythms. Overall, a very good first release, albeit
mildly resembling Front Line Assembly at times, three out of the four tracks
have a style of their own. If you enjoy light dancey electronik music, pick up
this release.
Contact:
Arts Industria
23784 SR 2
South Bend, IN 46619
E-mail: info@artsindustria.com
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