Industrial music reviews

"But gee, we already have all three IFS compilations; if we already have DOA on those CDs, why buy this disc as well?" If you have to ask this question, then you just don't get it. This disc is the one and only CD release from Disciples of Annihilation, the trio of Italian-American kids from New York City who pretty much INVENTED speedcore techno.

Of course, anyone with a TR-909 or similar drum machine can crank out techno with speeds exceeding 230 BPM; the trick is to make it halfway interesting. Here, DOA succeeds admirably. The disc starts of with the full version of TOTAL ANNIHILATION (shortened version available on IFS3) and then segues into a host of various gabber and speedcore tracks that make up the bulk of DOA's work. Aside from a couple of less-than-perfect excerpts, this stuff grabs hold of you and pushes your adrenaline to 11. You have been warned.

Some folks may be turned off by the profanity and sexual references on this disc, but NEW YORK CITY SPEEDCORE was never meant to be family listening. This is the most complete record of one of American hardcore techno's seminal bands, and needs to be evaluated at least partially from that viewpoint. After all, even if you now consider Euromasters old hat, just remember the shock you probably experienced the first time you heard them.

All in all, a great CD from Sal Mineo, Carl Carinci, and the dearly missed Nick Marchetti. If Heaven has a hardcore dance club, I hope to find Nicky Fingers working the decks there. Now go home and get your friggin' shinebox, newbie!

I haven't been into the speedcore scene for too long, but I do know that this is by far one of the best speecore albums out there. The whole cd manages to sound different each track, but it still maintains the adrenaline-pumping hardcore sound that makes speedcore just that. If you are a fan of speedcore, or gabber in general, definitly pick this album up.

I have it on vinyl but this is some of the all time best hardcore songs. I had the pleasure of listening to D.O.A. and Nickey Fingers in 94. I was a nobody and Nickey taught me gave me records before they came out. He also dj my outlaw party. My point is the this music can be replaced and niether can he. I really looked up to him and he is in my prayers. Thanks Nikie.

DJ AKA (B.U.R.N)

This album cracks me up. It's brilliant in that it almost sounds like propaganda music for some right wing dictatorship. Some of the tracks are downright disturbing. That is VERY hard to capture in audio. If I were a serial killer, this would be my background music. Deffinately worth a listen, because let's face it, you didn't just stumble in here. Did you.

I discovered Laibach's NOVA AKROPOLA by accident many years ago at a record store in Dallas, where I played a little bit of the CD just for curiosity's sake. I bought it immediately. This is probably the best work that the Slovenian ensemble has to offer.

This CD is definitely not for everyone - Laibach blends elements of industrial, avant-garde classical, and military music to produce compositions that sometimes defy classification altogether. The title track is easily one of the scariest, rivaled by VADE RETRO and VOJNA POEMA. Anthems such as DRZAVA and DIE LIEBE help counterbalance the CD. The lyrics are in Slovenian and German, but English translations are printed on the CD insert.

I highly recommend this CD. Just don't say I didn't warn you.

if you want to hear real industrial music, buy this play! but be carefull! very dark and heavy. it�s not Millans that sounds like ramnstein vocal. ramnstein that sounds like Millans!!! Laibach rules!! Brasil!!! do caralho!!!

This album cracks me up. It's brilliant in that it almost sounds like propaganda music for some right wing dictatorship. Some of the tracks are downright disturbing. That is VERY hard to capture in audio. If I were a serial killer, this would be my background music. Deffinately worth a listen, because let's face it, you didn't just stumble in here. Did you.

I discovered Laibach's NOVA AKROPOLA by accident many years ago at a record store in Dallas, where I played a little bit of the CD just for curiosity's sake. I bought it immediately. This is probably the best work that the Slovenian ensemble has to offer.

This CD is definitely not for everyone - Laibach blends elements of industrial, avant-garde classical, and military music to produce compositions that sometimes defy classification altogether. The title track is easily one of the scariest, rivaled by VADE RETRO and VOJNA POEMA. Anthems such as DRZAVA and DIE LIEBE help counterbalance the CD. The lyrics are in Slovenian and German, but English translations are printed on the CD insert.

I highly recommend this CD. Just don't say I didn't warn you.

if you want to hear real industrial music, buy this play! but be carefull! very dark and heavy. it�s not Millans that sounds like ramnstein vocal. ramnstein that sounds like Millans!!! Laibach rules!! Brasil!!! do caralho!!!

Some music is timeless, but the songs on this disc are not. Way too dated. So don't expect to hear anything "cool" when you load it up. It sounds like old Noise Unit, but with traditional dance beats. Nothing outstanding on this disc, I would not buy it unless you are a fan of "old" trance. A final note: the cover art on this disc may be my favorite in my collection. Very cool.... not sure what it is, but very cool...

Bypass Unit is one of the best Goa trance groups around. This CD encaptures the true spirit of Goa trance, with its psychaedelic tunes. The bass used by the artist is mindblowing stuff, a must buy for a Goa or any kind of trance fan.

I bought this CD because of it's graphic design. I was amazed by its' contents. Every track is full of hi-tech beats sounds and when listened to at night, it puts you to sleep or what you might say "tranced."

i just happened to see them on a trip to dallas and they rocked. I agree that you can't capture their energy and performance on a cd, but it is still a great addition to any metalhead's collection

This is an amazing band, and I really love this CD. They put everything into their performances and it shows. The cd's may lack the incredible impact the Porn Starrz have on the audience at a live show, but it is still more than enough to blow your mind. Buy the CD, go to the shows.
You know you want to.

I've seen BPC play live many many times and the only thing I can say is: AWESOME! A must have CD for everyone. Buy the CD. Listen to it loud and long. See them live. You will never ever regret it and you will remember them as long as you live.

Just heard of Delta 9 by offchance, having listened to Gabba/Techno/Hardcore for a long time.
This is a fairly ...CD, although I had to record it onto a tape to speed it up a bit!
It is worth buying if you are love hard beats, you'll be tapping your toes and grinding your teeth in no time.

This cd got me hooked to hardcore the first time i listened to it, Delta 9 works at this place in chicago where i buy my records, called Another level he actually orders the hardcore section of the store, but he isn't there all the time. :( but anyway if you are new to the scene and just down right sick of the trance/house scene this is definately something for you to check out.

Seriously, this is a really good cd.There's alot of great tracks...starts off new style and ends up hardcore.

When i first listened to this album Leather Strip was defintely my favourite band. I was fond of Larsen's earlier albums and thought 'Legacy of Hate...' and 'Rebirth of Agony' were two of the best 10 electronic albums ever. It was increidble the evolution of that band, which had incorporated new elements, gothic and romantic, to their harsh music... Then 'Self-Inflicted' was released and I was obviously eager to know what he was able to do after the wonderful 'Rebirth...' BUT when I began to listen this work I got more and more disappointed... the first 2 tracks were a back to the roots but without adding anything interesting to me... and the whole album, with some amazing exceptions ('Coming up for air', 'Under my control'), reveals to me a dangerous stagnation compared to their earlier albums. the vocal effects are always the same, very repetitive, the beats are almost identical... it seems as if the, IMO, unfair criticisms on his evolution shown in the previous 2 albums he had decided to forget all about it and return to his roots. I suppose many fans must have loved that... I don't.

Leather Strip is one of the longest running, and one of the most sucessful Industrial acts to date. Combing heavy and melodramatic sounds it blends to become one of my favorite bands. IF you like Wumpscut,. Front Line Assembly, or Haujobb, check out LEather Strip

Like i said, this is some badass Industrial music here. This is Claus at his finest, and better than pretty much anything out there. For those not schooled in Leaetherstrip, this guy is quite a lot like :Wumpscut: and Skinny Puppy, but i think he does it even better than Puppy in their prime. Can't say enough good about this guy. Buy it, you'll like.

I hadn't listened to Sister Machine Gun after their second album ("The Torture Technique", which was also pretty good), but I can safely say that their origins showed promise. Frontman Chris Randall earned his rep as a live boardman for KMFDM during their tour and pressed Sascha Konietzko to give his demo Wax Trax! Records. In time, Sascha became more involved with producing SMG and the result was "Sins of the Flesh". The comparisons to Nine Inch Nails' "Pretty Hate Machine" are obvious and already well-documented in the other reviews, so I won't overstate it. "Addiction", "Not My God", and "Degenerate" are all staples of industrial music. Their cover of The Commodores' "X-Rated Movie" is slick and sexy (I'm waiting for them to cover "Brick House" next).

"Wow" is all you'll say after listening to "Sins of the Flesh" for the first time. Being the band's first album, there are wonderful stylistic congruencies between the songs, which define a sound that is difficult to put your finger on. Sometimes slow and melodic, other times fast and pounding, it's like riding a one-hour emotional roller coaster...you'll need some prozac when you're done.......

Some personal favoreet tracks:

"Not My God" has such a good chorus- I find myself screaming along everytime I listen.

"Addiction" tells a story of obsession, more than love. Best lyrics on the album. Haven't we all been through something like this?

"Why Not" I like this one personally, it's slow and deliberate. The tone of voice and content are perfectly lined up with the mood of the song.

"Degenerate" AMAZING bass....you won't believe it.

Basically, I guess what I'm trying to say is that EVERy song here is a piece to a bigger puzzle...the order was deliberate and effective.

And you'd be hard-pressed to find a better voice that Chris Randall's. I haven't. He can serenade you one second and scream at you another.

"Sins of the Flesh" is VERY electronic, but in the good way. Everything flows...it's a masterpiece because there are obvious influences (well in MY opinion anyways) but in no way does it ever submit to convention.

You owe it to yourself to check it out- just don't look for a love song here.

S.O.T.F is the dayview album from sister machine gun and an awesome one at that, it's rich with that certain "sound" that all the other originals from the industrial-realm had at that time. Great stuff, what do you expect when Sascha from KMFDM produced ,Al jourgensen from MINISTRY helped with guitars and David Olgivie from SKINNY PUPPY mixed the music for the album? Even tho the lp had traces from it's influences, "NIN" & "Kmfdm", Sins of the Flesh has it's own originality & atmosphere. and no one can argue that. Let's not forget lead singer Chris randall was one of the first to make a hybrid of distorted voice filters, electronica & indie metal all in one, and helped keep industrial afloat at the dawn of the early 90's. (you can look that up if you need clarity). A great dayview and to think, it only got better from here! Also Sister machine gun came together in 1989 some sites post a wrong date.and this album came out in 1992, some sites accidentally post it as 1993.

While this cd is enjoyable, in fact it's very good but the music itself is very repetitious. In fact if you don't pay too much attention, you're going to think there are only 2 songs, and all the rest are remixes because C93 appears to use the same sample sets over and over. He uses the SAME EXACT guitar strum in every song, and I'm not exaggerating, as I'm listening to this album while I'm writing this review. Considering that C93 cds go for almost double the price of a normal Top40 cd, its hard to call this a good buy but a true C93 fan should check it out. I'm not tring to give this CD a bad review, I'm just being honest here. There are 9 songs, most of them in the 4:00min-6:30min area, and the main song "Sleep has his House" is 24mins. He sings in all of them softly, but its not the sadistic/demented poetry type of some of their other work. I think the songs are extremely well made, not a single track is a let down but this album really feels like one big 60min song than 9 seperate songs. This is the only reason why I give it 3 stars, as the music work itself is really like 4.5 star quality.

If you're looking for your first or second C93 to buy, I wouldn't start here, I think its something you should listen to at least once later on, but if you don't know C93 well, I suggest you purchase something like "Calling for Vanishing Faces" because you get more songs for the buck and a more diverse array of songs.

These are, in my opinion, some of Tibet's best lyrics. They are simpler than ever but very personal and profound. I especially like "The Magical Bird In The Magical Woods", which stands alone quite nicely as poetry. The album has a mature, adult feel-it's dedicated to his late father-not surprising now that Tibet is in his forties. I eagerly await his future work... I had to subtract a star for the title track-it drones on a bit too long for my taste...

Like part Nico (w/ her harmonium) and then the inimitable Tibet. And Cashmore's music here, whatever he's offering, is superb. It all comes off. So consistently lovely throughout, the droning and also the melodies when you need them. Real conviction, however gentle, in David' vocals, but moreso in the still quite poetic lyrics themselves. One of Current Ninety-Three's best. And to think I almost forwent buying it based on some reviews here.

This album has a few really standout tracks, the most memorable and fascinating being the small compilation of music the band has done for commercials over the years. This, and the atmosphereic and ambient tracks First Dark Ride, Baby Food, and Lost Rivers of London, make it a worthy purchase, but much of the rest is kind of forgettable.

This album is second best in the Unnatural History series, my favorite tracks are First Dark Ride, and Lost Rivers Of London.

Since hearing Coil on the "Terra Serpente" compilation in late 1998e.v., I have been a huge fan of Coil's music, collecting several of their CDs.

"Unnatural History III" isn't one of their best: in fact it isn't even close. For that, I would recommend "Windowpane & The Snow" and "Love's Secret Domain". UHIII's shortcoming is that of most - if not all - compilation albums: lack of cohesion. In other words, the pieces on offer here sounded disjointed when played one after the other. However, it should be remembered that the point of this album (alongside UHI - II) was to release Coil's music found on EPs, other comps, outtakes, rehearsal tapes, etc.

Now having said that, there is much to praise about this album. I ordered this CD from my local record store for track 10 "Lost Rivers of London" which would have to be one of the darkest, and most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. It brilliant captures that 'mystical London' of an Arthur Machen story, or of dark rumours about Jack the Ripper, underground occult groups, etc. I first heard an excerpt on Coil's website (http:/brainwashed.com/coil) in early 1999e.v., and the piece has haunted me ever since.

The CD also has excellent photos of Balance and Christopherson, and some interesting artwork.

Most of the CD is reminscent of "Scatology" and "How to Destroy Angels" - i.e. harsh, discordant, 'stream-of-consciousness' music, rather than Coil's later, stylised, music.

There is the unfortunate inclusion of "Music For Commercials" - 10 mins of bland, uninteresting music. Unless this is an example of Coil's notorious black humour, or to show that Coil can indeed produce banal, tedious music, this is a pointless inclusion. I can appreciate that, by necessity, advertising music must be bland and 'catchy', but why include it? That aside, I would recommend this release for those who have purchased the bulk of Coil's 'proper' releases (LSD, Horse Rotorvator, Scatology, etc.), enjoy their music, and wish to hear their lesser know music. For those who have done so, you won't be disappointed.

Standout tracks: "Meaning What Exactly?", "Scope", "Lost Rivers of London"