One of my guilty pleasures is “The Knife” Good Swedish fun. This is Karin Dreijer Andersson’s solo project. This is a Knife side project essentially. Honestly it sounds like B-sides from the Knife’s Silent Shout LP. This is a more down tempo and chilled out lp over all.
Think bjork with a stranger voice and an almost banshee like cry. That is what her voice reminds me of. I really like it when I am in the mood for it. Emotive vocals for sure they have a lot of character. This is what I listen to when I want to relax lately. Krztov turned me onto this.
My favorite song is When I Grow Up. Other tracks that are notable are Seven, and If I had a heart. They use a lot of 80s style sounds. Lots of 808 like drum machine rhythms in a down tempo spaced out vibe. Very electronic for sure but don’t be fooled, this is no dance LP. .
This is one of my favorite 3rd gen industrial ebm bands. Especially this LP. It’s so aggressive, acidic, dance friendly, mean, angry and just evil sounding. I miss the old days when industrial music still had its rage and good sound quality. Not this cold thin daw sound.
I love the over driven sound of this LP, the drums, the synth noises. They sound like they are crawling out of the speakers trying to strangle you and sway you to the mechanic rhythms that sound like a broken industrial malfunctioning machine. I prefer Numb to Front line. That is really saying something.
My favorite song on this LP is Blind. I think it just seethes with the kind of anger and disdain that relate to best. The synth programming on this LP is amazing. I would love to know what gear he used. I bet a future retro 777. My second favorite song is Desire. They used to play this in the clubs ages ago and it would even make me dance which is a rare thing. Stalker is also really amazing, love the slower mechanical groove in that one. The whole LP stays at a high level. I don’t skip many tracks on this lp. .
Ziki and Illumination who_we_are_(ananda_shake_remix)
I love psytrance, only when it really kicks. When it sounds hyper, aggressive, kind of serious, and not so corny. This band straddles that line with brilliance, sometimes sounding a little hokey, then sounds really mean and in your face and super aggressive. The edits, the fills, the sound fx. The production is amazing, super hi fi. This is one of the best sounding records ever made especially for trance music. The drums, the sounds all pop out, are really clear, and sound really pleasant.
I listen to this a ton when I am doing cardio work outs. This music pumps massive energy into me when I am working out, gets my heart rate up, makes me want to go and go and go, i don’t want to stop. This music really inspires me like that, and only a couple of other things I have found do that. I really love their use of samples. Very drug oriented like VAC FWK era.
My favorite song is Psychedelic Risks. I love the stab pad lead, and the bass line. Other notable tracks are Final Call, Wise Study of LSD, and Disco Dancer. If you want high energy, up tempo, aggressive, fast, exhilarating music to dance to, or exert yourself to, this really is amazing. Also great for taking a few tabs and turning out the lights and watching the pretty colors. .
LP of the year:
Rome: Flowers from Exile. I have listened to a lot of records this year. This is the one I go back to over and over. I know this will not be everyone’s cup of tea. This is a gothic folk lp. Take the swans and cross it with death in june and you have ROME. I love music like this. It has passion, intelligent and pretty lyrics. Emotion on more of an adult level. The sound is amazing, great acoustic guitars, pianos, drums, bass. Vocals are deep, dark and mesmerizing. Click here to read my full review. Runner up. Assemblage 23′s Compass LP Click here for my interview with Assemblage 23.
Movie of the year:
Yes, District 9 Won me over. Simple, independent film. Great special fx, good story, good acting, great characters. This is probably my favorite sci fi movie of all time now. Yes, beating out aliens, and the original terminator and blade runner. For some reason I just loved the social commentary this film had. If you have not seen it, buy it on blueray!!Click Here for my review of District 9. So great. Runner up: Star Trek 2009.
One of my favorite Industrial CDs of all time. Yes, I have had my history with this band. I can be grateful for them, because without them, VAC would of never been signed. I owe the initial fame I have to this band. This to me is one of the best Industrial LPs ever forged in all of history. This is aggressive, metallic, rhythmic, musical, and psycho all at the same time.This lp contains many industrial anthems, some of my favorites. I rated this band back then above all of my favs now. Back when I was a teen I had such a high regard for this band. Now, I have lost a ton of respect for them. Still, even with my hate for the band now, I listen to this and love it.
I saw this tour, I left early because some skinheads wanted to kick my ass. LOL, (memories). I thought FLA kick so much ass live back then, they used to have these big metal sheets and things they would bang on, it was pure industrial gold. On this lp, my favorite track is probably Provision. I love the chorus and the lyrics on that track, really sings to my soul. 2nd fav is Iceolate, really cool lyrics, very psychedelic and angsty. Other notable tracks are Resist, Overkill, and Mental Distortion. This is pure industrial, angry vocals, big drums and weird noises and mechanical noises. Frantic synth lines and bass sounds. I think this stuff is trippy as fuck. When I was young, and to this day, I still don’t hear anything quite like this.
This is seriously one of my favorite industrial lps to listen to still to this day. A Classic. You can buy this lp really cheap on amazon. Go get it now if you are an industrial head. I give this a 10 out of 10. Click Here to buy Caustic Grip by Front Line Assembly.
Confessions of a Knife (theme part 2)
Do You Fear (The Inferno Express)
Ahh, the good old days. In all seriousness, I bought this tape before even my first skinny puppy tape. LOL, no fucking joke. OLD VAC was hugely influenced by TKK this LP probably the most. To me, TKK is INDUSTRIAL-DISCO. I was a huge fan of the super obnoxious distorted drunken vocals. In fact, I think this band had more of an influence on my industrial vocal style than any other band back from those days.
This was back when I used to drop lsd all the time and try to find the trippiest music ever. This was one of the bands that fell into the LSD music category, they would layer sound fx in the back grounds, i could hear things whispering to me, but not when i was sober. This music was possessed and super blasphemous. I loved how super emotional the vocals where.
Take disco, mix it with the industrial sounding depeche mode, and throw in some distorted vocals, sing about killers, kults, how bad religion is, make fun of suburban house wives, talk about drugs and freaking out and you have a VAC errrr, I mean, TKK LP. LOL. I loved how they used samples, in fact I preferred how they used them to any thing else. TKK has this white trash kind of feel to it that i just love to death.
Favorite song on this lp has gotta be, wait wait wait, it’s a tie between A Daisy Chain 4 Satan and The Days of Swine and Roses. My all time FAV tkk song is “CUZ IT’S HOT”, any how, I used to dj tons of shit off this record in the clubs back when I used to DJ, Cooler than Jesus, or a Daisy Chain 4 Satan.
I love the drum programming, the samples, the disco bass lines and the evil nature of this lp. This is a fucking classic. If you are into old school industrial, this is a must own. 10 out of 10. Click Here to buy TKK: Confessions of a Knife.
