Reviews
In Slaughter Natives, “Cannula Coma Legio”
After a ten-year hiatus, martial industrial legends In Slaughter Natives begin stoking the fires with a warm-up release.
Borghesia, “And Man Created God”
The Slovenian post-industrial act returns with their first album of new material in almost 20 years.
In Conversation: 3 Teeth
After a full year’s gestation, the debut from 3 Teeth is here. The senior staff have a back and forth about this industrial metal behemoth and how it fits into the current landscape of Our Thing.
Black Sheep Screaming, “Tri-Polar Maneuvers”
The Serbian electro-industrial outfit ups the ante on beautiful chaos.
Observer: May 30th, 2014
Capsule reviews of new releases by [product], Chvad SB, and A.E.C. carry us into the weekend.
Front Line Assembly, “Echoes”
The remix companion to 2013’s Echogenetic is carefully curated and shows an expanded view of where FLA is in the present day.
The Present Moment, “Cruel”
There’s something of the uncanny in the way Scott Milton changes The Present Moment’s ethos on third album “Cruel” while still remaining utterly committed to his synth-pop roots.
Glass Apple Bonzai, self-titled
The debut album from Daniel X Belasco’s retro synthpop project focuses on songwriting over everything else.
Apriorism, “Blood” & “Smoke”
With one EP of violent dark electro and another of more moody stuff, Apriorism introduces itself with concise statements while still showing the project’s range and potential.
Replicas: Lassigue Bendthaus, “Matter”
Dark Entries reissues the seminal LP by Uwe Schmidt’s electro-industrial project that presaged any number of genre records that came afterwards.
Observer: May 2nd, 2014
EPs and LPs from Ars Phoenix, Roppongi Inc. Project, and Processor send you into the weekend with another set of Observer reviews.
Kommando, “Kranial Klash”
The newly resurrected project by Dan Courtman makes a surprisingly listenable (and enjoyable) iteration of power electronics.
