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“At a graveyard one does not seek out the dead, but rather oneself.” (K.
Tucholsky)
From the EBM forges at Noise Terror Productions, the sister label of Dependent
Records headed up by Suicide Commando mastermind Johan van Roy, comes the much
anticipated release from Poland's Controlled Collapse. If Poland wasn't always
synonymous with quality control in the past, Controlled Collapse are proof that
the former Eastern Bloc has become a musical force to be reckoned with. Their
debut "Injection" is a mix of hard electro ("Liar", "Impact") and pure EBM
("Selfless", "Dreams") with its sights set squarely on the dancefloor. Those who
normally steer clear of the brutal, heavy sounds of bands like Agonoize,
Amduscia, Hocico, or Virtual Embrace should give Controlled Collapse a chance:
the project owes a far greater musical debt to material in the vein of early
Velvet Acid Christ. Moving freely and quickly between the poles "hard",
"variable", and "manic", the duo from Lódz have created an album packed with
clever ear candy which should find a loving home in many a Hellectro-free CD
collection. Tracks featuring guest vocalists like Flesh Field frontwoman Wendy
Yanko ("Solitude") or Psyche's Darrin Huss ("Fulfillment") provide an almost
technopop counterpoint to the album's harsher elements. Conceptually, the album
explores the daily madness of the individual and the types of psychological
damage we inflict on ourselves through our own choices and actions. A real
"injection" is no longer necessary - we create our own pathologies inside our
heads out of our experiences, fears, and desires. "Injection" sets to music our
daily rollercoaster ride through life as we find ourselves over and over again
in situations of our own making. Released on Dependent / Noise Terror
Productions and available April 5th, 2007.
“And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.“
(T.S. Eliot)
01. Intro
02. Liar
03. Choice
04. Dreams
05. Insane Asylum
06. Trust (Takes Time)
07. Inject - Syringe Edit
08. Where Were You
09. Solitude (Featuring Wendy Yanko)
10. Selfless
11. Fulfillment (Featuring Darrin Huss)
12. Memory Of The Past
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Controlled Collapse - Injection |
CD $19.97
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