Welcome to Mr. Fanale’s most accessible release to date. As Caustic so aptly reiterates on the opening track, “The Golden Vagina of Fame and Profit” is all about the beats, rhythms and hooks. It is surprisingly catchy, and with just about every song featuring a very driving rhythm, this is most likely going to be one of the top industrial albums of the year.
Mobthrow – Mobthrow
This very promising debut release from Mobthrow presents an album that is, for the most part, full of mellow drum’n’bass and dubstep, but enhanced with a number of different characteristics. The album is quite moody, emotive and sullen, often having a meditative aspect to it.
Karsten Pflum – No Noia My Love
Karsten Pflum presents “No Noia My Love”, which showcases a wide range of electronic styles. Classified as mellow electronic dance music, each track seamlessly flows into the next, so that the entire album comes together as a single, cohesive piece. This is a strong release from an artist I was previously not at all familiar with.
Sharps Injury – Back from the Dead EP
The latest EP from Sharps Injury (another project of Keef Baker), “Back from the Dead”, is a release that would fit well on the Hands catalog. This album portrays an alien or outer space theme throughout, providing some rhythmic noise elements, but also bringing in some dirty and deep beats.
Sinsect – Bug Life
If you’re looking for a release that provides pounding rhythms that will lead to armageddon on the dance floor, look no further than the second full length from Texas artist Sinsect, titled “Bug Life”. This disc will drive you into submission with its harsh sounds, pummeling machine rhythms, and distorted, screaming vocals.
Chrysalide – Don’t Be Scared, It’s About Life
The self-proclaimed electro-punk-noize-terrorists Chrysalide have returned with their second full length album, “Don’t Be Scared, It’s About Life” – and what a disc it is! Though many people will make obvious Skinny Puppy comparisons, this album is no mere clone. It could easily be the soundtrack to someone’s nightmares or in the day of an insane asylum.
Digicore – Without Freedom
If you like a lot of thrashy rock with just a small helping of electronics, this might be right up your alley; otherwise there is nothing that sets this apart from other rock bands where electronics are used. This is not an electronic-styled release by any stretch of the imagination, but songs later in the album incorporate a much stronger electronic element that make listening much more enjoyable.