Deitiphobia

Item: Lo:Fi Vs. Sci:Fi
Author: Justin W. Jones

Lo:Fi Vs. Sci:Fi

(1999)

Reviewed by Justin W. Jones

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Label Eclectica MusicThe Phantom Tollbooth2000

electronic electronica industrial

For those of you who aren't familiar with Deitiphobia, maybe you've heard of Massivivid. Both of these acclaimed bands are the product of Wally Shaw's dark, demented Christian outlook. No, his music isn't evil, but it sure wouldn't fit well on a Veggie Tales soundtrack.

Shedding an earlier sound that sounded identical to Nine Inch Nails (Pretty Hate Machine era), they are now a band that could be picked out from the mix. Forging an original sound in industrial music can be a hard task to accomplish, but it seems it was done with ease on lo:fi.vs.sci:fi. You can hear similarities, but not takes, from bands such as Skinny Puppy, Argyle Park, and early Ministry, so if you have even a slight taste for the genre these bands are in, then go grab this disc.

The theme to this album is "Blade Runner-esque" to the core. Dark images of a future world gone bad, will flow through your mind. It's almost like the same concept as Eric Champion's Vertical Reality, but without the glam, and they score big with the concept. The best tracks on the album were "SpitStatic" and "Episinner." These songs use the hard pounding 4/4 beat and a progressive build up that could easily be spun in most clubs.

To sum it up, Deitiphobia rocks out hard. There's not much negative to say about it, other than it was long overdue.

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