In order to make good remixes, you need the original material to be solid stuff. Happily, Torn Skin does just that with this EP. With a solid grasp of post-industrial rock and a penchant for melody, Torn Skin will appeal to old-school industrial fans and those of the NIN generation as well. The trade-off vocals between Jennifer Happach's angelic purr and Rob Buhl's raspy, distorted voice is great. Throw in some solid programming, some crunching guitar and bass, and you've got a mix to rival Skinny Puppy or KMFDM.
There are three songs by Torn Skin, and seven remixes of the song "Mislead" by bands such as Fatal Blast Whip, 16 Volt, and Fish Tank 9. The "Mislead" remixes range from the danceable beat put to it by Fatal Blast Whip to the slow haunting of the Colossal Spin remix. While the seven remixes are all of the same song, they're varied enough to almost stand alone as separate songs.
Lyrics such as:
Save me from my own destruction
Covered in the dirt of lies
Feeding on this chain reaction
Faith can have no compromise.
and
They want to lift you up
So they can throw you down
Their guilt like weights on you
So they can watch you drown.
from "Mislead" make constant appearances throughout the remixes, tying them together with a common thread. While this is basically a teaser for the upcoming release of Torn Skin's full length CD, there is enough good material here to make me very interested in hearing more of their original material.
4 tocks
Other coverage for this album
Dead Zine 1999Reviewed by sesspoolwell... not the best darkwave techno you'll find, but it is very decently made. The number one problem listeners will have with this album: 10 tracks, 3 songs. Up through track 8 are remixes of mislead. This may not upset some... or even most darkwave/techno enthusiasts... but I got tired of "they want to lift you up..." over and over. I was unsure as to reviewing this album on Dead or not... as…Dead Zine 1999Reviewed by D_ListerIf you've not already read the review of Fatal Blast Whip--Seduction then you should read it first. This review will refer back to that one a good bit. If you have already read that one then please continue. This is another EP from Blacklight Records. This one contains 10 tracks instead of the 9 that FBW had, however it only has 3 original songs. Mislead, Addiction and Shame. That leaves tracks 2…Similar sounding releases
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