Part 1 of The Cataclysm Singles. That is CD 1 of a 3 part series that is described as "Dark Techno/ Experimental Dance & Ambient Music". This CD is less on the industrial side of things for my tastes, in all honesty. What I mean is this is not a CD that I sit down and listen to, just to listen to the music. It's great mood music most of the time creating a very dark, and gloomy atmosphere, which is the goal of most of these tracks. I've found I really like listening to it a lot when I'm on the web as sort of background music.
There are a few stand out tracks on this CD that should be mentioned. Christian industrial front runners Blackhouse make another visit, here and you can never go wrong, and their track Reason To Live comes from their full length album Shades of Black, and will give you a good idea of what to expect from some of that album.
Torn Skin is the real highlight of this CD for me, and I can not wait for them to release a full length CD. This track, entitled Shoulders of Geniuses, is some of the best Christian industrial stuff I've heard in a long time. This song really reminds me of KMFDM and yes I'm going to say it Angst is the album I'd have put this song on too. Really nice female vocals thrown in there along with male vocals and very aggressive guitar work over well programmed synths.
Another stand out is the Fatal Blast Whip song Re-Creation. Dark dark gothic industrial style music, with lots of noise thrown in just to mess with your head. This is a track that defies description, but draws you back.
Most of the rest of the CD is made up of ambient or experimental noise tracks that as I said above, make for good web surfing music.
Again those looking to see what the Christian sub-culture is up to this is an excellent comp. CD that will shed some light on the dark side of the music world
6.5/10
Other coverage for this album
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