Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Echo West "Echoes of the West", Circle of Dust "Disengage", Psyclon Nine "Inri", Voodou "The Haitian Hate God Show"

ECHO WEST - ECHOES OF THE WEST

Echo West - Echoes of the West
Year: 2005


1.Echoes of the West [3:54]5.4 Mb
2.Time of Brokened Ties [3:43]4.3 Mb
3.Hellred Light [3:38]6.2 Mb
4.Love Under Life (an Adverse Birth) [6:39]10.7 Mb
5.Stranger Town [4:52]6.9 Mb
6.You Will not Be Forgotten [4:06]7.2 Mb
7.Eletheia Eleison [3:36]5.8 Mb
8.Waves at Night [3:26]4.4 Mb
9.Air Vx [5:01]8.4 Mb
10.The Cute Bad Girl [4:37]6.7 Mb
11.Human Faith [1:54]2.7 Mb
12.These Highlands We Like [5:24]6.8 Mb

Echo West "Echoes of the West" Album Review

Excellent for non-musicians
I just listen to music, don't play an instrument or read music. This set greatly helped me know just WHAT was making the sounds I heard, and what the various instruments are capable of doing and the range they have. I still can't distinguish a violin from a viola very well---but I'm getting better. Overall I'm quite satisfied and plan to see if my grandchildren are interested.






CIRCLE OF DUST - DISENGAGE

Circle of Dust - Disengage
Year: 1998


1.Waste of Time [4:12]6.8 Mb
2.Refractor [2:48]4.8 Mb
3.Yurasuka [3:31]5.3 Mb
4.Babylon [2:55]4.7 Mb
5.Chasm [4:10]7.3 Mb
6.Thulcandra [4:38]7.2 Mb
7.Blindeye [4:30]7.7 Mb
8.Mesmerized [6:23]9.2 Mb
9.Perelandra [3:43]6 Mb
10.You are Fragile [4:06]7.3 Mb
11.Chasm (version 2. 1. 0) [5:53]10.6 Mb
12.Refractor (version 3. 2. 1) [4:47]7.9 Mb
13.Levler 1 (Easier to Hate) [4:35]8.1 Mb
14.Hate Opened Wide [4:22]6.9 Mb
15.Levler 2 (Alone to Die) [2:29]4.2 Mb
16.Deadly Love (Censored version) [0:35]0.7 Mb

Circle of Dust "Disengage" Album Review

A fun and very exciting album
I was very turned on by the intensity of the music on this cd. Klay Scott is what i'd call the alternative to Trent Reznor. He is a musical genious much like Trent is and this cd is ample proof of this claim. I like how the tracks can either be danceable or hard enough to be headbanger-worthy. This is easily one of the best industrial albums to ever be released. On the album's highlight, ''Chasm'', Klay's vocals are attached to a highly catchy Rammstein-like riff. The price of the album is worth it just for that track alone. Also, on ''Mesmerize'', An unexpectedly slower track on the cd, Klay shows that he can even carry a slower song and make it sound good. ''Mesmerize'' almost rivals ''Chasm'' for the album's best track. ''Waste Of Time'', ''Chasm [The remix]'', ''You Are Fragile'', and ''Yurasuka'' are also all seriously banging tracks. With its dark apocalyptic sounds, I'm very greatful to have been able to find this cd as this is a quite superior industrial effort. In the midst of all the fun on this album, I must say that my only beef with the album is that there a few weak tracks that could've been left off here [What's the point of ''Deadly Love''? It's only like 30 seconds long and it never gets started!] However, A word of warning: Christian music fans who'll inevitably buy this cd because of the christian label on it should be forewarned that you will not find any of the usual christian content on this cd that you come to expect to hear on a christian cd. In fact, When this album was made, Klay made it perfectly clear in an HM Magazine interview [This interview can be read in its entirety on the internet] that he's very bitter against the church for the way he's been treated [As evidenced in some of the photos on the inside cover of this album] and he's also very bitter against the christian music industry as a whole [Pretty much because of how he was screwed around by the now-defunct R.E.X. Records]. If you can get past those things, You should have an easy time enjoying this album. Reccomended strictly for fans of Nine Inch Nails, KMFDM, Gravity Kills, Filter, and Stabbing Westward.

Video Circle Of Dust (1998) - Disengage / 01 - Waste of Time

Circle of Dust was a mid-1990s industrial band created and run by Scott Albert (Klay Scott) who is now the famous Klayton - Of Celldweller and Celldweller is an "ONE MAN BAND" Celldweller has Only Live Play-Band Members..Members Are "Dale Van Norman" and "Kem SechsdiiN who is now the famous -SubKulture"






PSYCLON NINE - INRI

Psyclon Nine - Inri
Year: 2005


1.Inri [6:08]9.7 Mb
2.Behind A Serrated Grin [4:49]8 Mb
3.Lamb of God [5:07]8.1 Mb
4.Hymn to the Angels Descent [4:38]8.2 Mb
5.Rape this World [4:36]7.7 Mb
6.The Feeble Mind [4:41]7.4 Mb
7.The Feeding [4:07]6.8 Mb
8.Requiem for the Christian Era [3:17]4.4 Mb
9.Disease [4:37]7 Mb
10.Harlot [5:03]8.3 Mb
11.The Unfortunate [2:51]4.4 Mb
12.Nothing Left [6:18]9.9 Mb
13.You Know What You are [4:18]7.5 Mb

Psyclon Nine "Inri" Album Review

Harsh, Dark, and Gritty--just the way I like my Electro
"Psyclon Nine"....it sends delightful tremors down my spine as I think about them, and not only does it make me want to actually bang my head a few times, it makes me even want to sing along, though I guarantee if you want to sing along to this, you'll have a hard time grating your voice to a possesed, shrieking whisper.

Because that's all it is. While some people might get annoyed with this, this is INDUSTRIAL EBM. This is the terrorcore. This music fits right up with the genre, and it's one of the best. If "God Module" pisses you off, this isn't the remedy. If you're familiar with "God Module", this album might top it.

The lyrics...they're breathtakingly good, and they don't go over the board with trying to rhyme everything together. The songs aren't really about Anti-God so much as it is questioning the existance of the human God man created. "Behind a Serrated Grin" is one main example of such a song. They're very flipped about the subject, as you can tell from "Hymn to the Angel's Descent". These two songs are hits in this album, and I guarantee you purchase this. You will NOT be sorry.

Your satisfied customer,
Snuffie

Video Psyclon Nine - INRI (Mexico City)

Why should I believe if God's not here to save me? Condemned by our lord and our savior I know now that I'm the son of no man Knowing of the traps you've set for me Why should I even try to save myself? Oh father, yes father for you I'll have this world on its knees Oh father, yes father for you I'll spread their legs like disease Revelation 13 King James






VOODOU - THE HAITIAN HATE GOD SHOW

Voodou - The Haitian Hate God Show
Year: 2005


1.Call to Arms [3:03]4.5 Mb
2.Brand New Gods [3:41]5.8 Mb
3.Underground Nation [2:47]4.3 Mb
4.Days Like this [5:26]8.9 Mb
5.Violet [4:16]6 Mb
6.Tiki Mann [3:09]4.6 Mb
7.Pearls [3:22]4.8 Mb
8.Better Tomorrow [3:59]5.4 Mb
9.Greatest Show on Earth [3:57]5.7 Mb
10.Cursed to Be [3:37]5.2 Mb
11.104 [3:19]5.3 Mb
12.The Path [5:08]7.3 Mb
13.Outro [2:39]4.3 Mb

Voodou "The Haitian Hate God Show" Album Review

Decent, but different singer.
(I'd actually give this 2.5 stars, and the Blessing of Curses 3.5 stars, FWIW)

I was excited to get this album because I was a fan of the first album. It wasn't the best techno/industrial/whatever album, but it was good enough, and I actually really liked the vocals.

From the very first track, I could tell that they had a new singer. I'm mostly writing this review as a warning.. if you can listen to this CD on its own without expectations, you'll probably enjoy it as much as the first, but if you are expecting to hear the same vocalist, you'll end up being disappointed.

(and if anyone knows if the old singer is in a new band, I'd love to know...)






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