In Rotation, May 2002
Spinmistress Batty
This month, we bring you a fabulous guest critic, the DJ known as Spinmistress Batty. Here are her current faves.
Skin Machine – Feed The Flesh
Track Listing: Blue Noise, New Disease, Broken, Impulse, I Must Breathe, Dream of Angels, Black Hot, In This Place, Skin Machine.
This Ohio based band can crank out some excellent, catchy darkwave that is sure to stick in your head even after the first listen. Powerful and brooding, this album is sure to be a hit at the clubs as well as your home stereo. More info can be found at www.skinmachine.com
Atomic Box – Planet X!
Track Listing: Incubator, Graviton, Summer Camp Resistance, Purgatory, Whitewash, Split Atoms.
Stompy. Dancey. Spacey. Scientific. A must have for those of you with excessive angst! An excellent blend of smooth melodies with gritty, old skool informatik-ish vocals. More info can be found at www.atomicbox.net
ThouShaltNot – The Holiness of Now
Track Listing: Søren Grey, Last Comfort, Without Faith, In the Tower, The Sting, Credo, The Greater Good, Embrace the Sun, A Trace, In Hopes of Flight.
Complex rhythms and electronics accompanied by intelligent lyrics. Thoushaltnot has achieved a sound and feeling all of their own that you can only experience for yourself. Moving, dancable tracks as well as heartfelt ballads, none of which lose their intensity. Check out www.thoushalt.net
In the Nursery – Cause + Effect
Track Listing: A Rebours [against nature] - Flesh Field, Angelorum [fifth angel] - Faith & The Muse, Love Will Tear Us Apart [again] - In The Nursery, Belle Epoque [interpretation] - Chandeen, Corruption [sister & brother] - And Also The Trees, Miracle Road [do you remember?] - Steve Bennett, Hymn Noir [robotweak] - Assemblage 23, And Your Eyes [and your soul] - a_robot, To The Faithful [in remembrance] - Attrition, El Secreto [it] - Ivan Iusco, L’esprit [angeldustrial] - Haujobb, Chronicle [retold] - Electronium,
Caprice [levity] - Seize.
One of the most memorable and amazing albums for 2002. I simply cannot get enough of this album! ITN fans will adore the twists on these tracks, with musical tributes spanning from ethereal to EBM. Especially impressive is ITN’s cover of “Love Will Tear Us Apart”. Check out www.inthenursery.com for more info.
Headscan – Shaper and Mechanist
Track Listing: Silent Running, Body of Memory,
Singularity, Components, Immortal, Zenith, Orbit Shift, Vacuum Tube, Bluten,
Submariner, Magnetic Immunity, Gravity Well.
This ain’t yo momma’s EBM! Featuring gridlike beats, smooth transitions, and dang sexy vocals, it’s many levels above what is out there now. Absolutely incredible! Fans of old Front 242 will find Headscan especially enjoyable. For more information, check out www.artoffact.com
Kompressor – Krush Television
Track Listing: Introduction, Rappers We Crush, Do Not Play With Fire, Vitamins Are Good, Landschaltgestaltung, We Must Destroy x10, You Get Salmonella, Crush Television, Skyline, Vogel Und Reptilian, The Girl From Ipanema, Fist of Fear, You Need Words, Brush Your Teeth, If I Was A Rabbit.
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