AZURE EMOTEChronicles Of An Aging MammalRelease: July 7th, 2007Label: Epidemie RecordsAvantgenre: Experimental Electro DeathDuration: 47:08Origin: USAOfficial site: http://www.azureemote.<strong>com</strong>/................................................................................................................................Again and again, a shocking reminder.Face to face, we've never been blinder.An eight-armed primate, poised as a Hindudeity. Dressed in suit, with a crown ofthorns, an anthropomorphic brute wieldinga skull, a knife, an inverted cross, agun, and justice. The world is slowly beingflooded by a second deluge; fish and birdsroam <strong>free</strong>ly about the ruins and carcass ofmankind. Religious zeal and shallow faithin technology, our end. It is quite clearwhat AZURE EMOTE's feelings towardtheir fellow humanity are. Chronicles OfAn Aging Mammal is the first and so faronly release from this obscure brain childof one Mike Hrubovcak, vocalist of deathmetal monsters like VILE and MON-STROSITY among others, now <strong>com</strong>pletedas a trio.A cinematic explosion of apocalyptic metal,brutal grindcore, symphonic death andblack metal, industrial noise and ambience,trip-hop, weird samples; you are aseasily dragged into this chaotic flurry ofnoises and genres as you are thrown outof it, and you will never know what hit youor understand what actually happened.The chaos of an Abigor drenched in trippyelectronica; the sedative melancholy ofoceanic trip-hop metal akin to KorovaKill,or perhaps a coastal Lux Occulta. Thedrummer from RUMPELSTILTSKINGRINDER adds a persuasive layer of, well,brutalized deathgrind. Vocals rangingfrom pig-styled squeals and morbid deathgruntsto the wonderfully soothing yetdissonant jazz and operatic goth of TODESBONDEN's Laurie Ann Haus to reversedchants and samples. Mostly gruntsand growls though. A wooden flute haunting"Cosmic Tear", beautiful as nothingelse. Disturbing synths reminiscent ofearly id Software/Raven FPS. No tracksounds the same. Too many elements tomention, quite often too many to handlein one listening session; rarely have I begunlistening to the opening tubular bellsand actually reached the sampled screamsof Laura Palmer in the harrowing sadnessand mystery of the aptly titled "Dementia"within an hour.On one side, a misanthropic hatred andaloof contempt <strong>for</strong> a mankind killing itselfand its world - "Clarity Thru Apathy","Complex 25", "Justified End", "Submerged","Misanthropic Disgust". On theother, a saddened melancholy mourningwhat the other side loathes - "CosmicTear", "Procreation Abnegation", "MarchOf Chemical Pessimism", "Dementia". Atornado of scintillating effects and multifacetedemotions. The results of one derangedand overly ambitious bastard,clearly extremely talented and seriouslycreative, with an army of guest musicians- seven heads <strong>for</strong> seven instruments* -and way too much time in the studio -three years in the making. A masterpieceto some, scrambled ape-shit to others.Take your stance - I sure haven't takenmine. Into strange metal? Then this is <strong>for</strong>you.(*Schematics on guest musicians: two vocalists,three drummers, two guitarists, two bassists, onekeyboardist, one flautist, counting members fromtwelve bands. And again, seven musicians. Plus MikeHrubovcak who is responsible <strong>for</strong> everything, from<strong>com</strong>position and arrangement to layout and theme toelectronics, instruments and vocals.)aVoid
BRISTOL MEYERS SQUIBBEasy Listening AggravationRelease: 1998-2002Label: Self ReleasedAvantgenre: Experimental Techno <strong>Metal</strong>Duration: 32:14Origin: FranceOfficial site: http://www.myspace.<strong>com</strong>/borisdoussy.............................................................................................................................................This is some rocking stuff!! Fast technobeats, aggro-metal, and a distinct moodthat is as influenced by Orbital as it is byScrew. This avoids most clichés native tothe industrial metal genre, by incorporatingelements of world beat as well as jungleto alternately ambient and violent mixof Sonics. I am not kidding when I say thisis some of the most original and invigoratingstuff have heard under the avantgarde metal banner.T<strong>here</strong> is also a pseudo-black metal feel tothe more frantic sections, but again withoutthe clichéd riffing, chord sequences orpatented grim mood. A single song featuresup to six to seven different vocalstyle, and twice as many sample sources,besides the backbone of thrash riffing andtechno drum n bass. I love the care<strong>free</strong>attitude the band projects in their <strong>com</strong>positions,unrestricted by imagery or concernsof uni<strong>for</strong>mity. This is all over themap. You could be sweating in a club tothis, and the next moment stabbingsomeone to the same rhythm (withoutonce <strong>com</strong>ing close to eyeliner or latexweareven once in the proceedings). I wasgoing to use different songs as examplesto dissect, but as the album progressed Igave up on this endeavour as a lost cause.Sometimes you just have to listen andlearn. The only reason I can think its obscurityis the lack of distribution by theconcerned parties and the sheer honestyof the music. As well as sudden bursts ofhyper techno speed. Think hardcore technoas envisioned by a Ministry/Aborymcover band, with a schizophrenic sampler.Lovely!Anyone remotely claiming to be into anykind of AGM needs this NOW! Really, Ihaven't used these many exclamations ina review ever. My only gripe would be the128 kbs sampling rate of the mp3 whichsimply does not do justice to the denseSonics.Suleiman
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