| Artist |
| Amduscia |
| Title |
| Madness In Abyss |
| Format/Cat |
| 2CD OUT 316/317 |
| Label |
| Out Of Line |
| Style |
| Hard pounding EBM |
| Date of review |
| January 2009 |
| Reviewer |
| Carl Jenkinson |
| Rating |
| 8/10 |
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When the Mexican trio of Edgar, Pollo & Raoul released their debut Melodies For The Devil back in 2003 they were immediately (& justifiably, it must be said) tagged as Hocico-soundalikes. Had this been the limit of their talents then they'd likely as not been forgotten very quickly but their intervening releases, the From Abuse To Apostasy album & a couple of very good EPs (which are all worth getting hold of) have all seen them working towards a more individual sound, mixing dark EBM moods with a lively, dynamic style that verges on trance in places. All this, however, now feels as if they were merely warming up for their latest album which is surely one of the most spectacular & powerful releases you're ever going to hear, elevating Amduscia into the very top echelon of hard electro music. They've certainly hit the jackpot here with a more abrasive but more magnificent style that, in terms of outright power, elevates their sound to new heights & leaves behind most other releases, so much so that only the best stereo set ups can do it justice (thus any computer isn't going to be too much cop!). In fact, the pounding rhythms of 'Animal Instinct Part 1' are so heavy it feels like they're in danger of collapsing under their own weight!. What this also means, of course, is that it's going to go down a bomb on the dancefloor & while 'Kill Inc. Motherfuckers' has justifiably been heavily touted for heavy club adoration it soon becomes evident that 'Perverse Party' & 'Perversion, Perdicion, Demencia' are equally ripe to get you moving with their utterly infectious electro hooks & the ever-present brutal rhythms which are pretty much all pervading to the extent that it does start to feel a tad samey when listened to all the way through. True, the all out power does compensate for that as does the second disc's greater variety of moods & in the range of sounds & styles. Indeed, it's hard not to speculate that if they could just have taken the chance to combine the power of the main disc with the variety of the second then we could well have had one of the most perfect albums ever created. Still, as it stands, the sheer outright power of the album makes this well worth checking out although the state of your sanity cannot be guaranteed!
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