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Released to celebrate 10 years of the DSBP label, this latest installment in the ongoing Futronik Stuctures series is one not be missed by EBM devotees, boasting as it does 15 tracks of dancefloor-filling EBM goodness. The majority of the tracks are remixes, which might seem like a missed opportunity if you're not familiar with the bands but they do act as a pretty good demonstration of what each band are about as, basically, it's EBM bands being remixed by other EBM bands & thus none of them stray that far away from the originals, with the notable exception of Auto-Auto's 'Dog' which is transformed from a catchy synthpopper into a more generic 'future pop' number by TECHEN while System Syn do a similar job on Penal Colony's 'The Kids Are Behaviourly Medicated'. Similarly, Testube break ranks totally with the offbeat electronica that is 'Floor Fodder', taking their foot off the pedal with an odd piece that stands out if only because it is so different from all the other tracks. Otherwise, this is a most dynamic album that's full to the brim of excellent tracks that are as exciting to listen to at home as they're sure to be on the dancefloor, starting with the superb Bio-Mechanical Degeneration, whose remix of 'Hybridization' offers another demonstration (were it needed) of the engrossing melodics that are the trademark of Vince Pujol & DSBP head honcho Tommy T Rapisardi. Pujol also makes a welcome appearance as ESR & a remix of 'Humanity Collapsing' that acts as a reminder that, if you haven't got his last album Wounds & Scars yet (or any of them, come to that) then you'd better get cracking while Rapisardi's own Diverje is given the EBM treatment by Obscure Descension & it fits into the album as a whole pretty well. Elsewhere the running order is made up of bands that most UK listeners might not have heard of, among them Asseptic Room (formerly one half of Dioxyde), Encoder, Aghast View, who do their cause no harm at all with one of the few original tracks on offer, Tau Factor, Derma-tek, Rein(Forced), whose offering is a lot more melodic than I expected, given that Terrorfakt remixed it & New Zealand's The Mercy Cage, whose melodic vocals hint at a more accessable style in their original form. Biopsy's cover of DM's 'Barrel Of A Gun' is likely to raise a few eyebrows among diehard Mode fans but in their hands, it takes on a whole new life & should prove a popular club choice. So, if you're looking to check out some lesser-known bands, you're sure to find a gem or several on this consistently dynamic compilation that proves Tommy T sure knows his stuff! |
