| Artist |
| C/A/T |
| Title |
| The Great Crisis |
| Format/Cat |
| CD CRUNCH 053 |
| Label |
| Crunch pod |
| Style |
| Industrial |
| Date of review |
| 6th November 2008 |
| Reviewer |
| Carl Jenkinson |
| Rating |
| 5/10 |
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When Cruch pod are involved you know this ain't gonna be an easy listen but, for all that the rubble-strewn cover promises a distopian & fractured listen, this is, in actual fact, not that hard to get into. Certainly for fans of Reaper & the like will be on fairly familiar ground here as the repetitive yet danceable style that graces a good many tracks are very much in the same area. Similarly, this does mean that, when taken away from the dancefloor, which is this album's natural environment & listened to at home such tracks as the opening duo of 'Evidence 294' & the more substantial 'Evidence 699' as well as 'Battle Data>51X_67245' all lose something although 'Battle Data>51X-942' & the manic-paced 'Escape>City Area 589191' (not the most easy to remember titles, I trust you'll agree!) both benefit from stronger, more obviously dynamic moods, the latter especially proving a pleasingly action-packed number. Throughout there's a constant background buzz of fractured noise, voice samples & effects which act almost as an illustration of a disintegrating society but, overall, the album doesn't take enough chances to be considered a really challenging release although 'Encounter X41' does ring the changes with an electronica-style rhythmic backing that would normally sound laidback but is manipulated here to thunderous proportions while 'End Of Recordings' brings the album to a close as some good piano & guitar work sets a nicely reflective mood that, even if they don't quite work in perfect unison, cannot be changed by the slow yet powerful rhythms that carry the piece to its conclusion, thus ending this so-so album on a more satisfying note.
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