Lollipop Magazine

Information Society – Don’t Be Afraid – Review

April 1, 1998

Do you know what happens when synth pop meets industrial? That’s right: Dark, intense, electronic songs that don’t have tons of distortion on the vocals!

Hecate Enthroned – Upon Promeathean Shores – Review

April 1, 1998

Evil is eternal, screams of pain linger in the mind, and sweeping beauty and lurking death will never go out of style any more than they’ve ever been in style.

Heavy Water Factory – Remixes of Pain – Review

April 1, 1998

I have no basis for not liking these remixes other than they’re boring. Everyone says they’re creating electronic music with organic sound. Most fail.

Guillotine – Under the Guillotine – Review

April 1, 1998

Snakespit vocals, ripping guitarwork, wild fretboard flailings (meaning they play solos), and ump-pa, ump-pa drumming the likes of which we’ve come to expect.

Gonkulator – Satan’s Burial Ground – Review

April 1, 1998

Turn on the blender, shuffle your silverware drawer, and grunt like a pig for 40 minutes to achieve the same effect.

Frum the Hills – Review

April 1, 1998

Underneath all the hillbilly de-lux, these frat-boy lookin’ fellers play some pretty mean proto-bluegrass mountain music.

Frontier – Heater – Review

April 1, 1998

Frontier creates slow bass grooves with tight, crisp drums plopped into a swirling mass of ambient feedback and pedal effects.

Forest for the Trees – Review

April 1, 1998

The guy’s nuts. Literally. That said, the album isn’t great. Certainly has an individual style, but so does most insanity.

Fluke – Risotto – Review

April 1, 1998

All the tracks have a laid-back feel, the groove nestled deep in the pocket, lyrics (where applicable) whispered and lazily rhythmic.

Fatboy Slim – Better Living Through Chemistry – Review

April 1, 1998

It’s danceable, it’s listenable, and he’s friends with the Dust Brothers. Not the best, but one to pick up anyway.