Lollipop Magazine

Journey Into Darkness – The Mourning After/Voyage – Review

February 1, 1996

Formerly, Near Death Experience, Journey Into Darkness is a non-vocal electronic trip through space, terror, and death.

Ajax – Aphrodite – Review

February 1, 1996

After hearing multiple versions of “Ex-Junkie,” my favorite being the stripped-down voice and drum only remix, I was let down by the rest of the five-song EP.

Crisis N.T.I. – The Alien Conspiracy – Review

February 1, 1996

From hardbody technoslam to orchestrated space ambient, Crisis N.T.I. covers the soundscapes with human/alien interaction.

Corpus Delicti – Sarabands – Review

February 1, 1996

Sarabands twists and weaves organically. From France – country of monuments, art, and underground crypts – a country known for its decadence.

Children of the Bong – Sirius Sounds – Review

February 1, 1996

Techno acid-dub like this with Eno-ish ding-dongs and synths ranting in the language of Bwah! can make for sonic wallpaper or a transformational experience.

Christian Death – Amen – Review

December 1, 1995

Christian Death just isn’t the same without Rozz Williams or Gitane Demone. But Amen isn’t all bad. A double live CD with extremely good recording quality.

Noise Box – Nuffnutz – Review

December 1, 1995

They call this terror tech, and it blends shock culture samples from Ice T, every Tarantino quote ever, and anything else with the word “motherfucker” in it.

God – Appeal to Human Greed – Review

December 1, 1995

Imagine if Rage Against the Machine decided to jump on the “extended dance remix” bandwagon and it actually sounded good.

Exit 13 – Just a Few More Hits – Review

December 1, 1995

A self-reviewing CD. On “Constant Persistence of Annoyance,” my feelings are echoed beautifully in the opening soundbite. “I’m impatient with stupidity.”

Download – Furnace – Review

December 1, 1995

Furnace is sinister, menacing, and not afraid to grab your neck and hurl you through a window of perception in hopes that you’ll cut your line of sight.

Machines of Loving Grace – Gilt – Review

November 1, 1995

It’s a good, solid album of breathy sensuality mixed with anger and wit, but I miss the keyboards and devastating synths.

Battery – nV – Review

November 1, 1995

Memories of a more Gothic Black Sabbath, with statuesque, not comic book, morbidity. Battery have heart, but the album lacks the twists to keep it interesting.

Deathline International – Zarathoustra – Review

November 1, 1995

Zarathoustra is an electro-industrial outpouring that can buzzsaw your brain casing at one point, and simply be redundant and silly at others.

The Empire Hideous – Only Time Will Tell – Review

November 1, 1995

Few remember when Goth was dark and deadly, a fearsome music to be proud of. Noble, anthemic songs that communicate a brooding desire, a vague desperation.

Terminal Sect – Gun Worship – Review

November 1, 1995

An industrial band straight out of the late ’80s, a deviant of the Front 24/Skinny Puppy era before Wax Trax! bands learned to shut up and play their guitars.

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult – Hit and Run Holiday – Review

November 1, 1995

Those already familiar will know what to expect. Futuristic retro fashion, an orgy of sax, keyboards, guitars, drums, and sultry voices.

Psykosonik – Unlearn – Review

November 1, 1995

Subdued Goth techno. Tries to be new-agey like Enigma, but comes off sounding unconvincing. It gets your toe tapping at times, but it’s forgettable.

Nature – Review

October 1, 1995

Electro-industrial concerning James Bond, Justine Bateman, the Marquis de Sade, Russ Meyer films, and serial murders. The singer sounds too much like Axl Rose.

Sun God – EFA – Review

October 1, 1995

The album EFA takes you right to the active volcano’s orifice, smears ritual body paint all over you, and prepares you to make a human offering to the Sun God.

Ipecac Loop – Ex – Review

October 1, 1995

Almost entirely instrumental, using synths and sampling to create an evil, eerie, Middle Eastern-type motif. Capable of inspiring more maleficence than Slayer.

Hanzel und Gretyl – Ausgeflippt – Review

October 1, 1995

French, German, Greek, Rumanian and English blended in my head, filling it with wondrous thoughts and alien landscapes.

Club 69 – Adults Only – Review

October 1, 1995

I was surprised to find the album chock full of innuendo and double entendre, leaving the crudeness for those who can’t express themselves in any other way.

Rozz Williams & Gitane Demone – Dream Home Heartache – Review

October 1, 1995

Rozz Williams and Gitane Demone serenaded the cold day, the bleeding clouds.

Birmingham 6 – Policestate – Review

October 1, 1995

4 remixes of “Policestate,” 2 covers of KMFDM’s “Godlike,” and a marching anthem “Birmingham 6.” The remixes vary from electro/industrial to frantic techno.

Einsturzende Neubauten – Halber Mensch – Review

September 1, 1995

Drawings of Patient O.T. was named after the artwork of a schizophrenic in a mental asylum. Halber Mensch was more conceptual, using structure and randomness.