MDFMK (KMFDM backwards) is similar to KMFDM, so what? They had many good ideas spread over their 10 years of “techno/industrial dance” pioneering/regurgitating.
First solo project from Jared Louche, ex-singer of Chemlab. Far from being a straight album of covers, these reinterpretations go not invoke the originals.
Elements of electro & Moog thrown into a blend of James Brown & Funkadelic, sorta like Devo, Kraftwerk & Can get together & go off on an old-school soul-bender.
If Mr. Reznor had released a 10 song CD with the best songs from these sessions, I would be singing its praise. The diamonds are buried pretty deep in shit.
Trent’s back to find his guitar sounds co-opted, his beats carjacked, and his lyrics… well, he got to keep something. Only thing is, they got it all wrong.
I have no problem with the whisper-to-a-scream thing, but it won’t work if you don’t have Nirvana’s tunes or Black Sabbath’s riffs, and The Fragile has neither.