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!
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.
Dol-lop – Cryptic Audio Rag – Review April 1, 1998 Jazzy breaks, mellow beats, a DJ for the senses. Lots of space in this one, hypnotizing repetitions and mesmerizing melodies. Light one up, relax.
Dive – Snakedressed – Review April 1, 1998 Some of these electro-industrial tracks from Belgian-born Dirk Ivens and Ivan Iusco are easily accessible to the listener, and therefore, boring.
Collide – Distort – Review April 1, 1998 Collide’s remixes do nothing to improve on the songs’ original recordings. At least can recognize the songs on this one.
Supersonic – Wall to Wall Moustache – Review March 1, 1998 Wall to Wall Moustache is a wall-thumping breakbeat monster. The inevitable Chemical Brothers and Crystal Method comparisons must be made.
Society Burning – Tactiq – Review March 1, 1998 Society Burning isn’t a full band, but somehow all the keyboards and drum loops sound pretty much the same – monotonous and rather lame.