The Birthday Party – Prayers on Fire – She and I snuck into the empty apartment I had just moved out of with a small tape player, on batteries, cranked to full.
Scramblehead has taken Manson’s tunes and processed them through an angrier society, transforming his utopian, naive words into the voice of a new revolution.
As would be expected, the beats are emphasized, and the bass EQ is brought down, down, into the subdued maelstrom of minimized audio loops and samples.
Slightly more gentle than what I’m used to with Genesis P-Orridge, with the exception of “Mother Jack (A Children’s Story)”. Trip Reset will straighten you out.
Heavy, industrial-tinged guitar, throbbing bass and powerful drums. I’d like to hear more from these guys, if only they’d find a singer who can, well, sing.