"That Guy": Spun this at the techno shop upon first release and was immediately blown away. Epically-minded basic death metal composed strictly with menacingly gloomy synths and hXc kickdrums. The entire kit uses dark-hXc drum samples, yet arranges those samples as surprisingly humanoid beats. The synths as well, while not being able to replicate the intricacies of downtuned guitars, make a dramatically bold effort at approximation (they have a waver to them, a vibrato of sorts that gives me the creeps...a feeling I enjoy). Slightly perverted
sounding lowered shouts nihilistically rant about post-nuclear
landscapes, and the home studio production pleasingly doesn't hold
back on the reverb. Creator Miro was respected for the project well before he 180'd the fuck out of everybody with this 12". His earlier hXc EPs would use samples from Pungent Stench amongst dark synths and kicks that sounded like they were emanating from hell, so...well I just wasn't shocked with the new direction. You're still going to laugh in sections because of the musical dichotomy (it can get "circusy"), but to me it's a fascinating journey that was rendered with authentic inspiration and passion.
