So, apparently the AFL had to pay a fee to Warner Bros because the new AFL team will be called the Tasmanian Devils, just because WB thinks they own global copyright to the name of an animal
01. Wake 02. Sterile Prophet 03. Circle Of Shit 04. Hunter 05. Gift Of Heaven 06. Amoral 07. Angel Domain 08. Kingdom Come 09. Time, Death And Wastefulness 10. Frail 11. Almost Heaven [CD bonus]
Recorded late 1995/early 1996. Released August 20th, 1996 in the U.S.; issued on the 26th of the same month in the U.K.
The cassette lists side A a Love, side B as Hate. Also incorrectly lists track 2 as 'Sterile' and track 3 as 'Prophet'.
Re-issued in 2009 as part of a double-CD + DVD package.
I really did not expect to hear hip hop (??) influence in godflesh. I do not say that incorporating hip hop is essentially a bad thing but godflesh must be bludgeonny and abrasive not cool and fun. Moreover, clean vox are overused
I really did not expect to hear hip hop (??) influence in godflesh.
Back in the day Broadrick confessed that the sound of a drum machine on 'Streetcleaner' was highly inspired by hip hop artists from the late 80s, especially this shit:
Back in the day Broadrick confessed that the sound of a drum machine on 'Streetcleaner' was highly inspired by hip hop artists from the late 80s, especially this shit:
...so no surprises for me.
probably, but since I am a hip hop noob I could not recognize these influences on streetcleaner. I rechecked pure today and it also had some hip hop moments but still managed to have this antagonistic mechanical tone which IMO is missing on SoLaH. I think that hip hop influences were not as omnipresent on earlier godflesh as this one
Decent album, nothing more. At this point, and I say this even considering the experimental nature of some of these songs, it seems to me Godflesh were running out of momentum. Then again, it's standard quality for the band's musical output too, so I guess it's an unrelated point to make. Whatever, still a good album. Highlights for me would be "Hunter" and "Gift from Heaven".
Decent album, nothing more. At this point, and I say this even considering the experimental nature of some of these songs, it seems to me Godflesh were running out of momentum. Then again, it's standard quality for the band's musical output too, so I guess it's an unrelated point to make. Whatever, still a good album. Highlights for me would be "Hunter" and "Gift from Heaven".
Well, well, well. Just shear luck, I finally figured out who you are. Why don't you bring some of that review talent to MS??
Decent album, nothing more. At this point, and I say this even considering the experimental nature of some of these songs, it seems to me Godflesh were running out of momentum. Then again, it's standard quality for the band's musical output too, so I guess it's an unrelated point to make. Whatever, still a good album. Highlights for me would be "Hunter" and "Gift from Heaven".
Well, well, well. Just shear luck, I finally figured out who you are. Why don't you bring some of that review talent to MS??
Honestly, I thought this album was a banger. The groovy and oppressive industrial hip-hop influence adds so much flavor to Godflesh's formula. I can see myself blasting this album more regularly from now on.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you.
To be honest, I've always considered Godflesh to be a poor man's Swans but bizarrely I like this one so perhaps it's those "hip-hop" drums you're all referring to.