Rorschach Test: Unclean
- Satan
- Elvis
- Sex
- Cripple Touch
- Blow Up America
- Wheel of Misfortune
- Song For Other Me
- Monster
- Lament
- Slow Leak
- Hold
- Clean
- Elvis (Dis-Graceland Mix)
Even the production of Neil Kernon cannot save this reworked release consisting
of tracks from the self-released version of "Unclean" and older albums from the
masturbatory Cock Rock that it is. Tracks like 'Wheel of Misfortune' are
painful to listen to because they exhibit everything that is wrong with
Synthcore bands that are still stuck in the era of Ministry. Yet tracks like
'Blow Up America', whose lyrics are decidedly not politically correct, stands
out as an example of how to write a critical commentary on social circumstances
without resorting to cliche musical tricks to make it work. The rest of the
album veers back and forthly like a bad roller coaster ride between well
thought out bits of political punk and old, worn out, grinding guitar tripe.
Sadly this musical dichotomy is what threatens to rip this album apart at the
seams. My suggestion to Rorschach Test is a closer examination into the song
writing process behind tracks like 'Blow Up America' which certainly provide
solid proof that they know how to write good material, in order to continue
writing songs in a similar vein.
Rorschach Test is:
James Baker - vocals
Benjamin Anderson - guitar
Kristofor Geren - guitar
Troee - keyboards & programming
Brandon Wilsey - percussion
Contact:
Slipdisc Records
101 W. Grand Ste.#600
Chicago, IL 60610
E-mail: info@slipdisc.com
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