Unit:187: Unit:187
- F.O.A.D. 3:51
- Burn 4:50
- Waiting For Jesus 4:50
- Lardass 4:50
- Pointless 3:54
- Crackhead 5:13
- Shitlist 4:40
- Lifosuction 4:29
- Agnostic 4:45
- Debauch 7:27
- Crackhead 4:19
Thrown out the manual and forget everything you ever heard about speed metal
and hold onto your seats as UNIT:187 takes you on a test drive with what may be
the first electronic thrash outfit. Normally I'd be hesitant of a band that
uses this much sampled guitar but in this case they do use it in a way that
increases the overall vibe of the music rather than drown out the concepts and
ideas. At any rate this is the kind of music that brings out the mosh monster
in all of us and makes you want to run right out and create violence and mayhem
on the dancefloor. The lyrics, when possible to make out, are perhaps the
greatest detractor of the album. When used more as a musical instrument they
sound great but when used as context and depth for the track they only serve to
undermine the music. I guess I'm just tired of all the angst filled drivel
force fed to us by every other band and UNIT:187 has finally pushed me over the
edge. If I hear one more reference to killing one's self in an industrial track
I think I am going to puke. I suppose we can't all be perfect, so just ignore
the lyrics and enjoy the album at face value and you'll be okay otherwise you
might kick over your stereo in disgust.
Unit:187 are:
Tod Law - vocals
John Morgan - electronics & programming
Ashly Scribner - guitars & sampling
Contact:
21st Circuitry Records
P.O. Box 170100
San Francisco, CA 94117-0100
E-mail: circuit@sirius.com
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