CONTROLLED FUSION
PATIENT ZERO
ALBUM BLOODLINE, SSC, PLAYGROUND RELEASE: APRIL 25, 2000, MAY 15, 2000 (SCANDINAVIA) REVIEW: JUNE 8, 2000

These Germans are pretty big in their home country, which doesn't surprise me. Their music is a mixture between techno, ambient and EBM, where EBM is the main ingredient. The music is mostly hard and danceable, which may make you think "oh, yet another German teeny angst EBM band".
This is not the case though.
The album starts with a hard-hitting track titled "War" and it stays on that path throughout the entire album, with a couple of more ambient exceptions.
The third track "Light Me Up" is the real peak of this album, with its complicated rhythms and captivating refrain. Another favourite is the cover "Hit That Perfect Beat", originally by Bronski Beat. Should be a dancefloor filler!
Worth noticing is the Brazilian guest vocalist Fabricio Viscardi of Aghast View, who contributes on two of the tracks. The vocals on the album are not distorted all the time. Surprised, eh? They've varied the voice effects, which is good.
This is a highly recommended party album! The path leads to the hard dancefloors where smoke is in the air and stroboscopes flashes instantly...

JOHAN ASTEMARK


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