'us and them'GODFLESH |
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Tracklisting: Nihilism and Pessimism seem to follow Godflesh like a morose deathbag, every album whilst musically different comes shrouded in am Aura of disenchantment and bleakness fueled by bile and loathing from the cover artwork to the song titles. It's clear that Godflesh are not interested in making comfortable listening experiences with a title such as 'us and them', the new Godflesh album is not going to change that. Tracks named as bluntly as 'Defiled', 'Live To Lose' and 'Witchhunt' leave little room for doubts about the content and subject matter, it's just as well then, that through all this density and somberness, Godflesh manage to consistently create intriguing albums. Godflesh were among the first bands to introduce a distinctive industrial sound to their music with harsh guitar toning and the use of laps and belts, and predate the current trend of "Techno-Rock" by several years. Godflesh have always gone out of their way to experiment with new sounds and the immense wall of sound created on 'us and them' is enough to show that when it comes to innovation the band are still some way ahead of the competition. The songs that go to make up "us and them" range from the bludgeon of 'Defiled' through the beat-blasted 'i, me, mine' to the balledesque 'the internal' and at the end of the day you either get Godflesh or you don't, but to dismiss them because of their unconventional nature would be wrong. Godflesh probably don't give a fuck anyway, they have more pressing things on their minds. Released by Earache Records Limited. |