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Daimonion
Project Pitchfork |
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I guess I would fall in with the ranks of those new listeners who'll be awed at how this band slipped past them before… and sure enough, one song in, and its unlike anything I've heard, yet from all I've read and heard about this eclectic duo that makes up Project Pitchfork, I expected excellence. And from what I'm hearing so far on their new release, they're primed to deliver it. Their first release in three years, but a recognizable name in the Industrial/Goth circles for over ten years running, epitomizes the best historical elements of early Sisters' with the fervent techno beats of a Kraftwerk, maybe a Front 242, and apply to the entire mix a wall of atmospheric and emotive sound and rapturous ambient textures. Known for their lyrical intelligence as much for their technical innovations, the same holds true here only in a less sociological setting, this time more inner personal but still with the deepest admiration for a heightened use of the senses. While the lyrical spillover moves into the sharp melodies and swooning percussive effects that echo forth a generous parallel of romanticism and elegance, there is an almost diabolical force clearly at work behind the scenes-all at once you're engulfed in fear, dread, longing, sorrow and joy. It's as if some unforeseeable entity rose up without warning and infected you at just the right moment to reveal the often untapped resources we often overlook in day to day life… a spiritual presence that illuminates the night but there's surely a master technician at work behind the dim light and cloud cover of this aural mystique simply known as "Daimonion." Released by Metropolis Records Review by Vinnie Apicella [va85@columbia.edu] |