It is unclear which noises are electronically generated here vs. which are hopelessly deformed renditions of instrumental recordings, but the overall impression is one of heavy Power Electronics approached from an emotionally-driven and techno-influenced perspective. Looped layers and compressed sizzles evoke something like the musical equivalent of coming down from club drugs surrounded by the once-warm, now-cold lights of the modern cosmopolis.
At times this album almost has “beats.” Neon synth tones are countermeasured with crunchfucked distortion blowout to provide the ideal bed for occasional outbursts of purely spiteful vocal violence, as well as the rare and deeply-embedded sung phrase.
Clearly the work of an Industrial Noise artist possessing some degree of formal musical training, ‘Pejorative’ will carefully mesmerize and then mercilessly destroy you. Has an atmosphere of atomised bedroom desperation far different, and yet not at all incompatible with, the preceding Birth Control catalog to date. Recommended for fans of Propergol, Jason Crumer, early Vidna Obmana, and mid-period Prurient.
STRICTLY limited to 50 hand-numbered copies. Black pro-C90 with double-sided pro-jcard. Total runtime 68min. $6US on Storenvy, €5 on Discogs, or order by direct communication with birthcontrolproductions@gmail.com.
8HOURS FOR WORK, 8HOURS FOR REST, 8HOURS FOR THOSE WE KILL.
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