Author: Girls Against Boys

Features:

• Freak on Ica

Format: Import

Release Date: 02-06-1998

Details: Review In the sample-stuffed Exorcisto and club-hopping grooves of Cowboy's Orbit, industrial techno grinds against gritty guitars under Scott McCloud's oh-so-suave vocals. -- USA TodayPost-punk guitars and industrial-strength electronica rhythms duel throughout a funky dystopia that's GVSB's most mesmerizing collection yet.... -- Entertainment WeeklyThe New York band's major-label debut blends pure, disco-era lust with hardcore punk and monster metal. It's a record of rocking danger and kinky electricity.... As sexy as it all is, there's an overwhelmingly apocalyptic vibe lurking around the disco ball, from the desperate club mantra of Roxy to the hyper-metal rush of Speedway. -- Los Angeles Times Amazon.ca The first full-length major-label effort from Girls Against Boys finds their sound largely intact, with a brutally narrow tonal range and intriguingly arranged song structures at the forefront of their sonic assault. The production is jarring at first, and the sudden clarity and separation between instruments takes some getting used to after brilliant but relatively muddy indie-label efforts like House of GVSB. The band end up using the newfound space to their advantage, compiling a litany of abrasive yet distinctly melodic noises to fill out their ferocious approach. The concept works especially well on songs like "Exorcisto," which incorporates a cracking snare sound and background industrial noise into an unpredictable compositional style and off-speed rhythmic elements. Girls Against Boys have gotten a lot of mileage out of their spare, loud sound, but they up the ante on Freak*on*ica to the point where they've actually made a headphone album. Crank it up or don't--you'll get lost in it either way. --Matthew Cooke

UPC: 720642515624

EAN: 0720642515624

Languages: english

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood