ANTIchildLEAGUE – Brainwaves – Endangered Species –
Cassette – 2021 – ES022
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Since 2017 ACL has slowed down
to a halt on promoting gigs in the UK so, because of that there have been regular
ACL releases every year. The focus has paid off, with ACL honing closer attention
to its overall sound and finer details – the improvement is constant. Along
with Hellworm and the early singles, the work of the last Five Years is amongst
ACL’s best. I liked the trilogy of albums that came, but the new work is a
massive step up.
The vocals throughout the
album sound warped; they are basically a female voice pushed so far beyond its
limits that it becomes completely androgynous as it spits out hateful venom.
This latest sermon from ACL is a diatribe of sonic poison.
The electronics are kept at
just the right number of components, without there being too much; elements are
allowed to play off each other. The overdrive is very controlled and
appropriate to the work. The sense of space in the sound is felt throughout Brainwaves.
The distortion forms full assaultive walls punctuated by the vocal, in contrast
to this sound is broken into minimal noise as it plays out.
The dying aspect of some
sounds gives a morbid stench to the album, it is as if there is a big push to
connect to the Italian death sound unique to that area in recent decades. In
contrast to the solid electronics demonstrated, there is an Undead feel to the
work even if the natural hatred given off by the project masks this.
This is Power Electronics with
an excessive barrage of nastiness and a menacing undercurrent of Death
Industrial, it will really appeal to fans wanting a more punishing listening
experience. Brainwaves is another gem in this continued stream of good work by
ACL.
Coventry Soul 2021.
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