The Dividing

Android Lust | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 2007)
• Original Release Date: July 16, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Projekt Records
• ASIN: B0000A5A0H
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,444 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Infectiously hellish... An amazing talent!, June 13, 2004

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Clarissa "MoonGoddess" (Ontario, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dividing (Audio CD)

Although signed to Projekt records, which is best known for dreamy groups like Love Spirals Downwards or darkwave groups like Lycia, the one mastermind behind Android Lust is far from the norm. Shikhee (yes, a female!) is unlike any singer I've ever heard before and her music is widely diversified. Usually I'm able to compare an artist as sounding akin to another (in terms of voice, at least) but she truly does stand out as a unique musician. I admit, her shrilly whispers got on my nerves at first but that's only because I'm accustomed to beautiful, otherwordly singers. However, in an icy sort of way, she does have a nice voice when she's not aggressively screaming, which I don't mind at all anymore as it fits in well with the mood of the songs.

I guess you could consider 'The Dividing' a Goth album with its dark, venomous rhythms but it's so much more than that. The music draws heavily on electronica with pounding techno beats on "Unbeliever", for example, along with elements of rock, industrial, and even some classical. A flute opens "Fall To Fragments" and a gorgeous viola haunts the closing track, "Burn". The lyrics and singing are mostly filled with regret and loathing that's fiercely emotional yet there's also an ethereal quality to the material, rewarding us with a breath of fresh air that's neither stagnant nor copied.

As to the person who was bashing so many for writing positive reviews for this album, claiming they're not 'objective' enough to be helpful, well did you ever think that perhaps they gave it five stars because they appreciate what they've heard here? Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and you may not always agree with them but you should at least respect them! Sure, I buy a lot of music but that doesn't mean I'm never going to go back to this or like it any less in the future!

FYI: When I listen to something I haven't played in a while I oftentimes end up enjoying it more than before and I'm sure the same can be said for others! (Sorry... I just had to comment on that).

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An electronic Rotten Apple, July 30, 2003

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"scelerat" (Madrid, Madrid Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dividing (Audio CD)

This CD is so perfect it hurts. Its sounds take you to the darkest and deepest pit in yourself, where metallic snakes crawl on artificial dead flowers.
It starts with the arminizing, quasi-eclesiastical notes of "Division", an excellent intro for what will come after...
"Kingdom of One" is a dive in electronic-industrial ocean, intense and violent as an orgasm.
"Panic Wrought" somehow reminds me of Björk on a bad acid trip left alone in the woods.
"Follow", with Shikhee's intense vocals is one of the best tracks in the Cd, in my opinion-captivating at first listen.
"The Want", an indeed strange list, is, once again, Android Lust at its best.
"Stained" is hypnotic, pendulous... The moaning Shikhee is, once again, superb.
"Unbeliever": I know I'm saying almost the same in every track, but it's hard to define songs when you think they all are great for different reasons. In this particular one, Shikhee's soft vocals collide with the dark, sinister music, creating an incredible opus on desire and perseverance.
"Another Void", another great song. I wonder what does this girl have in her head to make such an album in which all songs deserve to be heard. The use of different instruments in this song makes it insuperable...
"Fall to Fragments". Did I say insuperable? I was wrong. This one song is just perfect, the Marriage of heaven and Hell, as Blake would say. The flute repeating its mantra with an electronic monster playing chess with our minds. And, on top of all that, the soul of the song: Shikhee. You don't find every day a voice like this, capable of the lowest growls and the sexiest whispers, along with shivering screams.
"Sex and Mutilation". The title speaks for itself. What could be the result of the mix of this two things, the sublime and the violent? The result is this song... Remarkable.
"Burn". A beautiful goodbye for this album, desperate and softly venomous. An intimate apocalypse.

This album is a "must have" if you're into electronica-industrial. It will grow on you, like a blood flower. Beautiful and dangerous as an electronic rotten apple.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Um, no, December 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dividing (Audio CD)

I must seriously disagree with paintbrush420's review below. I respect that everyone has their own opinion, but I really feel that this is Shikhee's strongest release to date.

She has moved away from the typical (and now to me old and boring) Industrial sound and has evolved into something much greater than "Industrial" music. I'm not sure how or where Shikhee is cashing in: as an independant artist (and with people like 'spidah', below, looking for ripped tracks - that's stealing - there are audio clips on her site!) I doubt she'll ever get any of this supposed "cash" (which she deserves for being a creative and honest musician).

As for not playing in his computer - I nor anyone I know has had this problem. A few of my PC friends cannot rip the tracks, but they can all play them. The flash applet is a simple vehicle for a photo gallery and the lyrics, and is a nice addition (think of it as icing) to an awesome album (with beautiful packaging by the way!)

Anyway, support Android Lust and pick this one up.