Eulogy for the Sick Child

Imperative Reaction | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 2, 1999)
• Original Release Date: February 2, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pendragon Records
• ASIN: B00000HYX6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #519,502 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Scorpio

2. The Longing (For Detachment)

3. Forced

4. Compressed/Terror

5. Flatline

6. The Sick Child

7. The Settling/Flight

8. Syntax

9. Overcast

10. Predicate

11. : Outobsolete/Vision

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Those who like clean, straight-ahead, competent techno-industrial music need look no further than this debut from Southern California's Imperative Reaction. Sure, the :Wumpscut:-style distorted vocals are fairly hackneyed, but they're overshadowed by the inventive programming and sampling, particularly on the viciously funky "Compressed/Terror," with its razor-sharp beats and menacing Clockwork Orange dialogue snippets, and on the bouncy "Syntax." Reactioneers David Andrecht and Ted Phelps have a strong sense of what elements work well together, and even though their music ends up a tad on the derivative side, it's interesting enough (and dance-floor-friendly enough) to rise above most of the overproduced, muddled industrial music clogging the arteries of the late '90s. A strong start. --Steve Landau

Product Description

Making a splash with their last album "Redemption", and a 2005 tour in support of VNV Nation, Imperative Reaction has begun work on a new album set for release this fall. With their ever-growing fan base, they've been bombarded with requests to re-release their out of print debut. They've answered that call. This new version is completely revamped and re-mastered with new artwork, two unreleased tracks from the "Eulogy" sessions, recording sessions, and a 2006 remix of their 1999 club hit "Scorpio". Audiences will discover the band's evolution from darker electronic music to their now pop-friendly style, while keeping their intelligent songwriting skills intact. "Eulogy" shows the potential of a new band, while "Redemption" shows how they've grown. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great start for an American industrial band, October 7, 2000

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Neo Murtle (Acworth, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eulogy for the Sick Child (Audio CD)

Imperative Reaction combines the depressing lyrics of American industrial bands (Skinny Puppy, Nine Inch Nails, and Praga Khan) with the inspired, organized, and atmospheric electronic music of European industrial bands. Eulogy has some great tracks on it (Scorpio, The Longing, Overcast), while some just seem like fillers. Overall, I think this a great debut release for Imperative Reaction, and that they should be commended for implementing the more European style to their sound.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a terrific set, February 2, 2009

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Michael L. Love "free is a verb" (currently at work) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eulogy For The Sick Child (MP3 Download)

If you love industrial, this album is a terrific way to get a lot of music from a crucial time in the development of the genre. They were halcyon days, at least for me.

There are reasons to fault the album; the lyrics and cover art, but as an artifact and representation of the genre, it is overwhelmingly exceptional. Get this one before trying any other Imperative Reaction, or maybe even before trying any other industrial.

Regards,
proclus
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Awesome - My Newest Favorite Band!, February 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Eulogy for the Sick Child (Audio CD)

I buy a lot of EBM and industrial music and this album is by far my newest favorite for the year. I love industrial dance of this quality and every track on the album is strong. The music is complex with simple melodies layered into delicately harsh vocals and strong industrial dance-beats, and yet sustain excellent musical form. I was quite surprised to discover the band is based in the US because I would expect the sound to come out of Belgium or Germany. The closest bands I can relate them to are all on Metropolis - Wumpscut, Informatik, Decoded Feedback, etc.