First Conspiracy

International Noise Conspiracy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 29, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: G-7 Welcome Committe
• ASIN: B00008G5KQ
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448,972 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The First Conspiracy is a combination of four 7"s released in Europe. If one is familiar with lead singer Dennis Lyxzen's former band, Refused, and where they ended their career at, this album seems like the logical continuation of that. The music is garage rock, but Dennis' vocals still occasionally sound like they did with Refused. The First Conspiracy is twelve songs of raw energy and stripped-down, free rock & roll in the '70s revivalist sense. Lyrically, the band speaks on their anti-establishment, Marxist struggle, with songs that focus on the illusions of state bureaucracy and liberation of the proletariat. Perhaps not the best album for newcomers to the International Noise Conspiracy to start out with, but for die-hard fans, it will be an essential. ~ Kurt Morris, All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

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3.0 out of 5 stars Its good but its kinda short (3.5 stars), November 19, 2008

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This review is from: First Conspiracy (Audio CD)

If you've heard anything else by the INC then you know what to expect, and in all honesty this is about as good as their next two albums except in two important ways:

1. Its pretty short (about 28 minutes).

2. Dennis Lyxzen doesn't quite seem used to the idea that he's fronting a garage band yet, so he does a bit too much Refused-style screaming. Not that most garage rock doesn't have screaming, but not the hardcore, vocal chord destroying, melody-free type of screaming that Mr. Lyxzen is doing here. It doesn't wreck these songs, but considering that the INC usually rides by on a groove, this extreme vocalizing is a bit distracting.

Other than that, its good. Early on it seems they had a pretty good handle on their sound, meaning that if you liked "Survival Sickness" and/or "A New Morning, Changing Weather" you'll know exactly what you're getting here. Only its shorter than those albums... and more screamo-y.



p.s. This comp ends with a track called "Black Mask." Their third album, "Armed Love," starts off with a track called "Black Mask." They are two completely different songs.