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Remanufacture

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For a band that pooh-poohs technology somewhat (read the bit in the booklet), Fear Factory has turned out a fabulous second "cloned"/remix album, taking their earlier CD, "Demanufacture," and having various artists (like Junkie XL and Rhys Fulber) remix several of their songs. The turnout is quite good. While Fear Factory is basically an industrial-metal band, throw some hip-hop/electronica/techno beats in, and they still have their edge, which is probably a big relief to Fear Factory fans who may be a little apprehensive about crossing the line into electronica. Not to worry. "Remanufacture" is a full-throttle energy boost, though a couple of the last tracks on here can be considered very mild and ambient-like. Take "Bound For Forgiveness," for instance--an eerie track that sounds perfect at night--or "Refinery," a well-named track with great background noises. Close your eyes and you can almost imagine being in a refinery, the sound quality's that good. Besides these two, most of the remaining tracks are loud and fast, the kind of music I love listening to while I exercise.

A few tracks worth mentioning are "Remanufacture" (the same-named track as the album, which has a twin version on track 13; neither is really radio-friendly, even though the second one is referred to as the edited version), "Genetic Blueprint" (a favorite), "Bionic Chronic" (a 33-second "answering machine" track), "T-1000" (ideal for the bass-hungry crowd, though it gives me a headache after awhile; it's a bit monotonous), and "21st Century Jesus" (another favorite; this one can almost be lumped in with the aforementioned slower tracks, but it picks up tempo after awhile; great guitars).

Overall, "Remanufacture" is a first-rate combination of metal and techno. It's a good example of how remix albums should sound--using electronica to enhance tracks, not to take away a band's aggression or warp tracks into unrecognizably softer songs. "Remanufacture" is definitely worth a listen if you're a Fear Factory fan.

This CD has almost all of the songs from "Demanufacture" remixed by one of the guys from Frontline Assembly (I forgot whether it was Bill Leeb or Rhys Fulber). If you're Familiar with FLA's "Tactical Neural Implant" CD, then you'll definitely want to pick this up. An ingenious industrial/techno re-working of this wonderful material which often leaves me wondering which versions I prefer. The other tracks are remixed by a very talented DJ. I think, aside from "Love and Hate in Dub" by Godflesh, that "Remanufacture" is the best re-mix CD that I own! I wish FF would do this with all of their CD's! Buy it, this is worth owning.

The Remanufacture album was the next level of remixes following Fear is the Mindkiller. If you have an open mind and enjoy something different from the normal metal then Remanufacture is an album to own.

FF decided to release a remix album of "Demanufacture". Hearing new versions from the excellent "Demanufacture" seems great, but the result is quite disturbing: the tracks were remixed by many "techno celebrities" who all have their style. This album is therefore incoherent, ranging from boring factory noises, to gabber (ultra hardcore techno), to quite good tracks. Track 6 is my favorite. Fatboy Slim, Junkie XL and others worked on this album. It's great to innovate, but it's a bit too experimental for me!

This is realy extraordinary album. The hard sound of Fear Factory, mixed with electronic music makes it unique in every way. I like it a lot.

Although this is an interesting idea, it doesn't quite work. I'll admit first off I'm not a fan of remixes for the most part, so maybe I'm biased. For some reason, Fear Factory sought to have every song (with the exception of Dog Day Sunrise, since it's a cover) from the jewel-case version of Demanufacture remixed. Sometimes it works out good, such as Genetic Blueprint (New Breed), Remanufacture (Demanufacture) and Cloning Technology (Replica). But these tracks are really the only things worth listening to on this album, unless you're a remix freak. I don't recomend this album except for the most diehard of Fear Factory completists, like myself.

When clever electronics meet industrial-metal.....Remanufacture is the result.
This CD is the nearest thing to headbanging synths as its going to get.
Using Demanufacture as the template, Rhys Fulber, and Junkie XL pull apart, and paste back together with electronics, atmospheres, and anything else that makes a noise, this incredible soundtrack.
Opening with the title track, Remanufacture, the CD slams from one track to another. The Keyboards, samples, and sequence lines, are more than just an add ons..... they very much are apart of each track, creating a new track altogether. As in the powerful "Burn", its original "Flashpoint", is almost unrecognisable here.
Highlights include "Genetic Blue Print", "21st Century Jesus", and "Burn"
This is more than a remix CD, it is a callaboration effort.

This is truly an outstanding effort by Fear Factory to give their music a different sound and edge by altering their songs to all kinds of different types of music, such as gabba, hip-hop, jungle, ambient, all of it with hardcore techno sound to it. It is wonderful, although I gotta admit fear factory made a small mistake by allowing other DJ's and bands to remix their music, because they don't match fear factorys remix style and it makes things seem unbalanced, none of their remixs are as good as fear factorys, except for the replica remix which is quite intense. Any fan of fear factory or techno or just different types of music, I recommend giving this cd a chance, just remember it takes time to grow on you and a few of the tracks fall flat. The excellent ones however are REALLY excellent. Go for it.

This CD was one of the best and toughest CDs ive ever heard, I would definently recommend this cd to everyone who has taste in music and loves tough music with guys that screem.

What a brilliant cd It is much better than demanufatur