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It is my personal opinion that this is the best work this band has to offer to date (4/15/04). The songs on this album are constructed with some of the catchiest bass line hooks I have ever heard. The guitar has some great crunch but more important is the leads. The guitar leads on this disc make the songs sound epic and larger than life, yet are simplistic in nature. They both compliment the rythems yet provide a nice contrast to the over all dark sound of this album. I know most fans today probably favor the bands new vocal style but this album is the pinacle of death metal cross over into industrial. Their new sound to me (anything out after 1996) is filled with boreing sample loops and spastic guitar riffing. I much prefer the slower more groove oriented stuff on Submit, Industrial, and Desensitized. For all GODFLESH fans this is a must check out CD. Even people into Ministry or KMFDM who don't mind diving into some heavier music might like this album. For Fans of the newer Pitch Shifter sound give this disc a chance!! Right down to the production it's a forgotton masterpiece. If anyone from the band should ever read this do me a favour and try this approach to music again. I'm not the best writer/reviewer but I am a huge fan of the band, even my online name is derived from thier first album.

This EP was my first introduction to Pitch Shifter way back in '91-92 after seeing their video on "Headbanger's Ball" on MTV. It had all the heaviness and guitar play of Streetcleaner-era Godflesh but way faster like their Earache peers Carcass and Entombed. The current day PS is all about drum'n'bass,technology and such but for those who want to hear them at their most brutal and heavy,get this CD and listen to the 1st song"Gritter" for confirmation. For any Pitch Shifter fan,this CD is as essential the subsequent "Desensitized".

This band makes Ministry and other more popular industrial bands sound like Raffy or Sharon, Lois, and Bram. Really. As heavy as it comes.

This EP features J.S. Clayden on front vocals for the first time, overtaking his brother's place, and it shows. All of the songs on this release feature pretty choppy production which seemed to be characteristic of most industrial music of the time. However, considering the heavy amount of distortion applied to every track on this EP, the listener will most likely realize that the mid-range production of the songs only adds to their distorted nature.

While all of these songs tend to fit a formula of esoteric lyrics and down tuned guitars, there are a few stand-out tracks on this release, namely "Deconstruction" - a real moshpit number - "New Flesh P.S.I." - a remixed version of an already vague track from the band's first vinyl, Death Industrial - and "Dry Riser Inlet" - which features the most effective brand of vocal distortion that the band did during this era.

This 1995 reissue of the EP features the formerly hidden song "Silo" now on its own track number, and also a couple of nonessential live performances which sound a little off-key to say the least.