Customer Reviews

Suspension Of Disbelief

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Don't get me wrong.. I like the album, but after reading all the glowing reviews, I was a bit disappointed trying to compare it to the original Argyle Park Misguided album. AP sounds much more like Level, and Klay Scott (Disengage style). I love that stuff too, but the original Argyle Park was more electronic techno, in your face, frenetic, and fun. This is a much more serious album. I miss the Og excerpts, hidden tracks, and "superstyle techno" that was in the original Argyle Park. I'm continuosly listening to the new album though, and it does grow on you. For anyone that enjoys Klay Scott, Level, Klank, etc... this is a must have. You will immediately recognize who wrote what in this album. It could have been a Compilation album. I don't necessarily agree with the Skinny Puppy/NIN references. It sounds a lot more like Fear Factory in the secular side of things.

This album is the product of several creative minds experimenting with the electronic music frontier. It has obvious influence from Skinny Puppy, Frontline Assembly, and Circle of Dust. It has atmospheric textures of electronic sound flowing over a foundation of melodies. It feels surreal and chaotic, but within the chaos is rhythmic structures in beautiful harmony. It is just as great as Buka's first project, Argyle Park. My only criticism is in it's volume of content. Whereas Argyle Park had 34 total tracks, 16 of which were actually songs; AP2 has 12. The best tracks on Suspesion of Disbelief are Heroin Hate, My Sympathies, Sillouette of Rage, The Pact, and Resurrection of the Ravens.

From the ashes of Argyle Park come AP2 (or Argyle Park 2)! Here, Level and Buka put out twelve brand spanking new tracks. The tracks include collaborations with Klank, Stavesacre frontman Mark Salomon, Ghoti Hook frontman Joel Timothy Bell, and former Circle Of Dust member Klayton. Anyways, this collection of tracks reminds me of Skinny Puppy with a smidgeon of NIN. In other words, you get dark, depressing, chaotic sounds (but nowhere near that of Skinny Puppy) with some heavy guitars. Can't quite label them as "Christian industrial" since there's no mention of God anywhere in their music (but that's doesn't mean you shouldn't listen to them because of that!). Best tracks: "My Sympathies", "The Red Shirt Conspiracy", and "The Resurrection Of The Ravens". By the way, this CD actually deserves 3.5 stars...

This cd is great, hands down. If you stumble across this release, you know what you're looking for anf i can assure you that this is the one. Alot of big names are on this cd and it ends up being something that you'll listen to for years to come, as i have. Resurection of the Ravens is my personal fav, one of Klayton's best tracks to date.

With this CD, AP2 has released a sort of controlled chaos on the world. And they accomplish it masterfully, thanks to guest appearances from Mark Solomon, Klank, and Joel from Ghoti Hook. My personal faves are My Sympathies, Silhouette of Rage, and Resurrection of the Ravens. It is highly worth your time to listen to this CD!

if you like crazy, different music, then this c.d. is for you. it gets you energized and you can enjoy the variance of songs. wish they had more like this...

This is a really good album, for any fan of industrial music, regardless of religion. Not just "good for a christian album" or "the best christian industrial", I think this album easily stands alongside KMFDM, skinny puppy, NIN, etc. Definitely a lot better than bands like Cruxshadows or Leaetherstrip. They've got a really heavy sound, and even when they bring in the singsongy darkwave-esque vocals, it's usually well-balanced. A few songs I could have done without. I'm not a fan of Red Shirt Conspiracy. Resurrection of the Ravens is very.. um.. idk, upbeat, dancy. It's good, but feels a bit out of place on the album, imo. I find Goodbye to be painfully slow and usually gets skipped. "The only man I know" is.... beyond mediocre. Not sure how it made it onto the album, honestly.

BUT... Heroin Hate, My Sympathies, and Silhoutte of Rage are all really good. I mean Heroin Hate is so good it hurts. Hands down one of my favorite industrial songs, period. I really love The Pact. It's got this really smooth jungle sound, very cool. A nice addition to the album, for sure.

I guess looking at this review, I really like about as many songs as I dislike. I do still say that this is overall a great album. The good songs are just that good.