Sunnypsyop [ENHANCED]

Ohgr

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2003)
• Original Release Date: July 1, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Spitfire
• ASIN: B00009RXKM
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,092 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Ohgr, the nouveau-industrial collaboration between Skinny Puppy's Ogre Nevik and Mark Walk, returns with the sophomore chapter of its wry, 21st century schizoid man industrial shtick. The delicious, silly pun of its title is a knowing wink to longtime fans and paranoids alike, a telling hint of just how seriously the industrial music vets may take themselves. But their music is another matter, and the Ogre/Walk duo manage to cut through the slick showbiz hoodoo of more successful contemporaries like Marilyn Manson and White Zombie, seeking no less than to tap into the rich tangled, if oft-oxidized roots of industrial/electro rock, from Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle to "HiLo"'s more dance-floor-friendly nods to OMD and the Silicon Teens. Punctuated with compelling digital noise, fervent beats, and deceptively soothing interludes, Ogre's processed voice haunts "JaKo" and "WaTergaTe" like a malignant computer virus. Yet there's an often playful '80s electro-pop sense at work throughout, from subtle melodic touches to the overall economy they bring to every track, even the propulsive sequencing of the instrumental "ShiTe". Enhanced CD also contains a video for the track "MaJik" --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Welt, June 20, 2005

By	EerieVonEvil (The Rabbit Hole) - See all my reviews

Welt was pretty good, but this one blows that record out of the water. It is so much more lush and varied in style. Songs like Jako and Majik are highlights. One or two may be less memorable but as a whole this proves that Ogre can hold his own ground. I dont mind one bit that he is singing, even if I did prefer his sick as hell distorted vocals that were present on earlier puppy releases. He sounds great on here and I totally recommend this to Ogre and Cevik Key fans alike. Also get Cevin Key's "The Dragon Experience." That record is also essential like SunnyPsyOp is and all Skinny Puppy albums are!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent...Please excuse the hostility, October 17, 2004

By	Geofrey D. Vanderlinden "The Broker" (Grand Rapids, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Seldom do we get something this delightful anymore...we meaning Industrial fans. Please note, the following cheif complaints and me debunking of said complaint

1.) It isn't skinny puppy....Umm..Yeah. We know. Thats why it doesn't say Skinny Puppy on the front. Just because Ohgre is in the band does not mean it should sound like Skinny Puppy. It's it's own animal

2.) Mark Walk is not cEvin Key.... See above

3.) It's too "poppy"....People expect that anything with a Skinny Puppy alumni to have that grating, harsh edge to it. This has a wee bit of that, but it's much more precisely placed. PLEASE, remember that Ohgre and Skinny Puppy are two separate entities. Judge them separately, by their own merits and flaws.

All in all, the album is amazing. The bonus video fer the CD rom is a nice treat, though if ever I see it on MTV I'll die of surprise.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's not supposed to sound like Skinny Puppy!, May 12, 2004

By	Wayne Larsen "Sir Voh" (Orlando, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ohgr singing? Singing choruses? Yes! Another fantastic dive into the cess-pool of Ohgr's warped mind. Mark Walk has a knack for tweaking the most out of Ohgr's voice, using every vocoder/pitch corrector effect in the book, and then some. These are not the audio collages Skinny Puppy fans are used to, but instead are structured songs, and these songs, believe it or not, have hooks! The vocal lines/choruses of "HiLo", "Jako" and "Watergate" are ultra modern, and the melodic noise hooks of "Majik", "Chemtale" and "Dog" hint at latter era Skinny Puppy. There are even a few noise sections to annoy your "normal" friends with. Although the music isn't as nightmarish or chaotic as a Skinny Puppy album, it's originality and futuristic sensibility should satisfy old school SP fans as well as draw in new industrial/electronica listeners.