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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Infectiously hellish... An amazing talent!, June 13, 2004
Although signed to Projekt records, which is best known for dreamy groups like Love Spirals Downwards or darkwave groups like Lycia, the one mastermind behind Android Lust is far from the norm. Shikhee (yes, a female!) is unlike any singer I've ever heard before and her music is widely diversified. Usually I'm able to compare an artist as sounding akin to another (in terms of voice, at least) but she truly does stand out as a unique musician. I admit, her shrilly whispers got on my nerves at first but that's only because I'm accustomed to beautiful, otherwordly singers. However, in an icy sort of way, she does have a nice voice when she's not aggressively screaming, which I don't mind at all anymore as it fits in well with the mood of the songs.I guess you could consider 'The Dividing' a Goth album with its dark, venomous rhythms but it's so much more than that. The music draws heavily on electronica with pounding techno beats on "Unbeliever", for example, along with elements of rock, industrial, and even some classical. A flute opens "Fall To Fragments" and a gorgeous viola haunts the closing track, "Burn". The lyrics and singing are mostly filled with regret and loathing that's fiercely emotional yet there's also an ethereal quality to the material, rewarding us with a breath of fresh air that's neither stagnant nor copied. As to the person who was bashing so many for writing positive reviews for this album, claiming they're not 'objective' enough to be helpful, well did you ever think that perhaps they gave it five stars because they appreciate what they've heard here? Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and you may not always agree with them but you should at least respect them! Sure, I buy a lot of music but that doesn't mean I'm never going to go back to this or like it any less in the future! FYI: When I listen to something I haven't played in a while I oftentimes end up enjoying it more than before and I'm sure the same can be said for others! (Sorry... I just had to comment on that).
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An electronic Rotten Apple, July 30, 2003
This CD is so perfect it hurts. Its sounds take you to the darkest and deepest pit in yourself, where metallic snakes crawl on artificial dead flowers.
It starts with the arminizing, quasi-eclesiastical notes of "Division", an excellent intro for what will come after...
"Kingdom of One" is a dive in electronic-industrial ocean, intense and violent as an orgasm.
"Panic Wrought" somehow reminds me of Björk on a bad acid trip left alone in the woods.
"Follow", with Shikhee's intense vocals is one of the best tracks in the Cd, in my opinion-captivating at first listen.
"The Want", an indeed strange list, is, once again, Android Lust at its best.
"Stained" is hypnotic, pendulous... The moaning Shikhee is, once again, superb.
"Unbeliever": I know I'm saying almost the same in every track, but it's hard to define songs when you think they all are great for different reasons. In this particular one, Shikhee's soft vocals collide with the dark, sinister music, creating an incredible opus on desire and perseverance.
"Another Void", another great song. I wonder what does this girl have in her head to make such an album in which all songs deserve to be heard. The use of different instruments in this song makes it insuperable...
"Fall to Fragments". Did I say insuperable? I was wrong. This one song is just perfect, the Marriage of heaven and Hell, as Blake would say. The flute repeating its mantra with an electronic monster playing chess with our minds. And, on top of all that, the soul of the song: Shikhee. You don't find every day a voice like this, capable of the lowest growls and the sexiest whispers, along with shivering screams.
"Sex and Mutilation". The title speaks for itself. What could be the result of the mix of this two things, the sublime and the violent? The result is this song... Remarkable.
"Burn". A beautiful goodbye for this album, desperate and softly venomous. An intimate apocalypse.This album is a "must have" if you're into electronica-industrial. It will grow on you, like a blood flower. Beautiful and dangerous as an electronic rotten apple.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's so nice, I bought it twice, September 2, 2003
This is an amazingly textured and diverse sounding gothic-industrial genre CD. There are many moods and feelings expressed in it and it gets better with each listen. The friend that I loaned it to agreed and kept it, so I had to buy another one and make the first one a gift, neither of which I've regretted. With songs and moods as diverse as the violently agressive 'Kingdom of One' to the sad coming down of 'Burn' this CD overflows with original creative energy. Get one for yourself and find out. But be warned, you may have to buy another one!
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