Convenience [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Die Warzau

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 2004)
• Original Release Date: September 11, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: PULSEBLACK Records
• ASIN: B00066N5LY
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #224,678 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Crusaders

2. Go Going Gone

3. Permission

4. Radiation Babies

5. Glare

6. Bliss

7. Linoleum

8. Superbuick

9. Terrorform

10. Curious

11. Gone Chemical

12. Kleen

13. King of Rock and Roll

14. Come as You Are

15. As We Are so We Are

16. Shine

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

In the late eighties, Van Christie and Jim Marcus were performance artists working in Chicago clubs on their own. Their first show ever was at the historic Medusa's Nightclub and was less about music than destruction and visual mayhem. After a performance at the Limelight that resulted in the closing of the room and a liberal amount of Press Coverage, they were invited to join the Fiction records roster alongside the Cure, Eat and the Associates, to be distributed by Polydor in the US. They released "I've Got To Make Sense" in 1988 as a single in support of Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign, charting at 23 on Billboard's dance chart and topping college club charts across the country.

Product Description

Produced in their own live studio, this is the first studio album released by Die Warzau since 1995's critically acclaimed ENGINE mixed styles and genres and cemented their reputation as electronic innovators to be imitated. At the same time both the most infectious and catchy record recorded by the seminal Chicago Industrial anti-pop band, CONVENIENCE is raw, noisy and aggressive. Christie's Production has never sounded more complex and listenable while Marcus' vocal range has grown to include a depth that has not been found on an industrial recording to date. The inclusion of Abel Garibaldi and Dan Evans into the core group has built a more powerful recording presence, demonstrated readily by CONVENIENCE's easy stylistic and technical maneuvers. While lyrically, the record is self-assured and fascinating from beginning to end, the party recording atmosphere of ENGINE has been met and bested. It's been nearly ten years and the wait has been well worth it.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Engine, October 11, 2004

By	Derrick Ray (NY,NY) - See all my reviews

I loved Engine. It was a quirky, weird, but beautifully musical piece of music that flowed from beginning to end and never did what you expected. When DW first started it seemed like nobody was crossing genre boundaries like they were, writing pretty music when they wanted, hard music, electro music, tribal, whatever they felt suited the song. Not that artists like Radiohead are jumping boundaries, too, maybe people will finally get what they're doing.

Conveneince picks up where Engine left off. It's great lound, but the songs are complex and interesting and the vocals are thbest Marcus has ever done. I doubt there's a pop singer on the radio today with a voice this listenable and flexible. The lyrics are usually the best parts on DW records and here they are dead perfect. This is a great record for parties, and it pulls together better than any album I've heard since Cabaret Voltaire's Code, even though the music is diverse and challenging. This album is definitely going to spawn songs that will be great 30 years from now.

And the packaging is nice as well. Good work.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply a great listen! , February 16, 2006

By	Superfly Razorfish (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

Deconstructionists will always find fault. Thus, it is not surprising that some people apparently only listened to the album for technical content and missed out on the subtleties of the whole. Of course, you'll also find crackpots that read too much into the album as well. The bottom line is that this album manages to sound, dare I say, like a pop album. However, if all pop music were this good, then I might consider "converting". Rather than being a disjoint juxtaposition of different sounds and styles, I actually think that the album has a great vibe and that it has more continuity and unity than most have given it credit for having. The album has moments where its biting, creepy, pretty, and mellow. The album probably won't be eclectic enough for puppy lovers and will probably be too pretty for most industrialites. All I know is that Die Warzau is still makes some of the most "organic" highly produced music out there. The maturity of Convenience seems to reflect that of its creators. While some music dwells on the blacks and whites ... Convenience not only includes the grays - it embraces the full sprectrum of colors.

5.0 out of 5 stars Musical masterpiece, July 28, 2006

By	baldmessiah - See all my reviews

this is by far the best album that has come out over the last 2 years. i bought it when it was released and all i can say is i have been listening to it nonstop. it is a great blend of musical styles and jim marcus has to have one of the better voices out there. i would recomend this album to everyone, and can't wait for the next album that is released by Die Warzau.