Review from Outburn Magazine #25
author: Outburn
Outburn #25
Rating: 9/10
Initial listens to “Everyday is Distortion,” will reveal a sense of familiarity in Christ Analogue’s infectious mix of cold electronics with a more organic, industrial rock approach. Searing synths, pounding rhythms, and razor-sharp guitars are met by frontman Wade Alin’s emotionally charged vocals. Tracks like “A Slight Rage” with it’s spit-fire hip-hop leanings and the albums opener, “So Brand New,” are vintage Christ Analogue. But it is when the music is given room to breathe that Christ Analogue sounds invigorated. Throughout the disc, traces of electronica, techno, punk, and pop weave in and out of electronic soundscapes. From the drum and bass tinkerings of “Bitchwarmer” to the 4 on the floor old school EBM of “Fair Game,” Alin and his cohort, Markus Vonprause, deliver an arsenal of intriguing industrial music that, while having roots in the past, doesn’t aim to recapture it. Other standouts on “Everyday Is Distortion” include the intricate textures of “Hemisphere,” the melancholy synthpop of “Sustain,” and the alt rock musings of “Everyone Is Looking.” In spite of the different styles that find their way onto “Everyday is Distortion,” there’s a consistent flow among the tracks, giving Christ Analogue a distinct sound all their own. – Brian Lumauig
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