This compilation brings together new and unreleased exclusive tracks. Some of the tracks are remixes made for this disc. The collection consists of "EBM, dark industrial, scathing power noise, and a nice mix of instrumental and vocal tracks as well" as the site description puts it.
It starts slow and builds like a suspenseful movie soundtrack. The intro is a smooth dub track from System der Dinge, "in cold sleep," a rather soft yet scary calm before the storm. Following this is another build-up tune (with an extremely harsh yet catchy chorus) from Forced, "the World Outside" [Hats off to Tommy T., who I assume threw in the Hank Williams segue between these two tracks. I stand corrected, it was System der Dinge that put that at the end of their song.]. From here the beats kick hard and fast and rarely relent.
Swedish electro-industrialists, Run Level Zero tell us a tale of being a loner afraid to deal with that torturous outside arena in "My Tormentor." They do so with a tune that is very reminiscent of Front 242 without making it sound old or even borrowed. This is the new industrial dance and I look forward to more from them.
The compilation also has several exclusive remixes including: Aghast View's "low blood (high life)," and instrumental version of Diverje's "On Skin" mixed by Liars Rosebush, a Doll Factory remix of SMP's "Megaton," as well as mixes by Mono No Aware, Davantage, and Solitary Experiments.
The album's first three tracks are exclusive and includes these four other tracks only found on 'Futronik': Andraculoid's "acceptance," Audux's "severian," Krushed Opiates' "runaway," and is graced with an exclusive tune from Testube titled "brownfields" an excellent experimental instrumental piece well placed as the final track.
Overall this has got to be one of the best compilations, of this style and nature, in a long time. While most labels are satisfied with putting the handful of hits they can acquire and then using the remaining filler space to promote their fledgling (or weakling) artists, DSBP has gathered a complete collection with no weak link or filler.
To find out more about this burgeoning label and its extremely strong roster go to the DSBP Records Web Site (they are also on our Links page).
Congratulations are due to DSBP and Run Level Zero, recent winner of the "Best Newcomer of the Year" at the annual SAMA (Swedish Alternative Music Awards) festival which was held in Gothenburg on March 30. Another sign of the caliber of artist that DSBP is signing, Run Level Zero recently released "symbol of submission" through DSBP and have an e.p. on the way titled "in between" (check back, a review of one or both of these may be posted later)(Just got "symbol of submission" and it has what is now my favorite industrial "vampire song"). Once again see DSBP for more info on their bands and other compilations in their catalog.
