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Flesh Eating Foundation
Seethe
Rebco Records
Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2008
By: Trubie Turner
By: Trubie Turner
A chaotic and aggressive release that shows great musical range, but probably isn't quite to everyone's tastes.
The premiere full-length album from the zombie loving U.K. band, Flesh Eating Foundation, Seethe is a daring and unique album that embodies many of the best aspects of mid '90s industrial. Cultivating a sound most similar to electronic junkpunk pioneers Babyland, the Flesh Eating Foundation blasts its audience with a deeply layered and chaotic wall of noise. On initial listen, many listeners may be turned off by Seethe's considerable rough edges and seemingly low production values, but like the horror films that seem to so greatly inspire them, Flesh Eating Foundation's flaws greatly add to their charm.
While very hostile throughout, there is a certain subtlety in Flesh Eating Foundation's work that allows an easy migration in tone. Though opening with the shouting lyrics and indomitable energy of "One Minute" and "Fight!," Flesh Eating Foundation quickly shows another side of themselves with "Drained" and "Seethe." Despite maintaining the harsh and deeply layered sound of their predecessors, these tracks are much mellower and feature a more harmonized vocal performance that surprisingly works amazingly well despite its somewhat bumpy delivery. Throughout the album, surprising moments of spontaneity and chaos present themselves preventing the listener from becoming bored or desensitized to the album's intensity.
Seethe pulls no punches and throws everything, including the kitchen sink, at the listener. Smartly composed and showing a surprising amount of variety in atmosphere, this is a really well done throwback album that's sure to appeal to anyone missing the harsher, more chaotic tunes of the '90s. Though Flesh Eating Foundation's production values and off-key vocal style may be unappealing to many, it gives the album a certain legitimacy and appeal that is not easily reproduced. In another parallel to the movie world, films become cult classics because of their earnest efforts and willingness to differentiate themselves from the norm, and therefore develop a small but fanatical following. If ever there were an album deserving of cult status, Seethe would be it.
While very hostile throughout, there is a certain subtlety in Flesh Eating Foundation's work that allows an easy migration in tone. Though opening with the shouting lyrics and indomitable energy of "One Minute" and "Fight!," Flesh Eating Foundation quickly shows another side of themselves with "Drained" and "Seethe." Despite maintaining the harsh and deeply layered sound of their predecessors, these tracks are much mellower and feature a more harmonized vocal performance that surprisingly works amazingly well despite its somewhat bumpy delivery. Throughout the album, surprising moments of spontaneity and chaos present themselves preventing the listener from becoming bored or desensitized to the album's intensity.
Seethe pulls no punches and throws everything, including the kitchen sink, at the listener. Smartly composed and showing a surprising amount of variety in atmosphere, this is a really well done throwback album that's sure to appeal to anyone missing the harsher, more chaotic tunes of the '90s. Though Flesh Eating Foundation's production values and off-key vocal style may be unappealing to many, it gives the album a certain legitimacy and appeal that is not easily reproduced. In another parallel to the movie world, films become cult classics because of their earnest efforts and willingness to differentiate themselves from the norm, and therefore develop a small but fanatical following. If ever there were an album deserving of cult status, Seethe would be it.
