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Art is Dangerous
Physical Body Projection
Advancing the Spectrum
Vital Signs
Deeper into You
Bliss
Theory
The Balance of Self
Enslaved
Frustration
Symbol
Destroy.Create.Repeat
Hopeloss
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Margin of Error
Destroy.Create.Repeat.
Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2008
By: Dillon Carlyon
By: Dillon Carlyon
A well produced combination of smooth and harsh electronics make this a must have debut.
Destroy.Create.Repeat. is Margin of Error's first full-length and follows the Head Reconnect single and the Destroy.Create.Remix. EP. This release falls somewhere between EBM and industrial, with the electronic instrumentation being complemented by hard, unpredictable beats and occasional guitar. One distinguishing characteristic of Destroy.Create.Repeat. is the combination of two vocal presences, with the first staying in the mid-level range while the second tears across and through everything in a feral shriek. Frequent and very creative beat structure changes also make this CD stand out from the increasingly stereotypical sound of the many harsh EBM acts currently putting out material.
The album opens with "Art is Dangerous," a foreboding intro with a slow beat that slams suddenly into the low, growling guitar and insane beats of "Physical Body Projection." "Advancing the Spectrum" features all of the elements that this album has put together so artfully: two different styles of vocals, supporting guitar, and a beat that starts with a very basic four-by-four structure and continuously adds and subtracts layers so that the song is constantly changing and evolving. "Deeper into You" mixes a precarious-sounding ascending progression of high synths with slightly more prominent guitar. "Theory" is an instrumental featuring a simple, smooth combination of rapidly moving synths backed by some great sci-fi and horror movie samples. "The Balance of Self" is probably the hardest song on this album, with lots of guitar under vocals that becoming increasingly more intense and distorted. "Hopeloss" finishes the CD on a more subdued note, with ghostly synths creating an atmosphere of sighs and echoes.
Destroy.Create.Repeat. offers a number of well crafted tracks, be they fast and furious or quietly sublime. Some songs melt seamlessly into one another, while others crash into each other and leave little promise of survival. The mood of the album may be too jumpy for some listeners, while the experimentation with multiple beats and rhythms causes the overall drive of some the songs to miss their mark and lose the intensity that they attempt to build. The more well balanced songs on this release, however, are well worth investigating for EBM enthusiasts who like supporting guitar and experimentation with beat structure.
The album opens with "Art is Dangerous," a foreboding intro with a slow beat that slams suddenly into the low, growling guitar and insane beats of "Physical Body Projection." "Advancing the Spectrum" features all of the elements that this album has put together so artfully: two different styles of vocals, supporting guitar, and a beat that starts with a very basic four-by-four structure and continuously adds and subtracts layers so that the song is constantly changing and evolving. "Deeper into You" mixes a precarious-sounding ascending progression of high synths with slightly more prominent guitar. "Theory" is an instrumental featuring a simple, smooth combination of rapidly moving synths backed by some great sci-fi and horror movie samples. "The Balance of Self" is probably the hardest song on this album, with lots of guitar under vocals that becoming increasingly more intense and distorted. "Hopeloss" finishes the CD on a more subdued note, with ghostly synths creating an atmosphere of sighs and echoes.
Destroy.Create.Repeat. offers a number of well crafted tracks, be they fast and furious or quietly sublime. Some songs melt seamlessly into one another, while others crash into each other and leave little promise of survival. The mood of the album may be too jumpy for some listeners, while the experimentation with multiple beats and rhythms causes the overall drive of some the songs to miss their mark and lose the intensity that they attempt to build. The more well balanced songs on this release, however, are well worth investigating for EBM enthusiasts who like supporting guitar and experimentation with beat structure.
