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Most underrated industrial band in history

Keir H. Fogarty | fort collins, colorado United States | 04/08/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This band, and in particular the albums "buried dreams" and "Man-Amplified" made electronic music in the late 80's and early 90's that was light years ahead of its time, and yet went largely unrecognized--the sophistication of their electronic wizardry puts much of the primitive rave culture of the day to shame--the beats used on this album are fairly simplistic--what makes it stunning is the DVA-unique, rhythm oriented synth work--not to mention the sound experimentation and sampling--this is dance music with a purpose--maybe it went largely unrecognized because industrial music was going the metal route (what with ministry's Al Jourgenson jumping into every industrial project of the day)--this band was content with exploring the world of a gothic techno--they did a magnificent job making electronic music dark and moody--it really is rare (especially during the time period they were making this music) for electronic music to have so much atmosphere--Clock DVA pulled it off big time"

"This Is Your Glass Of Darkness..."

Christopher Vaughn | San Antonio | 02/04/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you are an Industrial purist and you do not own this...that's a crime! A monumental classic in electronic music. A thematic journey into a dark architecture. Beautiful, frightening, and ultimately stunning! A groundbreaking release. Best known for singles "The Hacker" and "Sound Mirror". This re-issue is re-mastered and you can tell! To listen to this brilliance in 2003 is tantamount to listening to it the first time back in 1989. Sonic bliss."

One of the best Industrial CD's

Michael Kumpf | Acworth, Georgia | 01/12/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am glad to see this being offered by [Amazon.com], even if its a special order. Not many people have heard of this band, but to me it is one the best industrial bands of the 80's and 90's. I guess if I had to compare them to someone it would be Skinny Puppy, but without the heavy music/noise. The songs are very diverse. My favorites are "The Unseen," which uses a sample from the original version of _The Thing_ to set up its spooky and disturbing song, and "The Hacker," which was released as a single. I think if you're a fan of the harder versions of industrial music (ministry, white zombie, etc.) you may want to avoid this. If you like some of the more techno-industrial releases of KMFDM or Coil you should give this try. I think you'd like it. Of course I recommend you try to find it online somewhere to see if they have any downloads."