Search - Icon of Coil :: The Soul Is in the Software

Everything is real

Erica Anderson | Minneapolis, MN | 10/10/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I just picked up the new Icon of Coil the other day after work. After reading some reviews here at Amazon.com, I wanted to check out this band for myself. Being a big fan of Apoptygma Berzerk and VNV Nation, the description that their music was in that same vein really convinced me to pick up their new album. And like Apop, VNV, and Diary of Dreams, Icon of Coil's music really reached out and spoke to my soul. Unlike the previous bands I just mentioned, it took me a few listens for "Soul is in the Software" to sink in with me. Now that I have listened to the album a few times, I must say that I am not disappointed in what I heard. Granted "Thrillcapsule" doesn't exactly set the album ablaze. It isn't a bad song, just not one of my favorite songs. The album definitely has that same feel that "Futureperfect" and "Harmonizer" does. There were at times when I thought I was listening to "Freak Perfume" (Diary of Dreams) and a bit of "Futureperfect" (VNV Nation). I must admit that I think the first couple of songs on the album are the weakest tracks but from track three and on, the album is just flawless. I can't pick a particular favorite beginning with "Violations" and ending with "Simulated". I definitely need to check out Icon of Soil's other album. "Soul Is in the Software" made a fan out of me."

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Kazys Z. Almenas | College Park, Maryland United States | 05/18/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Before buying thsi album, I had only had exposure to Icon of Coil through their 'Seren EP'. That was great stuff. This album show some of the pointers that they picked up on their recent tour with VNV Nation. This is most evident from the fifth track 'access and amplify'. The enitre album is a good, solid piece of work. The beats drive and crash home as well as they should. Somehow this seems a bit off. Not entirely sure why . Don't get me wrong, this is great stuff , but it feels a little off . Hence 4 stars out of 5."

Awsome follow up to their first album................

shervin nooshin | Helotes, TX United States | 06/19/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you have not heard of Icon of Coil, then I shall recap that they are pure energy on the dance floor. The combination of synth-pop, EBM and Progressive Trance music along with powerfull, dark vocals and you get Icon of Coil. The last album "Serenity is the Devil" had a few more heart pumping dance tracks than this release. With this release, they showed a slight level of maturity and proved that they are not all hard and fast beats. The lyrics are slightly better and more profound than before, yet they still need work. Great heart pumping dance tunes are: "Thrillcapsule", "Access And Amplify", "Other Half Of Me", "Love As Blood", and "Simulated". Other songs like "In Absence", "Everything Is Real?", and "Disconnect" are great, powerfull songs to chill and kick back with. Over all, I feel that both albums are great and worth a buy if are into synth-pop, EBM and electronic dance music."