Search - Various Artists :: Electropolis, Vol. 2

Great for any RiViThEaD!

Melkor | San Diego, CA USA | 07/10/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Why would you not want this CD? For the Prodj. Pitch and Mentallo & the Fixer songs alone...it is worth it! Then they throw in Frontline Assembly, Wumpscut, and Front 242 tracks for good measure! I guess the only thing to tell you it that it's a bit on the heavier side of industrial (puppy, leatherstrip), rather than the etherial side (delerium, die form). If you like Project Pitchfork and FLA, then this CD is a VERY safe buy!"

Martians on the Moon!

TastyBabySyndrome | "Daddy Dagon's Daycare" - Proud Sponsor of the Lit | 03/21/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When I first looked into Metropolis Records and the variety of artists they offered, I found myself impressed with many of them but not wanting to sort through these names at once. Still, I found that Metropolis was kind enough to understand my laziness, putting out samplers that could be really helpful when needing to know what a band sounds like - especially if you have to have constantly new sounds ringing in your listening ears. Moreover, the samplers, especially the ones wearing the Electropolis and Critical Mass logos, are done in such a way that they provide a little bit of everything on the EBM side without slighting you with anything particularly vile. To me, that's an important part of constructing a mix album. Within the confines of this release, there are a few exclusive remixes and, for fans of Funker Vogt, and exclusive track that I found pretty entertaining. The vocals on this FV piece are HEAVILY distorted, to the point of forcing one to listen carefully to actually understand what its about, but deciphering it and finding out that it was about Martians and space conquests was actually entertaining and odd for them. This did fit into their war theme a bit, I suppose, but it seemed to be them having a little fun and doing what they wanted to do at the same time. Also included is a great track from Informatik that uses heavily voxed beats while proclaiming that war changes nothing, the Mentallo and the Fixer track that isn't as experimental - and for people just now looking into them, they are really on the experimental side of the rainbow - but is notable and pretty heavy at the same time, a Numb song that ranges in some of their better (but not best) work, the always enjoyable Apoptygma Berzerk that doesn't fit into the heavy or voxed range of motions but that does craft great EBM sounds with good lyrics and vocals, some darkly overcast Wumpscut addition that is heavier than the norm they put out, and others that would be worth looking into.For anyone that likes EBM music, electronica, and the collision of political messages in their clouded, angry skies, then this would be something to look into. It has quite a few things to offer int he way of sampling, letting a person check out what they want to buy or what they wouldn't be interested in, plus the quality of the tracks herein is a cut above the normality of samplers. Also, it has a Funker Vogt song that is commendably done and that can't be found anywhere else, so my recommendation is to buy and learn about interplanetary conquest."