By Chvad SB, on May 5th, 2000 Review source: Illinios Entertainer (April 2000) Artist: things outside the skin Release: God in a Box Label: Facility Records
Things Outside The Skin seem more like horror film directors on God in a Box than an actual band. Inside the packaging are warnings about killer zombies and other such things, while the music contained […]
By Chvad SB, on May 5th, 2000 Review source: Chicago Music ‘Zine (Nov. 2000) Site: http://www.chicagomusiczine.addr.com
Artist: things outside the skin Release: God in a Box Label: Facility Records
This is some cool shit! Fans of mainstream music will probably not get into this, but I’m sure Chicago’s T.O.T.S. wants it that way. With references to horror flicks and zombies, this isn’t […]
By Chvad SB, on May 3rd, 2000 Review Source: Flesh Made Word (Nov. 2000) Artist: things outside the skin Release: God in a Box Label: Facility Records
Erratic and often-noisy industrial which at times has a sound as crust laden and generally filthy as a Lucio Fulci soundtrack. Heavy on the analogue ambience, and shot through with dark humour, Things Outside the […]
By Chvad SB, on May 13th, 1999 Review source: In Faction issue #4 Artist: things outside the skin Release: God in a Box Label: Facility Records
This self released CDR is an interesting collage of distorted vocals, dubs, and at times experimental Industrial noise. The keyboard work is simple but well done and adds a nice flavor to most of the songs […]
By Chvad SB, on May 5th, 1999 Review Source: Blatant Propoganda issue #3
Artist: things outside the skin Release: God in a Box Label: Facility Records
Things Outside the Skin (T.O.T.S.) “God in a Box” TOTS are from Chicago and continue the tradition of raw-hide robotic yet somehow funky industrial electro as developed by such outfits as The Revolting Cocks. Comparisons can […]
By Chvad SB, on May 3rd, 1999 source: Black Monday
Artist: things outside the skin Release: God in a Box Label: Facility Records
The music is the modern musical equivalent of the early hammer horror schlock out of Hollywood. At once it is intriguing and full-of-crap. God in a Box slaps the ‘industry’ in the face, laughs, and slaps again. Blips, ticks, […]
By Chvad SB, on May 3rd, 1999 eview Source: OUTBURN Magazine #11 (PG.)76 Artist: things outside the skin Release: God in a Box Label: Facility Records
:DARK AND AGGRESSIVE ELECTRO: The dark humor and tongue in cheek attitude on God in a Box makes this experimental and noisy industrial group more entertaining than the average cyberpunk band. With an eclectic variety […]
By Chvad SB, on May 3rd, 1999 source: Black Channel (radio, Germany, paraphrased)
Artist: things outside the skin Release: God in a Box Label: Facility Records
I would describe t.o.t.s. or things outside the skin as electro/experimental /industrial/thrash. They have real innovative and unconventional song structures that have immense power. Fail Safe (track 10) is hard, very dark and its electronic sounds […]
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