Month: May 1999
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In Faction – THINGS OUTSIDE THE SKIN “God in a Box” (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…
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Blatant Propoganda – THINGS OUTSIDE THE SKIN “God in a Box” (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…
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Black Monday – THINGS OUTSIDE THE SKIN “God in a Box” (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,…
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Outburn – THINGS OUTSIDE THE SKIN “God in a Box” (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 of…
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Black Channel – THINGS OUTSIDE THE SKIN “God in a Box” (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…