Suspended Animation

Fantomas - Suspended Animation

Suspended Animation
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Artist: Fantomas
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2005-04-05
Music Label: Ipecac Recordings
Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Suspended Animation

Free Music Review: Fantomas leaps into the upper stratosphere
Hit: 5 Stars

I'm a disappointed Mr. Bungle fan. It appears, from all reports, that that band is no more. One of the reasons I've heard cited is that members of that band didn't work fast enough or hard enough for Mike Patton. Giving this rumor some weight, Patton has proven his work ethic with a current average of nearly a disc a quarter. Are all of theses discs on par with Mr. Bungle? No. Personally, I consider California the greatest disc ever released, so it would be impossible for him to meet that mark. I know that's a bold statement, but it's a personal preference. Take it for what it is. Suspended Animation is Fantomas's first venture into my top 10 where it will accompany Disco Volante, Angel Dust and King for a Day. It appears to be a compedium of other releases to some degree and a boundary stretching entry in many other ways. It's not the ground breaking disc the first Fantomas album was, rather it takes elements from that album and advances them to the next level. There are more instruments on this one. There's more diversity. Suspended Animation's compositions are not as tight as the first disc, but their movements never meander. There are some jazz influences, more special effects, and overall a greater fleshing out of the material than the first one.

You will not see a song by song critique of this disc, for such descriptions would be near impossible. It's also impossible for me to compare them to anyone else, because I've never heard anything like this. I'm sure that many of you haven't either. So, the question must be asked what is Fantomas? Is there a general theme underlying the compositions of the great one? Are the individual songs greater than the whole? How does one describe them to the uninitiated? These questions leave reviewers like myself puzzled about how to tell you about a disc like Suspended Animation. They are not singing about the fall of the Roman Emire or the Vietnam War. They do not incorporate three beat harmonies or refrains that allow you to tap your steering wheel and sing to the onlooking drivers. As with the first Fantomas disc, the first couple listens will leave one with the impression that the music therein is unorganized chaos. After repeated listens, however, some will begin to realize they are hearing an organized composition of chaos. I say some, because most will never get it. Most desire the more immediate rewards of the mainstream artists. Most do not crave music in the same manner I do, and they will not have the patience to wade through Suspended Animation's complexities. They will remain ensconced in the 70's and 80's with the new AC/DC and R&B releases. I have listened to this minor masterpiece several times, and I hear a little something different each time. What more could you ask for from any piece of art except constant enjoyment?

Having said that, Suspended Animation is a disc of heavy music. It is a piece of parts. One reviewer stated that the minute you start to enjoy one of these parts, it switches in motion and momentum without that which we would consider a normal progression. You are not allowed to grow comfortable with a particular progression, for it will switch, grow, progress, regress, slow, quicken, repeat, then end. Listening to Fantomas is equivalent to looking at an one of those art pieces that requires blurred vision for it's enjoyment.

I can't let go of the image of Warner Bros. Tasmanian Devil spinning through forests spitting verbiage. Verbiage, defined here as a profusion of sounds of little or obscure content.

Some have compared Fantomas to Naked City. They have me there. I have listened to very little Naked City as of this review, but to me this is the kind of music that leaves the brain tingling with brilliance. I'm thinking that Mike Patton has deleted more brilliant music from his hard drive than others have released. Bring on Peeping Tom!!!

Suspended Animation Poster

%@#$!!? Brace yourself, super group Fantomas is back with a vengeance on their fourth album SUSPENDED ANIMATION. Unlike the epic DELIRIUM CORDIA, SUSPENDED ANIMATION likens itself with Fantomas' first record (self titled) punctuated with cartoon escapades.

The first edition (Limited to 25,000) is a spiral bound 30 page eye popping package illustrated by world famous Japanese painter Yoshitomo Nara. The theme is a calendar, the month of April, the tracks appropriately named the days of the week.

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