:wumpscut: - Embryodead
|
Our Price: $15.98 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Buy Used: from $7.36 (click here) Category: Music CD See more new music releases 
|
|---|
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Free Music Notes for Embryodead
Free Music Review: Wumpscut's Best Album
Hit: 5 Stars
For the longest time, I wasn't really a fan of Wumpscut. A few years ago, I was at a local CD store and spotted a copy of Evoke sitting on the shelf. I was very excited and quickly bought it, only to find myself disappointed in the end. About a month ago, I decided I'd give :W: another chance after hearing so many great things about Embryodead. I decided to finally go out and pick up a copy. Let me start by saying this...Embryodead is so good, it has single-handedly turned me into a crazed Wumpscut fan. If you are looking at all of the other five star reviews on this page, it really is that good! The album kicks off with the explosive goth anthem "Golgotha," a song that was born to be a dancefloor favorite. Immediately following this comes the true masterpiece of the album, "Embryodead." There are no words to describe just how amazing this song is and it is easily my favorite song on the album. "War" is by far the most industrial song and is also the most brutal track due to the insane tribal breakdown near the end (make sure to turn down your bass first!) "Womb" is pure evil and will leave you wondering what you just listened to by the time it's over. It is disturbing, unsettling, and brilliant all at the same time. The two oddball tracks on here are "Is It You" and "Angel," both of which are melodic and absolutely beautiful to listen to; definitely a change from the more aggressive side of :W: we all know and love. "Pest" and "Stillbirth" are very dark and are almost ambient at times, while "Down Where We Belong" and "Slave To Evil" could easily become dancefloor classics. This album is a wild ride through hell from beginning to end. If you only buy one album by Wumpscut, make it Embryodead. This album is easily worth every one of those five stars.Free Music Review: We all knew Golgotha.
Hit: 4 Stars
Of all CD's in the :wumpscut: discography, this was the one that cornered me most effectively. And as I listened and understood, A-ffectively.
Where the legendary industrial duo (and then some) Skinny Puppy succeeded in enlightening us to the ugliness of humanity and living in it, Rudy of :W: would give it to us with ease of understanding, not to mention rhythm to boot. Between the horrors of war (no secret which song that is), Christ's martyrdom for a race of sinners and the touchy theme of abortion/stillbirth, this is a collection of (mostly) dance tunes to excercise the mind as much as the body in clubs.
In categorizing, Embryodead just misses the general 'Industrial' label. Not by much, especially with songs like "War" and "Golgotha" present. But to be blunt, this is dance music by base, and industrial by effect. My preferred term would be Electronic Body Music (EBM), mayhap post-Industrial works as well. In any case, Rudy had definitely found himself in the vein of synth industrial by the time this fine album hit stores. And being a DJ before a songwriter, this album only seems natural evolution.
In all respects, this album is just as fun as it is eerie. It's also very pattern-based, which is no surprise from a DJ. But this makes some aspects repetetive, so listening in moderation is key. Just the same, there's no mistaking it: Where certain aspects fail in stand-alone songwriting, the dancefloor would be a paradise with virtually any of these songs playing. It's an essential for any fan of synth Industrial and electro-pop veins. Just don't play it to death.
Free Music Review: A must have
Hit: 5 Stars
This you have to have. Go ahead it is NOT a useless buy. You will love this album. I Love :WUMPSCUT: this was the first album that attracted me to what now has become an addiction to the music.Free Music Review: Golgatha!!
Hit: 5 Stars
From the first time I heard Golgatha, I loved this album. As others have already said, it's perfect--on par with Soylent Green. The rest of the album is good as well. Embryodead, Down Where We Belong, Womb, and Is It You are all great songs. Overall, the album is richly textured, eerie and it works!Free Music Review: THE CHILD DEVIANT
Hit: 5 Stars
Probably one of the most essential albums a person can own who is interrested in dark electro/indutrial music. This is an album that reflects a rather bazaar take on the issues of religion, war, and primarily abortion. Certainly a nihlistic album to say the least. .....though, verry, verry, verry well done. It's the absolute best Wumpscut album ever made.