The Insect Explosion
"Treatise on Human Nature" CDR
Frequent Sea
Genre: no-wave
London, England
November 2009 |
Treatise on Human
Nature is either an appalling or somewhat cleverly ironic name for
an album, but this is otherwise a decent instrumental no-wave effort
from London, England's Rick Jensen, a.k.a. the
evocatively-named Insect Explosion. Critical to appreciating
this release is realizing that it isn't more than it is. These
thirteen songs rain down in a torrent of blocky drum beats,
feedback-heavy guitar swirls, and rugged synths. The pacing is
drudging, the mood distinctly apocalyptic - to take it in is to
absorb a soundscape of chaos and energy. Dissonance and discordance
rear their head more often than not, as on barrelling opener "When
the World Has Gone Cold" and industrial "Head Cleaner." Among the
more memorable moments - which are somewhat hard to find as this
album is somewhat homogeneous - are evil "The Shape of Your Skull"
and urgent moment-of-brilliance "The Bionic Eye". Without question,
Treatise must be played loud to be truly enjoyed. It is, at
times, swell in its vicious/viscous noisiness; however, after the
first twenty minutes one is left craving a lot more complexity and
variety from this overly long affair.
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Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 13 tracks, distributed by
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