Hideous and Perfect
September 9th, 2009
"From start to finish Hideous and Perfect
is a smartly written powerhouse of an album, magnificently improving on
Angelspit's previous work while maintaining the band's distinct sound
and feel."
- Trubie Turner, ReGen magazine
"When you couple this with the themes thrust out by the twelve
tracks of deviousness on offer...you can see that this is not only some
kind of a concept album (perhaps, without intent) but also something that
has the capability to hit home, hit hard, and hit with stealth. The band's
audience will happily 'eat distortion'."
- Sphere Magazine
"...the more you walk through their sonic universe the more you
are convinced that they perfectly know what they're doing. This album
sounds like a big kick in your ass or Mike Tyson hitting you right in
the face! It's hard and merciless, cold and powerful or yet wild and kinky!
With songs like "Making Money", "Sleep Now", "Channel
Hell" and "Princess Chaos (featuring Donna Lynch)" the
new Angelspit hits really hard! This band is definitely an unique sonic
experience while their artwork also deserves a special mention."
- Side-line.com
"For an album which basically
extends its middle finger at the conventions of electro-industrial and
EBM genres, Hideous and Perfect has amazingly strong production values
and a clean style that balances out the raw, rough instrumentation and
harsh lyrics. The result is a mix that will make your heart race and your
fists clench, but won’t exhaust your ears with an oppressive blanket
of distortion. On a good system (decent headphones work too, but not as
well), you can hear even the tiniest synth patterns creeping in the background,
even as you’re being bludgeoned with huge industrial riffs and sternum-stabbing
bass."
- Fear.net
Hailed as being one of the most innovative new industrial bands Angelspit return with a new album Hideous and Perfect, a confronting audio visual statement set to corrupt listeners the world over.
Hideous and Perfect promises to be Angelspit's darkest release to date with its sonic textures ranging from hard pounding beats, to organic atmospheric samples, topped off by a feverishly powerful male and female dual vocal assault. The duo's sonic exploration and creative process took them out of the studio, as they recorded much of the album's pounding industrial percussion at an abandoned shipping yard in Sydney Harbour. They fashioned and sampled handmade acoustic and electronic instruments, imparting a unique organic sonic texture to Hideous and Perfect, while also giving a nod to the experimental roots of industrial music.
Hideous and Perfect is a vicious concoction
of industrial guitar riffs, clever hooks and pathologically disturbed
synths. Consisting of 12 harsh, heavy and deliberate tracks set to self
destruct, Hideous and Perfect is challenging as it is catchy.
The cyber punk track Ditch the Rest opens the album, with its crunching
malicious guitars and aggressive percussion setting the dynamic for the
rest of the album. Cold Hard Cash follows combining deceptively sweet
vocals with grinding rhythms and anarchic synth melodies. The tracks range
from the hypnotic pounding analogue hell of Sleep Now, to the elegantly
deranged Let Them Eat Distortion and to Fuck the Revolution's brutal and
unforgettable rock and roll trip to insanity. Cinematically chilling instrumental
tracks provide some respite from the album's intense mood. Zoog and Destroyx's
turbulent vocal onslaught deals thematically with an apathetic cashed
up society who are simply 'bored to death'. Angelspit's double edged lyrics
can be poetically poignant, at other times witty, but are at all times
severely potent.
Angelspit's aesthetic concept is equally as iconic as their musical statement, as they continue to develop their fierce design and fashion aesthetic. Visually arresting photography and bold typography characterises the album's striking artwork making Hideous and Perfect a defining album of the industrial genre.
Track Listing:
01. Ditch The Rest - 3:51
02. Cold Hard Cash - 4:06
03. Fink - 3:44
04. Fuck The Revolution - 3:55
05. On Earth - 1:15
06. Making Money - 4:38
07. Sleep Now - 4:33
08. Channel Hell - 4:00
09. Let Them Eat Distortion - 3:36
10. Hyperlust (Feat. Synths by Agent13) - 4:20
11. Princess Chaos (Feat. Donna Lynch from Ego Likeness) - 3:35
12. As It Is In Heaven - 5:58
Purchasing Information:
http://blackpillredpill.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=6
Preview tracks:
http://www.last.fm/music/Angelspit/Hideous+and+Perfect
Artwork Detail
View the photos of the Australian/European version
here.
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Australian/European Edition |
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Hideous and Perfect Downloads
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Hideous and Perfect MP3 Album
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Ditch The Rest MP3
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Cold Hard Cash MP3
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Fink MP3
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Fuck The Revolution MP3
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On Earth MP3
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Making Money MP3
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Sleep Now MP3
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Channel Hell MP3
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Let Them Eat Distortion MP3
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Hyperlust MP3
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Princess Chaos MP3
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As It Is In Heaven MP3
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