The Diary Of A RivitHead: A23: 03/29/2010

Assemblage 23 with special guest Angel Theory and SD6
El Corazon
Seattle Washington


Story:

I was planing on getting a big group of friends together to see A23 with me. As is turns out I managed to get 7 people (excluding myself) wanting to come, and one who actually did. I was fine with that. The friend who came with me has been around industrial for a while (mostly my doings), but never really got into the whole electronic scene until recently. So I figured this would be a great experience for him. A week before the show I had money complications... but a few days before it I resolved the issue.

We show up to the front doors about an hour or 30 minutes before the doors open, aside from us, there was one other person waiting in line. I felt so disappointed, although we had a great convocation with this person. When the door finally came to opening up... there was probably 10 people. It was so sad. Then before the show started there was maybe 30 people, it wsn't bad, but it was still not very good.




1st up: SD6;
I felt bad for guys. They tried hard, but with such a small audience, they lacked the confidence to put on a decent show. They got better as the show went on, more people showed up. Personally I felt bad for them and for showing my friend to such a horrible show when trying to give him a good industrial experience. I told him the next band would be better.
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See, I had a feeling he'd love Angel Theory. I only heard two of their songs previous to this show, and that was only briefly, but I can usually find musicians that people would enjoy based on a bands name and who their affiliated with other artist. Hell, my friend hasn't even really listened to A23 before the concert.
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2nd up: Angel Theory;
It seemed as if the second Charles Fenech came on stage, the night was saved!!! A smile stretched across my friends face and he told me he loved them. My friend is a shy guy and he even started to dance a little to them. Now, there wasn't a lot of people, but most definitely more. Angel Theory was so energetic. Even though the crowd was small, He still made it seen like the room was elbow to elbow.
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The audience grew, I lost my place by the stage cause I was so thirsty I had to get a drink.
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Then it happened. The lights dimmed. You can barely made out an image of Tom Shear. Everyone in the audience got loud and started cheering. The time has arrived. Assemblage 23 began to play. Song after song I danced, I sang, I found some people to dance and sing with. The crowed was larger then it was before A23 got on. Some of my newly found buddies and I where dancing so much and so fiercely that there was some casualties of toes. Good show Tom Shear, good show.

The Diary Of A RivitHead: Another Insomniac Confessions ☣☢☠⚠☡ ⚡[☮]°

11:30 - Fuuck I'm bored..

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12:30 - So I found myself in an horrible position, I have no more cookies. I have cookie doh, but no cookies. I wanna dip cookies into some milk.

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12:31 - I think me and my friend eat them the other day. I should check my VF. Links are fun to make.

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12:58 - So went on an epic journey full of dragons, knights and unicorns and guess what.. I found the cookies. mmm.. so tasty.

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1:00 - I really dont have much to write about to night. I'm going back and forth between here, Facebook, Myspace, and vampirefreaks, while writing a separate Diary page (Love[p2]). And yet this is sapose to be the confession, I've got nothing to say.

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1:45 - I don't know why I even write in this stupid blog no one really ever reads it.

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1:46 - Great idea!! If you actually do read this, try reading all the Diary Of A RivitHead Entries. Trust me, their not as boring as this. And if you like it.... tell your friends or people you think might be interested in it.

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1:50 - my kitty, his name is Nails



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2:03 - :D *is listening to Powerman 5000*

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2:44 - *Still listening to Powerman 5000*


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3:16 - I want more cookies. I ate 1 and then forgot about the rest.


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3:21 - Still dont know why I haven't eat the damn cookies.


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3:57 - Just took a shower, feeling all clean.


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4:07 - I'm gonna end this.

Fuzzy Machine Review: Deadsy "Commencement"

Deadsy "Commencement"
1990
Industrial/ Synth/ Punk








01 Commencement 5:32
02 Lake Waramug 4:32
03 She Likes Big Words 4:38
04 The Elements 5:21
05 Flowing Glower 4:58
06 Future Years 5:26
07 From Beyond 3:29
08 Fox On The Run 3:24
09 The Mansion World 5:02
10 Cruella 5:54
11 Seagulls (The Macroprospus) 5:56
12 Le Cirque En Rose (Obsoescence) 4:56
13 Itty Bitty Titty Girl/Itsy Bitsy Titsy Girl 2:32


Fuzzy's Review: The album resembles a lot of early industrial duming, along with a dark yet up beat synth guitar. Easy listening and trancy at alot of points.
Recommended for fans of: Orgy, Nine Inch Nails, Skinny Puppy, Deadstar Assemblage
Over All: 9 out of 10
Fuzzy's song of choice: Cruella

The Diary Of A RivitHead: Love [p2]

So you've probably read the first part of this, if not I'd advise you too.

I've always been someone who easily falls in love. I've been in situations with people who I felt no attraction towards until I started to hang around them more frequently. The type of people when you see them at first you can hardly think of associating with them, and then the next thing you know you find your self strangely attracted to them.

The Dancer:
She was about the hight of the normal girls I date. We would hang out day after day and watch the sunset (cheesy, but it was at job corp, not much to do there). The thing that made her different was the age. she was 5 years older then me. At 23 she would be the oldest girl I've yet to date. But I wont start this off with us dating. No, we where friends at first. Pretty good ones, like I said, we'd hang out daily, had our own little routines together. Everyone thought we where either related (our hair was a lot alike, dark brown, curly, full) or dating. More and more people pressed the issue of us dating, and I started to consider it. We knew each other so well that it seemed as if it was already a given. so one day I just kissed her.

She helped me over come a lot of problems I had at job corp, mostly my depression (along with medication). During this point of my life it was definitely one of the most sexual relationships I've been in. I learned a lot from it. I trusted her, which help a lot. She could tell me something and I wouldn't question. I didn't feel a need to, I knew she wouldn't lie. She came from such a broken relationship before and I figured it would have put us in the same place when it came to the relationship. As the relationship went on and on I started liking her even more. The one problem I had was that she would say this (referring to the relationship) was a job corp thing, and the likelihood of us being together after.. it probably wasn't going to happy. Her telling me this always confused the shit out of me because she'd always tell me she loved me.

Then it happened, it was winter break and she went home as did I, her going to Oregon, and me to Seattle. We didn't stay in touch that often, I had to go to arlington and I didn't have a phone signal there. near the end of our winter break she told me she slept with an ex girlfriend. I wasn't to hurt about it, in fact it didn't really bother me all that much. She seemed a little upset about it though.

Eventually we both met up at job corp I could tell something was different about her.. she ended up confessing that she not only slept with one person, but three, and made out with an abundance of others. That bothered me, but not enough to say anything... well, I just held it in. I guess it bothered me because she said it like it wouldn't mater to me. it seemed as if she was ignoring my presence and talking to everyone around me. She'd ask to hang out then end up not really talking to me. this went on for a week until I mentioned about how her winter break bothered me. She made it seem as if I did something wrong. and to sum up the last few months of our relationship there was a lot of arguing and it ended terribly.

But whatever.. it wasn't going to last anyways. So much for the trust shit.
-As of now I think she's in college or something living with some guy, I don't care enough to get detail.

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So looking at the length of this post, I'm gonna end it here.

The Diary Of A RivitHead: Love [p1]

I've been in love, by this age most people would have. I've been in love many times. It seems like every girl I've ever "loved" cheated on me in some way or another. Some more then others, some worse then others. But nonetheless it wasn't pleasant. Its seems with each relationship I get into I somehow changed from the last one. I seem to trust more, even though I know its going to end badly. It could be the girls I choose. It could just be me. I never feel like I put enough into a relationship. And as hard as I try, I always feel as if I was the one to blame for the fall.

The princess:
My first actual "love", I guess. We where together for almost a year, an off and on relationship. 15 and in love. I was fairly obsessive, and pretty jealous. Both qualities that led to the down fall. the part that killed it was when we went to a pow-wow together, (she was native),The day was going well. Until I went away to use a restroom or something, and I remember coming out of the restroom and find her and a guy talking the guy was obviously hitting on her. And instead of doing anything, like mention she had a boy friend, she got his number. Hah, she told me that being upset about that was meaningless. So I listened to her. Sure enough they started hanging out and whatnot. So eventually my jealousy got the best of me and we broke up officially.

- we've recently started talking again and we are friends.. kinda, I have no feelings for her besides that of being friends.

The Flower:
I met her though my best friend. I saw her picture as my friend was going through a friendlist or something online and said she was hot and should try hooking us up. Well she was on my friendlist for awhile but I got into the whole ecstasy scene and for about a year lost myself. I actually don't remember six months of it, My friend said I was pretty fucked up. Then me and "The Flower" started talking. She started to like me. We dated for a solid six months. We had some ups and downs, (my depression worsened as I got older), but I always seemed happy when I could get her to smile. She was like a dream, She had the looks I always wanted in a girl, when I was able to make her happy I had a lot of fun, And her kisses, oh her kisses where just amazing.

One day I tried to hang out with her but she was always busy. She just so happened to be free after weeks of me waiting, and she wasn't hanging out with me, instead she went off to go drink with a guy I wouldn't trust with my best friend. when I finally met up with them I had already said somethings I shouldn't have. Calling her names and assuming things. She was crying, so hurt she couldn't even look at me. she ran off some where, I felt horrible and ran in the opposite direction. I grabbed a razor I just so happened to have on me (use to cut alot when I was younger, I'll explain later), and I didnt attentionaly make the marks as deep as I did, but it was bad. It took me about 30 seconds to soak a bandana in blood.

Earlier that evening I took anxiety pills, didn't kick in until the blood loss. About 15 minutes into it, my friend who was with me finally got a hold of them (the flower and the untrustworthy guy), and we met them at a McDonalds. An ambulance was called people who weren't evolved in the situation where freaking by my arm. She, the flower, was crying and telling me never to do this again, saying she loved me (ha). When I got to the hospital somehow they got a story mixed up and though she cut me. I told em what happened. I forgot to mention this was during one of our anniversaries. I don't remember what month.

The flower stopped talking to me as much after then, for about two weeks. I figured we where going no where. I was hanging with someone I've only had lustful feeling with and we kissed, a small kiss, that my best friend soon interrupted. The closest  had ever got to cheating and I felt discusted with myself and went home. It didn't take long for me to tell flower what happened, she wasn't happy.

I went to jobcorp. The flower and I where still together and just eventually broke up cause of arguments and long distance relationship.

-[more to come about her]

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The next few are long ones so I'm gonna save it for another post.. That and I need a creative name for the next girl.

Poem1

Still,
The soft corrosion of my sanity peels from my skin,
It begins to show who I am,
And explain my only regimen,
So long I've hidden away in this empty shell,
So long I've been showing myself through needle-sized peeking hole,
I wonder what it would be like to break free of my chains,
To show the world who I am,
Still I scare myself,
Still I am afraid to be me.

Fuzzy Machine Review: Analogue Brain "Electroshock"

Analogue Brain "Electroshock"
2005
Industrial/ SynthPop/ Dark Electro







01. Heart Of Steel 3:53
02. Fly In An Amber 5:07
03. Captured (In A Dream) 5:23
04. Short-term Memory 2:10
05. There Must Be More 5:10
06. Alter Ego 4:44
07. Electroshock 4:54
08. She Said 4:45
09. Cold As Stone 4:22
10. Versatile Violence 5:07
11. Dead Keen On (Cut One) V2 4:48

Fuzzy's Review: A nice blend of dark electro and synthpop, Electroshock brings the dance floor in a head-on collision with placid dream. A very original sound. This album gets a standing ovation.
Recommended for fans of: Dismantled, Blutengle, Camber 502, Imperative Reaction
Over All: 8.5 out of 10
Fuzzy's song of choice: There Must Be More

Fuzzy Machine Review: [Bile] "Copy Machine"

[Bile]
"Copy Machine"
2002
Industial/ Meta








01. Clones (We're All) 3:05
02. Do You Wanna Touch Me There 3:47
03. We Got the Beat 2:21
04. Love Stinks 4:13
05. My Generation 2:39
06. Mid Life Crisis 4:01
07. Scentless Apprentice 3:54
08. Not to Touch the Earth 4:37
09. Creep 5:04

Fuzzy's Review: The copy Machine is and album that features covers from many bands like.. Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More, and Nirvana. The album is great and every song [Bile] managed to make into there own. One of the very few nin covers worth listing to. [Bile] shows us that anything can be turned into an industrial song.


Recommended for fans of: Nine Inch Nails, KMFDM, Sister Machine Gun
Over all: 9.5 out of 10
Fuzzys song of choice: My Generation

The Diary Of A RivitHead: Religon.

I never liked going to church. In fact I hated it. Every time I step foot in a place like that I feel like I'm being molested. Then watching the whole room doing all this god is great bullshit, I just could never get into it.

I do understand it though. There's no hope, for anyone. The catholic, christians, and other religious people all try finding it in a paperback book (hard cover on occasion). Telling them how to live there own lives. Giving them "morals" and a reason to look forward to death.

I don't understand the sins. Sure its to give you positive morals, but it also makes every human out to be a "sinner", especially when you read them all off. Its basic fucking human nature. Supposively, if god forgives you of you sins when you goto heaven, then killing yourself would only bring you closer to god. I say, go off and commit your "deadly sins", rape, murder, create a fucking mass genocide, because in the end, your god will forgive you.

I wont let a book control my life. I wanna be able to fuck who ever I want, curse in what ever way I want, seek out my revenge in any way it seems necessary to me. I wanna look at somebody and feel completely jealous cause they got what I cant have. I like how I am.

So maybe I miss interpret the concept. Maybe I don't understand the whole meaning. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying "there is no higher power". I'm just simply saying that religion needs a better author.

Of course this may seem like a bash on the catholics and christians, The other religions are just as bad, some even worse, some of them are just pointless.




To sum it all up... Scientology is the way to go.

Fuzzy Machine Review: Zombi Girl "Back From The Dead"

Zombi Girl "Back From The Dead"
2006
Industrial/ Electronica







01. Creepy Crawler 3:58
02. We Are The Ones 4:24
03. Bleeder 4:28
04. I Want It 4:20
05. Creepy Crawler (Kmfdm Remix) 3:38
06. I Want It (Soman Remix) 4:32
07. We Are The Ones (Rotting Corpse Mix By IOC/SEB) 6:39

Fuzzy's Review: One of my favorite EPs, Back From The Dead features some of Zombi Girls bigger hits, such as "Creepy Crawler" and "We Are Te Ones". If your looking for an upbeat rhythm and a cleaver word association then this would be the perfect EP for you.

Recommend for fans of: Kidneythieves, Chiasm, Birthday Massacre.
Over all: 8 out of 10
Fuzzy's song of choice: Bleeder

Fuzzy Machine Review: Ardor "Metamorph"

Ardor "Metamorph"
2004
Industrial/ Darkwave/ EBM







01. Die Auferstehung 3:20
02. Mein Reich 4:26
03. Lebe Deinen Traum 3:58
04. Flieg Mit Mir 4:58
05. White Wedding 4:31
06. Dein Meister 4:40
07. Der Schöne Schein 4:06
08. Ein Letztes Mal 4:15
09. Der Pirat 3:43
10. Ektomie 5:30
11. The Pirat 3:42
12. [unknown] 3:16

Fuzzy's Review: This album was so terrible. at first it seems like I could almost get into it, until I heard the vocals. the saddest thing is the whole album got worse as he went on. The beat and tempo lacked in originality. and just as I though It was going to get better, They butchered "White Wedding". Billy would have killed himself after hearing that. If it wasn't for "Der Schone Schein" this album would have been a complete waste of time, now excuse me as I puke.

Recommend for fans of: regurgitating shit from a toilet.
Over All: 3 out or 10
Fuzzy's song of choice: "Der Schone Schein" even this isn't all that great.

Fuzzy Machine Review: [Ano]-Wrex-iYa "Audio Vomit"

[Ano]-Wrex-iYa "Audio Vomit"
2009
Industrial/ Aggrotech/ hellectro






01. Vacuum 3:11
02. Psycho Refactored 6:30
03. Motion 7:42
04. Start the Fires 5:07
05. Docking Station 1:08
06. Texture Shift 6:32
07. Alien Warz 3:49
08. Hyper Synthetic 6:56
09. Skeptic 4:10
10. Audio Vomit 8:57
11. Bio50s 2:38
12. We Are Not the Same as You (Name Dropper) 6:58
13. Co-Conspirators 3:29
14. Motion (Club Mix) 5:34


Fuzzy's review: Not only is the band name original, so is the album name and the Suicide Commando cover. A very well organized band. Very clear synthesized voice, timing and song build up is incredible. Have yet to find such an organized aggrotech band.

Recommend for fans of: Alien Vampires, Suicide Commando, Android Lust, Combichrist
Over all: 9 out of 10 (with a standing ovation)
Fuzzy's song of choice: Motion

Fuzzy Machine Review: The Crüxshadows "Dreamcypher"

The Crüxshadows "Dreamcypher"
2007
Industrial







01. Pygmalion's Dream 3:20
02. Windbringer 5:34
03. Sophia 6:46
04. Defender 5:50
05. Perfect 7:17
06. Elissa 6:30
07. Eye Of The Storm 7:48
08. Ariadne 5:07
09. Sleepwalking 3:09
10. Solus 5:34
11. Dido's Reply 1:18
12. Memorare 7:24
13. Birthday 5:41
14. Kisses 3 2:08

Fuzzy's Review: A well rounded album, Dreamcypher has it's soft songs such as "Kiss 3" and "Memorate" and its somewhat more danceable songs like"Sleepwalking" and "Perfect". Crüxshadows always manages to catch my attention wether it be their over all mixing of their songs or just the lyrics on thier own. I will have to say this is the best album I've had to interview so far.

Recommend for fans of: London After Midnight, Emilie Autumn, Persephone
Over All: 9.5 out of 10
Fuzzy's song of choice: Perfect

Fuzzy Machine Review: Zombi Girl "Blood, Brains & Rock 'n' Roll"

Zombie Girl "Blood, Brains & Rock 'n' Roll"
2007
Industrial/ Electronica







01. Blood, Brains & Rock'n'roll 4:27
02. Jesus Was A Zombie 4:11
03. Creature Of Night 4:27
04. Living Dead Superstars 4:33
05. Go Zombie 5:39
06. Creepy Crawler (Album Edit) 3:18
07. Dance Of The Headless Corpse 3:38
08. The Darkness 5:02
09. Today 3:57
10. Gonna Getcha 3:54
11. Funeral Pyre 4:27
12. Prey 3:52
13. Fading Away (ZG Version) 4:44
14. Untitled 4:27

Fuzzy's Review: Always a joy to listen to Zombie Girl. She always has such creative lyrics and is one of the only artist I know who can keep a strong and on going concept through out all of her music. In this album iunpaticulure, its seems as if she wanted to give a little extra to her fans. Like always Her music is danceable, and full of flesh eating, brain sucking, zombierific fun.

Recommend for fans of: Birthday Massacre, Helalyn Flower, Helltrsh, Ayria.
Over all: 8 out of 10
Fuzzy's song of choice: Dance Of The Headless Corpse

Fuzzy Machine Review: 8KHz Mono "Monochromator"

8KHz Mono "Monochromator"
2004
SynthPop/ Industrial/ Electronica







01. Heavy Water 5:29
02. Falling 4:02
03. One 5:54
04. 305699V2 4:39
05. Step By Step 5:07
05. Blue 4:41
06. IRQ15 5:14
07. Suspect 5:36
08. Frequency 4:54
09. Nothing 4:08


Fuzzy"s Review: The album is incredibly danceable. Old school house / drum and bass sounds mixed in with soft deep vocals. It would be easy to confuse this album with one from Assemblage 23. In many of the songs the artist begins to use a drone style synthinsized voice, unlike most drone voices, 8KHz has a uniqueness to it, making it very appealing.. although they do tend to swich through their voices a little too often in each song.

Recommend for fans of: VNV Nation, Dismantled, Assemblage 23, Apoptygma Berzerk
Over all: 8 out of 10
Fuzzy's song of choice: 30599V2

The Diary Of A RivitHead: Insomniac Confessions ☣☢☠⚠☡ ⚡[☮]°

11:45 - Its not that late right now, but I know in a few hours I'll be just as awake. I cant sleep most days throughout the week. If I try to rest I just get woken up by sound and unclear voices that just end up aggravating me even more. And when I finally do go to sleep I'll only be out for a few hours before I fully wake up again.

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11:56 - Fuck. Its only been a few minutes. Feels like hours.

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11:57 - My body is itchy. Maybe if I shower I'll be able to sleep.

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12:20 - Well that didn't take long. Still a little itchy.

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12:23 - Fuck, it's cold down here.

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12:24 - Now Playing: "Purity" By Dismantled off the album Dismantled

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12:25 - So I decided to pretty this up a bit... What do you think of the biohazzard signs? I wounder if I can find a radioactive symbol or something

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12:30 - No luck. But I did find this ☮ haha.

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12:39 - ☢ Got It!!! Hmm... What else is There ☠-toxic ⚠-warning ☡- caution... i guess ⚡-High Voltage.. by the way this is looking I might be able to make a kmfdm album.. nope.

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12:47 - Anyways, this is draging on a bit long. I'm gonna stop. Who the hell would read this?
I would.

Fuzzy Machine Review: Razed In Black "Shrieks, Laments And Anguished Cries"

Razed In Black
"Shrieks, Laments And Anguished Cries"
1996
SynthPop/ Industrial








01. Sintro 1:57
02. Cyberium (On Speed) 5:08
03. Black 4:50
04. Control 4:44
05. N.D. NYL 4:16
06. Just Let It Go 5:14
07. Preacher 6:05
08. Pursuit 5:19
09. Future Unknown 5:07
10. What's Fair? 6:23
11. Power 4:50
12. Forlorn 5:29
13. Cyberium (Endurance Mix) 5:58

Fuzzy's Review: A great album only a confusing concept, if any at all. If your in the mood for a dark meaningless sound with bits of aggression and a slight trance feel to it, then this is the album for you. Razed In Black takes a lot inspiration from Nine Inch Nails and Skinny Puppy and it really shows in this album. Highly recommended artist for any industrial playlist.

Recommend for fans of: Nine Inch Nails, Dismantled, Skinny Puppy
Over All: 6.5 out of 10
Fuzzy's song of choice: Just Let Go

Fuzzy Machine Review: Apoptygma Berzerk "You And Me Against The World"

Apoptygma Berzerk "You And Me Against The World"
2005
SynthPop/ Industrial/ EBM








01. Tuning In Again 1:15
02. In This Together 4:26
03. Love To Blame 3:49
04. You Keep Me From Breaking Apart 3:30
04. Cambodia 4:20
05. Back On Track 3:37
06. Tuning In To The Frequency Of Your Soul 3:34
07. Mercy Kill 3:10
08. Lost In Translation 4:35
09. Maze 3:22
10. Into The Unknown 3:41
11. Shine On 3:18
12. Is Electronic Love To Blame? 4:34

Fuzzy's Review: Apoptygma Berzerk Has been in the music industry for a while, and they never lose touch of their unique emb style. You And Me Against The world is a wounderful album where the band takes you on a journey full of love and mishaps. the album flows in a very dance / club-like way. At times the album seems to get repetitive but it is still a nevertheless enjoyable Apop album.

Recomend for fans of: VNV Nation, Neuroticfish, Code 64.
Rating: 7 out of 10
Fuzzy's song of choice: Maze

Fuzzy Machine Review: Apoptygma Berzerk "Sonic Diary"

Apoptygma Berzerk "Sonic Diary"
2006
SynthPop / Industrial / Dark Wave







Disc: 1
1. Cambodia 4:22
2. Bend and Break 4:37
3. Who's Going to Ride Your Wild Horses 5:24
4. Strange Day 4:28
5. Coma White 3:54
6. Fade to Black 5:25
7. Shine On 3:17
8. Damned Don't Cry 4:03
9. All Tomorrow's Parties 5:05
10. Electricity 5:06
11. Ohm Sweet Ohm 6:03
12. Bizarre Love Triangle 3:43
13. All Tomorrow's Parties (Nico vs. Apoptygma Berzerk) [bonus: nothing else matters cover] 10:01

Disc: 2
1. Mourn (Mesh Remix) 4:11
2. Back On Track (Northern Lite Remix) 3:41
3. Until The End Of The World (Ladytron De-Shape Remix) 4:39
4. Deep Red (Blackmail Version) 3:24
5. Maze (Zombie Girl Remix) 7:05
6. Love To Blame (Sono Remix) 3:50
7. Pikachu (Darkdream Mix By Sonic Code) 6:59
8. Love To Blame (Pelton Thrashy Remix) 3:28
9. Turning In To The Frequency Of Your Soul (Cyberpunk Remix) 4:01

Fuzzy's Review: Once Agin, Apoptygma Berzerk Fail's to disappoint me. A very distinctive sound. The kind of music that Just makes you wanna dance. And like the commen Apoptygma Berzerk songs, the lyrics remain on the slight depressing side. Still one of the only bands who can make you dance to songs about the end of the world and heartache. In this album the first disc are all covers from various bands. The covers, to my opinion, are far better then the original songs. One the second disc are well done remixes and alternitive covers. I'd say that this album is best to show the abilities that Apoptygma Berzerk possesses.

Recommended for fans of: Front 242, Assemblege 23, Kraftwerk.
Over All: 8 out of 10.
Fuzzy's song of choice: Coma White

Open For Suggestions.

If there's and industrial artist or band of a similar genre that you would like me review then let me know and I will look them up and gladly give my point of view on. :D

Fuzzy Machine Review: Code64 "Departure"

Code 64 "Departure" 2006
SynthPop / Industrial / Darkwave










01. Sea of Stars 4:53
02. Leaving Earth 5:38
03. Guardian 4:30
03. Orbit 4:58
04. Airborn 4:03
05. Every Moment 4:31
06. Run to You 4:27
07. Echoes 5:21
08. Go64 4:39
09. Carry Me Home 3:28
10. Starchaser 4:35

Fuzzy's Review:
The album starts off with a very relaxing song "Sea Of Stars". As the album moves from song to song there is not drastic change-up, infact the albums over all flow was amazing. The album produced enough energy to keep you awake and interested and yet at the sometime, relaxing and gentle to the ear. Code 64's vocals are wonderful and flow well with the music.

Recommend for fans of: Razed In Black, Assemblege 23, VNV Nation, Imperative Reaction, Neuroticfish
Over all: 9 out of 10
Fuzzy's song of choice: Orbit

The Diary Of A RivitHead: My First Steps.. Pretty Hate Machine

The first industrial album I ever heard was Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails. Something about this album put me in a trance like state. The vocals, the lyrics, the music in all its splendor, I found myself listening to this album for days. 'Til this day, Nine Inch Nails remains my all time favorite band.

I remember when I first saw the CD. I was searching through my mothers CD collection and the black, blue and purple design. The reversed "n"s. I thought to myself how neat does it look. So I popped it in a stereo and gave it a listen. First track, Head Like A Hole.. My body felt like it was in a sea of awe. I couldn't stop listening. Track after track, I continued to remain in my comma state of ecstasy. It was kinda like a drug, it was like love. I remember having the thought in my mind "steal it, take it from your mother", I never did. It felt wrong to steal something so amazing.

I talked to my mother about the CD later, she told me she bought the wrong album. She wanted to buy was the album Cleansing by Prong. What a difference. I thought to myself, she must have been an idiot for getting the two mixed up.

Still, I started to explore the industrial scene. I found bands such as KMFDM, Marylyn Manson (I fucking hate!), David Bowie, Ministry and Rod Zombi. It wasn't until I was 15 when I started getting into heavier electronic music. I found a site called vampirefreaks.com, so many bands. I loved it.

Around age 17 I declared Metropolis Records as my favorite record compony. So many great musicians have came from there, such as KMFDM.

Age 17, finally had sex. In a strange way it was more like rape. My friend was pissed at me for never fucking so she got one of her friends to have sex with me. Didn't want it, but I went with it so my friend wouldn't think I pussied out or something. Granted I've tried before, but I honestly couldn't fit in the girl I was with. After that I had a reputation amongst my friends and some of the street kids I use to hang out with, about the size of my cock, got it a nickname too. I was a very closed person when it came to sex. Even though everyone said I shouldn't be with my size. I still feel uncomfortable about the topic, but I'm more open now then when I was 17.

I remember my first crush on an industrial Girl. Her name was Faust. My god was she a beaute. It took me about 2 months to get her to notice me. Mostly because I was too shy or the only time I had courage to talk to her, she was drunk. Eventually we became pretty good "friends". At least on my half, I thought we had something going only we never really did anything about it. Some bloodplay here and there and we madeout quite a bit. I think we almost had sex a few times too, but never actually did it. (I'm a loser like that). She taught me a lot about industrial and her own opinion on things as well. I respected her opinion and who she was. I still remember almost every moment I had with her, drinking under a bridge, hanging out at the stage, and the Combichrist concert Me and a friend took her to. I miss this girl so much. She was a great friend and influence in my life.

My first industrial concert: Combichrist @ El Corazon. Fucking amazing!! The opening band, Imperative Reaction, they where so great. I absolutely loved them. It took me a year or two to finally find them. I don't know why though. The next band was Modulate.. I didn't care much for them. Then Combichrist came in Andy LaPlegua lit up the room, people where getting kicked out left and right for moshing (lame, I know). My buddy William, he's a big guy and he had like two, maybe three girls grinding on him that night. I think I had one, who then moved her way to Will... (to my defence she was grinding on a few people and she wasnt all that pretty). I didn't care to much about the girls when I was there, I got some looks like I usually do but I ignore just to the simple fact my self-esteem is low. It was the most amazing show I've ever seen.

Shortly after I made the worst, yet best choice of my life: Job Corp.
Culumbia Basin Job Corp, more like Government Concentration Camp. I hated it there, I wasted two years of my life and for what? a few new friends and a piece of paper that says I can weld.. Which I suck at. I lost my street rep. I lost alot of friends (some whom I'm still trying to get a hold of). My father lost his job. Uncle had some heart problems. It seems like the world I left behind me went to shit in a hand basket. Then when the training's all over I go back to this place I once called home. Fucking shame.

What next?

The Diary Of A RivitHead: Introduction

I am a RivitHead.

Many people haven't a clue what is or is not a RivitHead. Many people assume that they are people associated with music of the industrial or electronic scene, but we are much more then that. This is a life style. Its like living in a preset world of a post-apocalypse time line. In away, its like a safety precaution. Although the music still plays a large roll in our day-to-day life, we are much more then what people assume. Often mistaken as a goth or emo, both of which we hate to be label as (i.e. stop that annoying shit), we come in many different subcultures such as cyberpunk or electroheads (ect.), but all in all we are the same.

I can't speak for the others (RivitHeads), only for myself. Some may even label me a poser of sort, but I could careless. When I live the life, when I listen to the music, I feel as close to myself as I could ever believe possible. I enjoy being who I am, and I enjoy doing what I do, no one could take that away from me. This is me, I will never change who I am, I will never change what I do, even if I'm not excepted in modern society. Society can fuck off.

I often write poetry, stories or sometimes songs. I deal with depression everyday, somedays worse then others. I face what I can and ignore what I can't. It's how I survive the day-by-day head rush of waking up every morning. Too many people see me for how I look, who I am on the outside. If I try to be what I am on the inside, there would be a world of chaos. The things I hear, the people I see, if it was only real this wold be my perfect nightmare.

This is my life and how I live it. This is your invitation to the life of a RivitHead: enjoy it.