A stirring tapestry of sound from this German duo that has been at the forefront of the Industrial-Techno (they call it Torture-Tech) movement, Meshwork lives up to its title's promise. It makes seemingly easy work of the mixing of dark overtones, warped drum machinations, and complex synthesizer-made atmosphere that one might love the genre for.
Many tracks on Meshwork lull you in to a false sense of ambience, then seize you with driving, danceable beats. The pacing on "Never Look Back" yanks you back and forth between these states taking a more Industrial approach, while "N-A-Lyse" goes full-on Techno from start to finish snowballing the pace. "Emotion" is interesting, in that it is strikingly reminescent of 80's Alternative dance (like Front 242's "Headhunter", or Camouflage's "The Great Commandment"). All tracks, however, succeed in creating the kind of drama that other genres can merely dream of.
This CD comes to Cleopatra from the Zoth Ommog label - the height of Industrial credibility in Europe (they also released Laetherstrip, Bigod20, etc.). X Marks The Pedwalk have the ultimate range in this 'Torture-Tech' work, which should keep them out at the afore-mentioned forefront of the genre. Something that could appeal to/scare the hell out of everybody is what makes a great Industrial-Techno CD. This is it folks!
