REVIEW: Pitchshifter, www.pitchshifter.com (Geffen)
- Franklin Johnson
Web sites are most definitely a creature of the 1990s. So is industrial and aggressive rock and roll. Combining two of the more prominent aspects of this decade is the recipe for Pitchshifter on www.pitchshifter.com.
The band's fifth album - and first for a major label - is a facial barrage of machine-gun guitars for a new generation. If Henry Rollins, Trent Reznor the Prodigy and Extreme Noise Terror put their heads - and tattoos - together, they might sound like Pitchshifter.
To afficionados of the British band, the Prodigy is already a prime focal point - guitarist Jim Davies has already put down licks for "Firestarter" and "Breathe". "Genius", with its 'dysfunction is a function' lyrical refrain, and the NIN-like "Civilized Society" offer listeners a good starting point into the beast known as Pitchshifter.
Finally, when the album's 13 tracks are complete, the band offers you the opportunity to go to their website and obtain 50 samples which the band utsed on their album - and fans are encouraged to 'steal' them to make their own music (with proper credit given to the band). I don't have to tell you the band's web site, do I?
