You guys didn't steer me wrong with Mentallo and the Fixer, so I am asking
for some recommendation advice again.  If anything, you've ruined me
because now I have to find and buy all of their music now. ;)

Last night I went to the music store and picked up 4 CD's to listen to,
and bought 2 of them.  One of the ones I didn't buy was Scar Tissue's
"TMOTD".  I listened to a little bit of it, but I wasn't all that
impressed.  I keep hearing that its a great CD, and maybe it is and I just
didn't hear it because I was in sort-of a hurry (was going to a show
across the street).  Where is a good place to start with this band?  I
know I've heard them before and liked them, but I can't remember where it
was from and I can't find any CD's by them in my collection anywhere.  I
think I reviewed a CD for KBVR a long time ago and that's where I had
heard them.  Ugh... that's what I get for being a music director.
Listened to too much music and can't remember what I've heard and what I
haven't heard.

anyway...

Help me rmi, you're my only hope.

Zari
np: tricky - pre-millenium tension

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"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." - Marie Curie

                                       -Dayv!

"Note: You take full responsiblity if you shove anything up your ass, bitch."

*whips out all three Scar Tissue release and starts to listen*
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TMOTD
12 tracks and 13 "devices"  The devices are short bursts of rythm/drumming/texture drones/screeches that range in lenght from 12seconds to the longest one which is 1minute and58 seconds.  The idea is that you put your cd player on shuffle and these little devices scatter themselves between the regular tracks randomly and add incredible chaos and diversity.  It really works.  

Warning though.  These devices are very harsh and experimental.  Much like the ritualistic/experimental side of powernoise/dark ambient etc.  If you dont like your music harsh, you probably wont like this cd.  Many of the beats can at times sound like the "harsh" stuff from the first Gridlock album.

But few tracks contain much in the way of soft melodies (ala the mentallo you bought).  The emphasis is on creative drumming programming and beat patterns.  Other then the tracks Subterrain and Cascade, nothing is really ment for the dance floor on TMOTD imo.  Beat and rythm are present in globs...but it doesnt "feel" dancy.  (which is good!)

Damn...the more i listen to this more im being blown away.  This cd came out in 97 if im not mistaken....and if a band were to release something of this quality on Ant-Zen today, wed ALL know about it.  I honestly think some of the tracks are that good.

Tracks like Membrane, Gravity, and In This Place have an "ethnic" "tibeten?" feel to them.  (you know the place where the women wear the veils over their faces)

And other tracks are slow ambient pieces.  Dark and full of chaos.  

Highly recomended!  But only if you can tollerate the Ant-Zen, Cold Meat, Dive ish stuff.  (tough to compare bands to Scar Tissue though - another plus!)

a few sound files:
http://www.buy.com/music/product.asp?sku=60103546
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sound files:  (ya real audio blows....oh well)
http://www.buy.com/music/product.asp?sku=60103537

Like Dayv says, its way more "puppyish" then TMOTD (splinterland, stance, soil, and choking on fate are VERY puppyish).  17 songs that are more structured then TMOTD.  The same solid drum programming and beat patterns are present on every track.  These beats are always upfront and "in your face."  Not hidden behind synth melodies.  No two tracks even remotely sound alike to me.  The variety is surely there.

Very interesting intros and out-tros to the songs.  Scar Tissue deffinately got that part right.  And like TMOTD vocals are present on very FEW tracks.  Vocal samples are everywhere however.  

Excellent for that fix of puppy we all want.  (not an insult to anyone involved with Scar Tissue.....the puppy comparisons are pretty obvious to me)
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Rebuild

A very underrated remix album imo.  Few people talk about it.....but then again few people talk about Scar Tissue to begin with.  Again, the variety of sounds youll hear on this album are incredible.  

The album booklet/insert that comes with the cd has an interesting description of each track and who remixed it.  (great little stories behind what your listening to)

Stand out tracks include:

Subterrain mix by Daniel Myer of Cleen/Haujobb.  This track acutall sounds like its off a Newt album to me.

Cascade mix by cEvin Key.  Pure download chaos.  This is what we will be listening to if we lived in the bladerunner time period and walked into an exotic stripclub/bar/tattoo parlor.

Scsix mix by New Minds Jonathan Sharp.  Funky beat/melodies and its downloadish also.

Afekt unreleased track.  Incredible and bruttal ambient track.  Militaristic drumming at the end.  Harsh samples and panning sounds.  :)

Lattice new unreleased track.  Dive/Suicide Commando/Imminant Starvation power noise type track.

Identified by Dental Records.  Harsh haunted house screems with riffing guitar and ritualistic drumming.  Uptempo track.

sound files
http://www.buy.com/music/product.asp?sku=60103555

JasonTroy
np:  zzzzzzzzzz...to tired.
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TMOTD
12 tracks and 13 "devices"  The devices are short bursts of
rythm/drumming/texture drones/screeches that range in lenght from 12seconds
to the longest one which is 1minute and58 seconds.  The idea is that you put
your cd player on shuffle and these little devices scatter themselves
between the regular tracks randomly and add incredible chaos and diversity.
It really works.

Warning though.  These devices are very harsh and experimental.  Much like
the ritualistic/experimental side of powernoise/dark ambient etc.  If you
dont like your music harsh, you probably wont like this cd.  Many of the
beats can at times sound like the "harsh" stuff from the first Gridlock
album.

But few tracks contain much in the way of soft melodies (ala the mentallo
you bought).  The emphasis is on creative drumming programming and beat
patterns.  Other then the tracks Subterrain and Cascade, nothing is really
ment for the dance floor on TMOTD imo.  Beat and rythm are present in
globs...but it doesnt "feel" dancy.  (which is good!)

Damn...the more i listen to this more im being blown away.  This cd came out
in 97 if im not mistaken....and if a band were to release something of this
quality on Ant-Zen today, wed ALL know about it.  I honestly think some of
the tracks are that good.

Tracks like Membrane, Gravity, and In This Place have an "ethnic" "tibeten?"
feel to them.  (you know the place where the women wear the veils over their
faces)

And other tracks are slow ambient pieces.  Dark and full of chaos.

Highly recomended!  But only if you can tollerate the Ant-Zen, Cold Meat,
Dive ish stuff.  (tough to compare bands to Scar Tissue though - another
plus!)

a few sound files:
http://www.buy.com/music/product.asp?sku=60103546
-------------------------
Separator

sound files:  (ya real audio blows....oh well)
http://www.buy.com/music/product.asp?sku=60103537

Like Dayv says, its way more "puppyish" then TMOTD (splinterland, stance,
soil, and choking on fate are VERY puppyish).  17 songs that are more
structured then TMOTD.  The same solid drum programming and beat patterns
are present on every track.  These beats are always upfront and "in your
face."  Not hidden behind synth melodies.  No two tracks even remotely sound
alike to me.  The variety is surely there.

Very interesting intros and out-tros to the songs.  Scar Tissue deffinately
got that part right.  And like TMOTD vocals are present on very FEW tracks.
Vocal samples are everywhere however.

Excellent for that fix of puppy we all want.  (not an insult to anyone
involved with Scar Tissue.....the puppy comparisons are pretty obvious to
me)
---------------------------
Rebuild

A very underrated remix album imo.  Few people talk about it.....but then
again few people talk about Scar Tissue to begin with.  Again, the variety
of sounds youll hear on this album are incredible.

The album booklet/insert that comes with the cd has an interesting
description of each track and who remixed it.  (great little stories behind
what your listening to)

Stand out tracks include:

Subterrain mix by Daniel Myer of Cleen/Haujobb.  This track acutall sounds
like its off a Newt album to me.

Cascade mix by cEvin Key.  Pure download chaos.  This is what we will be
listening to if we lived in the bladerunner time period and walked into an
exotic stripclub/bar/tattoo parlor.

Scsix mix by New Minds Jonathan Sharp.  Funky beat/melodies and its
downloadish also.

Afekt unreleased track.  Incredible and bruttal ambient track.  Militaristic
drumming at the end.  Harsh samples and panning sounds.  :)

Lattice new unreleased track.  Dive/Suicide Commando/Imminant Starvation
power noise type track.

Identified by Dental Records.  Harsh haunted house screems with riffing
guitar and ritualistic drumming.  Uptempo track.

sound files
http://www.buy.com/music/product.asp?sku=60103555

Hope this helps.  Buy at least one Scar Tissue album and go from there.  :)

JasonTroy
np:  zzzzzzzzzz...to tired.
-------------------------------------------------
Sell Me Music that you dont want. Want List Page Below!
http://www.angelfire.com/co/jasontroy/index.2.html
nosajy...@seatac.net
icq#35817675

I fear that my next paycheck is already spent.. hehe :) Between my recent
muslimgauze fixation and my mentallo fixation and now another band to try
out, damn...

Zari
np: mindfluxfuneral - birthmark

Zari = zari at pacifier dot com or http://www.pacifier.com/~zari ICQ 10787799
"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." - Marie Curie

Joe