released: 01-29-2007label: synthetic symphony
Three years after "The Greater Wrong Of The Right", Skinny Puppy emerges with "Mythmaker", probably one of the best and most focused album in their decades-spanning career. Instantly the listener is greeted with OhGr's unmistakable and startling voice on "Magnifishit". His singing on this album is more akin to his solo albums, which sounds like a cross between a cyborg and Gary Numan. And it suits the music well.
Almost instantly as well, one would sense the more IDM feel or vibe of their songs. In fact some of the drum samples and glitches you'll hear on this album would not sound out of place in an Autechre record. Guitars are still utilized albeit sparingly, but the placements are very effective. Samples/snippets are still classic Puppy and still gives that chilling atmosphere we have come to know and love from their previous releases. And with their old tricks come a lot of new surprises as well. Most notable is the Celtic-sounding, delayed acoustic guitar in "JaHer", which only makes the song all the more eerie. A lot of grandiose moments as well, as with the chorus of "PasturN".
And until the last song, "UgLi", a song about evil, conniving people using God and religion in their conspiracies, the band doesn't fail to deliver what their fans have been craving for...dark, socio-political electronic music that conjures images of dystopia upon the lister's mind-eye.
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Almost instantly as well, one would sense the more IDM feel or vibe of their songs. In fact some of the drum samples and glitches you'll hear on this album would not sound out of place in an Autechre record. Guitars are still utilized albeit sparingly, but the placements are very effective. Samples/snippets are still classic Puppy and still gives that chilling atmosphere we have come to know and love from their previous releases. And with their old tricks come a lot of new surprises as well. Most notable is the Celtic-sounding, delayed acoustic guitar in "JaHer", which only makes the song all the more eerie. A lot of grandiose moments as well, as with the chorus of "PasturN".
And until the last song, "UgLi", a song about evil, conniving people using God and religion in their conspiracies, the band doesn't fail to deliver what their fans have been craving for...dark, socio-political electronic music that conjures images of dystopia upon the lister's mind-eye.
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