GODFLESH — Streetcleaner
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Endlich wieder auf Vinyl erhältlich, das definitive "Metal-Industrial" Album von 1989, auch 20 Jahre nach Erscheinen ist die alles zerberstende Urgewalt dieses Sounds einmalig. Die Verbindung von Maschinen-Rhythmen / Noise und Doom-Metal, in zwingende Kompositionen gepresst!
"Easily one of the most important records in the last two decades. Justin Broadrick, G.C. Green and machine helped to change the face of modern heavy music in so many ways. Streetcleaner, to cut right down to it, is a thoroughly crushing, punishing, unforgiving, and unrelenting album. Featuring Justin Broadrick - formerly of Napalm Death and now of the much loved JESU - on guitars and vocals, G.C. Green on Bass, as well as a drum machine, the duo assault the listener with a soul crushing performance. Easily one of the HEAVIEST records ever made. GC’s bass and the machine lay down a solid groove while Justin’s rhythm guitar acts to heighten the tension; with Justin focusing on playing the guitar more like a percussive instrument than it’s traditional role. He even uses gold plated guitar picks to give his harmonic squeals even more of a cutting metallic bite. The lyrics themselves are every bit as oppressive, stark, and minimalist as the imagery and music. They are more like short poems emoted out over the music. You can feel his pain and scorn as he bellows out his words. A true journey into the darker sides of a man's soul. Bleak and yet so powerful." [label info]
"It's weird to think that amongst the legions of fans out there who LOVE Jesu, there are probably loads of folks who don't realize that Jesu was born out of the mighty behemoth that was Godflesh. Justin Broadrick, who started off in grind pioneers Napalm Death, made a quick pitstop in Head Of David, and eventually struck out on his own in Godflesh. These days, drum machines and metal are not strange bedfellows, but back in the day, this was some seriously what-the-fuck action. Metalheads and punk rockers alike were confused, but got over it pretty quick once they realized that Godflesh might just be the heaviest fiercest thing they had ever heard. And Godflesh at their heaviest was to be found right here, on Streetcleaner, adorned with the now iconic image of crucified men on crossed in front of a cascade of burning lava (a frame from the genius movie Altered States), this record, originally released in 1989, still sounds as fearsome as ever. And now that we have a handful of Jesu records to reference, it's easy to hear that some of the seeds that would eventually blossom into the dreamy shoegazy metallic bliss of Jesu, were present even back then, albeit buried beneath a black hole crush of churning downtuned riffage and blistering skull rattling programmed beats. Our old three sentence, 14 word review of this still says it best: “One of the heaviest, scariest "metal" albums EVER. Drum machine doom death. Godflesh's best.”
[Aquarius Records review]
www.kreationrecords.net
"Easily one of the most important records in the last two decades. Justin Broadrick, G.C. Green and machine helped to change the face of modern heavy music in so many ways. Streetcleaner, to cut right down to it, is a thoroughly crushing, punishing, unforgiving, and unrelenting album. Featuring Justin Broadrick - formerly of Napalm Death and now of the much loved JESU - on guitars and vocals, G.C. Green on Bass, as well as a drum machine, the duo assault the listener with a soul crushing performance. Easily one of the HEAVIEST records ever made. GC’s bass and the machine lay down a solid groove while Justin’s rhythm guitar acts to heighten the tension; with Justin focusing on playing the guitar more like a percussive instrument than it’s traditional role. He even uses gold plated guitar picks to give his harmonic squeals even more of a cutting metallic bite. The lyrics themselves are every bit as oppressive, stark, and minimalist as the imagery and music. They are more like short poems emoted out over the music. You can feel his pain and scorn as he bellows out his words. A true journey into the darker sides of a man's soul. Bleak and yet so powerful." [label info]
"It's weird to think that amongst the legions of fans out there who LOVE Jesu, there are probably loads of folks who don't realize that Jesu was born out of the mighty behemoth that was Godflesh. Justin Broadrick, who started off in grind pioneers Napalm Death, made a quick pitstop in Head Of David, and eventually struck out on his own in Godflesh. These days, drum machines and metal are not strange bedfellows, but back in the day, this was some seriously what-the-fuck action. Metalheads and punk rockers alike were confused, but got over it pretty quick once they realized that Godflesh might just be the heaviest fiercest thing they had ever heard. And Godflesh at their heaviest was to be found right here, on Streetcleaner, adorned with the now iconic image of crucified men on crossed in front of a cascade of burning lava (a frame from the genius movie Altered States), this record, originally released in 1989, still sounds as fearsome as ever. And now that we have a handful of Jesu records to reference, it's easy to hear that some of the seeds that would eventually blossom into the dreamy shoegazy metallic bliss of Jesu, were present even back then, albeit buried beneath a black hole crush of churning downtuned riffage and blistering skull rattling programmed beats. Our old three sentence, 14 word review of this still says it best: “One of the heaviest, scariest "metal" albums EVER. Drum machine doom death. Godflesh's best.”
[Aquarius Records review]
www.kreationrecords.net