@Kane: thanks.

Regarding the album, I am not sure if I could listen to this more than once. The concept and the production are both interesting and disturbing, but the actual result feels empty to me. If I did not know anything about the album, it would be just that: interesting. Knowing its background makes it disturbing.

Re-reading your review, you make a good case for the altum's merits; yet I cannot help but feel it relies too much on the album's concept. Fantomas' Delirivm Cordia and Matmos' A Chance to Cut is A Chance to Cure had dark concepts behind them, but at least you could just concentrate on the music, that felt detached from its origin. In this case, one cannot get past the fact that this is an actual slaughter.

I do not know, maybe Herbert should have revealed that information later, so most people would actually concentrate on the work itself. This a rare case (in music) in which knowing too much about an album can be a spoiler. It does not help that I have never liked pig squels ;-)

I will try to listen to it again at some point, with a different mindset.

Album Rating: 4.5

I see exactly what you mean, the concept does overshadow the music but again I think it's unavoidable...the only way for the music to come to the fore is if Herbert had kept the concept under wraps like you say.

Album Rating: 4.5

@kane



I love writing bullshit in my reviews and if I don't proof them before I post a lot of over the top sentences slip through. I will try to write less flamboyantly, but man is it hard

This is such an awesome review. I heard about this and the concept really intrigued me, after reading this I'll be getting this tonight

Album Rating: 4.5

Fuck me, 'August' is just heartwrenchingly stunning



@Jash, thank you

This is pretty messed up.

Album Rating: 4.5

Little pig little pig let me in

The pigs have won tonight. And they can all sleep soundly. And everything is alright.