EVILS TOY - Illusion
Songs: 13 Time:  57:37
The CD of the month has to go to Evils Toy and their new full length, Illusions.  Illusions picks up where XTC Implant left off and carries their sound even further along.  With other Evils Toy albums, I found myself really enjoying a handful of tracks, but on Illusions I can not pinpoint the track I like best, because they are all so good.  On Lucifer’s Garden you’ll find two unique things; one is the goth vocal style used on the chorus, the second is the eerie, whistle sequence that sweeps its way through the whole track.  Co-Excistence begins with a series of computerized bleeps and blips before the squeaky sequences, gritty beats, and growling vocals overtake them.  The vocoder effects on the vocals, along with the catchy synth-pop riffs during the chorus make this track very addicting.  The title track trots along with cascading sequences, thick vocals, and a rough beat.  A distinct FLA comparison can be made on Prevision.  The vocals are low and glottal, the rhythm is electrified, and the melodies are amazing.  A song about mermaids, Under the White Waves contains ethereal sequences, a trotting beat, and unique lyrics.  At first, my favorite track was PSI, a piece having to do with the aliens among us.  Again, an 80’s-ish vocoder effect is used in the chorus, alongside a hollow break beat.  This piece goes through several transformations.  Everything from the percussion to the sequences to the melodies to the rhythms change back and forth. Fallen Angel is one of three instrumentals.  On this particular track, resonating wet rhythms are aligned with simple, pounding beats and airy sequences.  The final track, entitled bonus track (’92), sounds like an early, instrumental version of what would eventually become Dear God.  Granted, not all of the Dear God elements are present, but enough is there to give me this impression.  The beat is very similar to Smothered Hope by Skinny Puppy, but the sequences sound like primitive Dear God.  I can only imagine that there is already a deal worked out to get the CD released in the US, but if not, it’s not to hard to get ahold of as an import.
 
   
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