FEKTION FEKLER - Kling Klang Bedlam
Songs: 13  Time:  61:07
Fektion Fekler returned in late '98 with a new CD entitled Kling Klang Bedlam.  On this new disc, Fektion Fekler have honed their sound even further, creating pieces that are even more soothing and even more danceable than those from their debut CD.  Dehabilitated (Off the Wagon Mix) spawns images of evil with its churning bass line, laggard beats, drifting vocals, and cascading synth patterns.  The Dowser That Couldn't Dowse was my immediate favorite simply because of its extremely danceable nature.  More hawkish and less muffled vocals are placed atop moderate beats, dense; clashing sequences, and well placed, quick guitar sounds.  A more obscure and less structured piece, Just Another Try, has evil vocals, slow, militant beats, and a pulsating rhythm.  Reverb Deficiency is a melodic instrumental with crisp synth lines, distant beats, and an overall slight Mentallo & the Fixer sound.  Limbic (Blue Torpedo Mix) is a very interesting piece with light sequences, echoing vocals, and backing beats.  This piece goes through a major metamorphosis midway, and doesn't introduce the vocals until about ¾'s of the way through.  With a minimal synth-pop edge, Unconditional Surrender is an airy piece with agile synth patterns, a jumpy rhythm section, and mid-paced beats.  There is a major resemblance to Robert Smith on the vocals of Maker, Make Believe. Even the programming seems to be carefree and buoyant, like many of the earlier Cure tracks.  Similar vocals can be found on Dipsomania, but the music on this piece is a bit darker and much denser.  A funky rhythm is set up in Overway (Wibble Wobble Mix), which comes off sounding Alien Sex Fiend in a nature.  Kling Klang Bedlam contains a tantamount of absorbing pieces, most of which are slower, yet dance floor friendly.  After one listen it's easy to tell that these boys put a good amount of thought into their compositions, instead of simply pumping out standard 4/4 dance tracks.
   
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