driving, infectious, subversive, vigorous

METRIC ~ Gold Guns Girls [2⊘1⊘]

Money, power, and sex. The near-perfect 21st-century trifecta and three words that explain so much of our world. They are the figurative carrots society uses to encourage compliance and creativity to its benefit. Not a perfect system, but one that has managed to usher in an untold technological revolution in a critically short period of time. And not without cost, as greed is a powerful motivator if an insatiable master — ask any … Continue reading METRIC ~ Gold Guns Girls [2⊘1⊘]

disturbedByVoicesSeptember 13, 2023May 4, 20247 Comments

edgy, industrial, infectious, synthy

Android Lust ~ Stained [2⊘⊘2]

As we continually morph onward through time, seeing shifts for both better and worse, it should be awe-inspiring to realize the sheer magnitude of change some of our heroes have had to endure and rise above to remain relevant. As a gifted female non-conformist musician, dealing with an inherent sexism in the system (see Lush), it must have been daunting. But … Continue reading Android Lust ~ Stained [2⊘⊘2]

disturbedByVoicesMay 26, 2023December 10, 20245 Comments

Resident Evil pic of four red colored women with a deadmau5 head superimposed

bassy, crunchy, infectious, synthy

deadmau5 ~ My Heart Has Teeth (ft. Skylar Grey) [2⊘22]

We want our artists to be as we define them, not as they wish to be defined. Not unlike Robert Smith of The Cure not believing his music to be goth (see “Primary“), deadmau5 is not happy with being labeled a DJ either, despite being rated #5 on DJmag.com’s TOP100DJs in 2012. “I didn’t … Continue reading deadmau5 ~ My Heart Has Teeth (ft. Skylar Grey) [2⊘22]

disturbedByVoicesMay 5, 2023May 28, 20235 Comments

cryptic, eerie, infectious, synthy

R. Missing ~ Kelly Was A Philistine [2⊘17]

At first glance, what appears to be a song about a child kidnapping rapidly morphs otherwise. In fact, what the song really seems to be about is rather mysterious and cryptic, also perhaps unsurprisingly describing the song’s architects, New York’s “duo-inscrutable”, R. Missing, their song “Unsummering” previously featured here. “She’s not on the playground … Continue reading R. Missing ~ Kelly Was A Philistine [2⊘17]

disturbedByVoicesMarch 10, 2023May 28, 202310 Comments

gloomy, infectious, influential, nocturnal, synthy

Depeche Mode ~ Stripped [1986]

Martin Gore famously paraphrased co-producer Daniel Miller’s shellacking of his demo tape, stating, “The songs aren’t good enough, there aren’t any singles and it’ll never get played on the radio.” That demo tape would become the basis of Depeche Mode’s fifth studio album Black Celebration. Lead single, “Stripped”, would be described as an “ominous and intriguing pop song”, reaching the top ten in five European countries (Finland, Ireland … Continue reading Depeche Mode ~ Stripped [1986]