CD Review - april.exe "Collective Mass Ritual"

CD Review:  Collective Mass Ritual

Band Bio:

           Where is the band from?

I started in telluride colorado but have produced different releases from ashland oregon, chico california and joshua tree california. Currently in fort collins Colorado.

Who are the band members? myself, i am sean.

How long has the band been together? i started in 2005.

Did any members of the band work in other musical projects before this? no.

Are any of the members of the band currently in any side projects? No.

Where was the album made? fort collins Colorado.

 Who produced the album? me.

Who does the songwriting? me.

Who are your musical influences? lords of acid, thrill kill cult, crass, alien sex fiend, velvet acid christ, skinny puppy, front 242, god lie, joey beltram

What was the message or goal of this album? collective mass ritual is political anarchist.

Do you plan on touring to promote this album? no.

What are your goals for the future? more hardware synthesizers!

Where can people buy your music? http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Aprilexe

What equipment do you use ? Yamaha dx7, korg prophecy, logic pro x, native instruments massive/fm8/reaktor, psp xenon, digidesign turbosynth, waves kramer master tape/ssl 4000/api collection

CD REVIEW:

Collective Mass Ritual is 17 tracks of knock-you-either-on-your-ass-or-get-you-on-a-dance-floor excellence that cannot be matched, except perhaps on previous releases. Collective Mass ritual follows pretty much the same style as the rest of the works.  There are no vocals, per se. What few actual lyrics that can be heard are in the background.  Mostly you’ll be met with samples from varying sources.  Movies, newsfeeds and more.  Most notably, from Devil’s Advocate. 

As far as recommendation goes.  That’s gotta be a trick question.  Of course I highly recommend this album to everyone who enjoys industrial music and even to those who don’t.  The majority of these tracks would garner great favor in clubs everywhere if only the DJs would play them.  Most notably Conflict Generator, All One, and Three Days of Darkness. 

Collective Mass Ritual is a must-have for anyone who has an extensive collection of electro-industrial music.  If you have never heard music of this kind, then you are in for an excellent treat. Trust me.  You can't go wrong with this one!