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Assemblage 23 - Compass

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Artist: Assemblage 23
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-10-20
Music Label: Metropolis Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Smoke
  2. Collapse
  3. Impermanence
  4. How Can You Sleep?
  5. Spark
  6. Leave This All Behind
  7. Alive
  8. Greed
  9. Angels & Demons
  10. The Cruelest Year

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Music Review: Compass finds its way into my favorites!
Rating: 5 Stars

In the four years I've listened to Assemblage 23 (Tom Shear), I've awaited each new release and track with baited breath. For the large part, this is because Tom manages to mix up the sound on each album from release to release.

Recalling my first impression of the album, it had a more accessible synthpop feel without touching into the mainstream. This album definitely sounds like what one could expect if Meta & Storm had a baby. In short, it's definitely A23, but different from Tom's previous work.

Since A23 was my introduction to the Industrial/EBM genre, I'm loving all the tracks. However, the standout tracks on this album are Collapse, Spark, and Alive. Different tracks will grow on different people, I suppose ... but these are the three that have gripped me firmly as a believer in this album.

Like every other A23 studio album, "The Cruelest Year" is a strong closer and leaves the listener with a feeling like the album is ended and life is good again. However, of a personal note (or admission), this is the first album of the last four that hasn't pushed my buttons enough to make me cry. "Lullabye" (from Defiance), "30kft" (from Storm), and "Old" (from Meta) have each reminded me of someone specific that I love dearly ... and I can be weak like that.

It seems that many albums that come out nowadays abuse audio compression to make the sound "louder". However, that is a technique that you won't find on this album, lest the whole midsection of "Spark" (about 3 minutes in) would not have the punchy touch that I enjoy so much. To take this to a new level of enjoyment, don a good pair of headphones like the Bose QuietComfort 2, and you can get spacially lost in this album!

If you can find a copy of the very limited edition, go for it! The extra tracks and remixes are nice to have for a nominal amount. The KMFDM remix of "Greed" is worth it all by itself.

++I;
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