Memmaker

“How to Enlist in a Robot Uprising”
Label: Hive Records
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(4/5)

On the other hand, Memmaker’s album “How to Enlist in a Robot Uprising” is about as far away from minimalism as one could go. Memmaker is a dance-oriented project from the members of the rhythmic noise outfit Iszoloscope. “How to Enlist…” shares more genetic similarity to mid-to-late 1990′s hard trance (a la Jon the Dentist, Choci, or Oliver Klitzing) than it does any Industrial/EBM/Elektro outfit. However, the drum work is crunchy enough and the melodies dark enough to land it on a genre map under the wide Industrial/dark electronic umbrella. But make no mistake; this album is club-driving dance music through and through. The album delivers track after track of high-tempo floor-killing songs with thick trance-style synth work and pounding four-on-the-floor drumlines. From the early days of Signal Aout 42, plenty of groups have been bridging the gap between dance and industrial musical styles, but Memmaker’s hat in the ring may be the best standout to date.

Tracks such as “Energon3″ and “Robot Buzz” represent the most retro trance style pieces, while tracks such as “The Cydonia Complex” or “Deception” pay a bit more homage to Memmaker’s rhythmic noise roots. It’s all in-your-face, love-it-or-hate-it boldness, and I count myself in the love-it camp.

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