CLANG QUARTET
The Separation of Church & Hate (Silber)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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Crazy electronic and ambient music rife with samples of people talking about the evils of Proctor & Gamble, repeated riffs of a slide guitar, thunderous drums randomly struck and stuck way in the background, and synth samples, all provided by multi-instrumentalist Scotty Irving. From the titles and from the matched-up bits of words spoken throughout the album, there's a religious, albeit highly irreverently religious, theme that ties this album together. Especially good is the track titled "Hadephobia," where a narrator explains exactly what one must do to stay out of Hell, as well as a lengthy explanation of what Hell is-and all set to a highly danceable beat, no less.

[This CD can be purchased at the Sibler Records website .]

© 2004 - Holly Day