Puppy

1. Snapshot

2. My Spine

3. Another Kind of Blues

4. Hang Tough

5. Switch/Twitch

6. Ykk

7. Expo

8. Electric Blue

9. Baby Pain

10. Nebulus

11. Blue Sky

Puppy,Fluke,One Little Indian Us,Dance,Dance Music,Electronica,England,Pop

Average customer rating: Outstanding Puppy! THE CHILD DEVIANT! teenage angst Puppy People return ohGr-centric, good but not great

Mythmaker Skinny Puppy Manufacturer: Synthetic Symphony (SPV) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Industrial Dance | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Year Zero Greater Wrong of the Right Live (2pc) The Greater Wrong of the Right Nine Inch Nails - Live - Beside You in Time Dead Again ASIN: B000LXST04 Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

1. magnifishit
2. daL
3. haZe
4. pedafly
5. jaHer
6. politikiL
7. lestiduZ
8. pasturN
9. ambiantz
10. ugLi

Amazon.com

Some are calling Mythmaker Skinny Puppy's most ambitious--and accessible--album ever. That may be sheer hyperbole but it is safe to say that Mythmaker may be the strongest SP disc in some time. Many of the songs prove infectious--particularly the opening "Magnifishit," the atmospheric "Haze" and even the stomping "Pedafly." The group gets darker and more experimental with "Politikil," pauses for something different ("Ambiantz") and closes with the ultrafast "Ugli." For the most part, the record succeeds, but there are a few bum notes: "Lestiduz" serves a noodly bridge between two better, more focused tunes; "Jaher" is a mellow drifter that will probably polarize some listeners. However there's nothing that will prevent fans--both new and old alike--from growing the continuously evolving myth surrounding Skinny Puppy. --Jedd Beaudoin

Album Description

The planet's leading industrial gurus are back with Mythmaker - their most ambitious release to date! As torchbearers of the early industrial scene, the revered Skinny Puppy have had a profound effect on modern music. While their incredible influence on the past and present is undeniable, their greatest days are straight ahead. Mythmaker - as dark, beautiful, twisted and angry as always - takes the listener on a rollercoaster ride through their industrial/techno/prog world and delivers one of the most riveting listening experiences of the year. This is the definitive statement of the definitive Industrial ensemble. Look for the Skinny Puppy song politikiL to be featured on Jackass - The Video Game out March 2007!

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding Puppy!.......2007-07-10

I am addicted. Every time that I take this CD out of my CD player, it goes right back in. There is not a bad track on the album. If you liked Greater Wrong of the Right, you will definitely like this. If you are a Skinny Puppy fan of old, this may or may not suit you. The composition, lyrical content and even the track ordering leave nothing to be desired. Mind you, this is not Greater Wrong of the Right part 2. It is different. There is musical growth and that is always key.

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THE CHILD DEVIANT!.......2007-06-18

Many long time Puppy fans are dissapointed with slightly different direction that this band has taken in recent years. All I can say, is that I love both the old and the new Skinny Puppy style. I like Ohgr's solo work as well. If you don't like this neo-pop, electro industrla style than I don't recommend this album...but if you like Ohgr, or the prior Skinny Puppy Album, than you'll love this album to. I certainly do.

teenage angst.......2007-06-02

I dont know what happened to good old skinny puppy. It sounds more like an angsty teenage album from a no-name band. I was so excited by the reunion of Key and Ogre. Greater Wrong of the Right was a great comeback showing how the band had evolved since their seperation. This CD leaves me scratching my head and wondering what the hell happened

Puppy People return.......2007-05-04

To not fully love this CD causes a bit of conflict in me, for there are tenets abided by here that I often hold dear to my ideas about good music. One tenant is that a band of history (1980's industrial history, to be exact), when coming out with new stuff, should indeed sound new and not just a rehashing of what worked for them in the past. To this, Skinny Puppy holds true--there are of course elements of Skinny Puppy dissonance, that clash of sounds and noise that makes Puppy industrial some of the most wonderfully rough out there, but at the same time there is the paradox of their sound being a little more clean and refined. Another review of this disc that I had read made some connections between Skinny Puppy and Aphex Twin, and I think the connection is a fair one to make. The progress of sound is essential for a band to continue to grow, even after the loss of a mate, so on this disc Skinny Puppy delivers a new era of band sound while still maintaining an essence of what distinguished them in the first place. I wouldn't necessarily call this disc their most accessible (how can "Worlock" NOT be accessible?), but it is certainly a little cleaner and a little more towards electronica.

In the same sort of vein as the first tenant lay, the second tenant has to do with a band not sounding like they are beating a dead horse. Another review I read lamented a bit over the much more restricted use of snippets from obscure movies. This disc still offers a bit of this, but nothing like the clip-fest "Rivers" with HAL9000 and FVK and such. Again, Skinny Puppy advances their sound.

But what keeps me from just tooting a trumpet and announcing the triumphant and continued existence of Skinny Puppy? I'm close to that, but it does seem that there is just a little bit holding these Puppies back. It's hard not to think that it has something to do with a no-doubt cleaned up act, considering the history and effects of drugs this band has had to deal with, but I don't like to speculate to the point of feeling that I know the answer. In the day of Aphex Twin and what I like to call "techno of evil," which are really the results of superclean digital toying with an eye for the dark, it is kind of nice to see that Skinny Puppy can step into that arena and teach these young whipper-snappers what REALLY evil techno sounds like, but it seems as though it's at a bit of a sacrifice. Ogre doesn't come across as such a solid presence of the music in this, maybe because his voice gets a little too touched-up in the mixing process. In its earlier incarnation, Skinny Puppy showed how there could be weight and mud and blood in the realm of electronics, and this time around perhaps they've let the electronic revolution swallow them up a bit.

ohGr-centric, good but not great.......2007-04-21

Had to give this a few listens before I could fall into the groove of the album. It really seems more like another ohGr album then a Skinny Puppy one. The first half I am still kind of disappointed with, but the later half I really like. If you are a Skinny Puppy fan you probably already own this, and if you are just falling into Skinny Puppy I would suggest starting with some of their earlier releases, Bites/VIVISectVI/Too Dark Park.

Average customer rating: Best remix collection I've heard Amazingly Brilliant!!! Get lost in the Vortex What an awesome find! remixed to perfection

Vortex Collide Manufacturer: Noise Plus Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Some Kind of Strange Chasing the Ghost Zerospace Beneath The Skin The Damage ASIN: B0001Z52XY Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

1. Euphoria - Emirian Mix
2. Feed Me to the Lions
3. Slither Thing - Amish Rake Fight Mix
4. Razor Sharp - Dull Mix
5. Like You Want to Believe - Antistatic Mix
6. The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum
7. Predator - Final Mix by Collide
8. Crushed - 5AM Heavenly Mix
9. Wing of Steel - Core Mix
10. Halo - Sensory Gate Aura Mix
11. Inside - Shoe Gazing Mix
12. Somewhere - Orchestral Mix
13. Frozen - Chill Mix

Tracks:

1. Haunted When the Minutes Drag
2. Tempted - Conjure One Mix
3. Crushed - Fragment Mix
4. Like You Want to Believe - Cylab Mix
5. Crushed - Out of Control Mix
6. Wings of Steel - The Sound Of Glass Mix
7. Inside - External Mix
8. Crushed - Now Forgotten Mix
9. Wings of Steel - hEADaCHE Mix
10. Like You Want to Believe - Bondango's Twisted Acid Mix
11. Crushed - Scored Mix
12. Wings of Steel - Astro Sensorium Mix
13. Euphoria - Tears Mix

Album Description

Remixers, DJs, and Bands from all over the world lend their passion and inspiration to further expand on the already diverse soumd of Collide. From chunky guitar versions, to slithering lounge stylings to delirium-esq versions that are sure to hit the dance floor. This CD also contains three new covers, including the very poinant "The Lunantics are taking over the Asylum" by Funboy 3.

Some very special guests including Charlie Clouser formally of NIN, Rhys Fulber of Conjure One/Delerium and Mike Fisher of Machines and Loving Grace/Amish Rake Fight, lend their talents to "VORTEX". COLLIDE performs an exotic hybrid of Darkwave, Cyber-Dance, and Electronic, with crossover appeal which will appeal to fans of Evanescence, Massive Attack, Curve, Dead Can Dance, Portishead, and Delirium.

Customer Reviews:

Best remix collection I've heard.......2007-05-18

Simply put, this collection of remixes, and a few artfully selected covers, is the highest quality collection of its kind I've heard.

Most remix collections seem to have a few good tracks among a bunch of tracks that aren't worth listening to more than once. This two-disc set is the exception to that rule; nearly every song included is tasty aural bliss.

I would have expected Collide's layered organic and electronic sound to be hard to do justice while taking in new directions for remixing, but each of these artists have succeeded, often spectacularly so. Only one track is difficult for me to enjoy: Somewhere/Orchestral Mix; I find it an interesting attempt but it's not for me. The rest range from very enjoyable to music I might never want to take out of my CD player.

Get this album for The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum (see also the DVD Like the Hunted), and enjoy the rest of the sweet and sultry gems from Slither Thing/Amish Rake Fight Mix to the delightfully sad Crushed/Out of Control Mix, plus plenty more.

To Collide fans, even those skeptical of remixes, this is a must-own. To those not yet a fan of Collide, you might start with Some Kind of Strange or Chasing the Ghost and then pick this up - though I'm not sure it matters, and this would still make a great listen without any prior knowledge of Collide.

Amazingly Brilliant!!! .......2007-04-12

Collide must be one of the greatest bands ever to hit the gothic scene. The combination of Karin and Statik are explosive; indeed, Vortex is definitely their masterpiece of Remixes done right! As well as new songs that will demand your attention, highly note worthy!! Some of the best out there!


Listen to the samples on this site just so you can say "Yeah, I'm a smart consumer." If you like any combination of Collide, you're gonna end up buying Vortex, it is most certainly a treat for the ears and the imagination.

Get lost in the Vortex.......2006-10-10

I really liked this album, while some of the songs are remixed more than once they're still able to keep a semblance of uniqueness. Then there are the little gems added to the mix "The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum" and "Feed Me to the Lions" are really fun songs that quickly moved their way into my top 10 lists.

These two disks hold a variety of moods from the frantic to the meditative, there is a remix for almost all occasions and then some. If you're just starting out with your Collide obsession this is a great album to showcase their diversity and complexity; and if you're deep into your Collide wall to wall shrine then this album is hard to beat and will surely earn a coveted spot on your shrine to Collide.

What an awesome find!.......2006-08-20

You will all think I'm crazy, but I was looking for new music one day at work, came across Collide because it was "similar" to other music I like, and bought it without even hearing it! I wasn't somewhere that I could listen to the samples, so I trusted other user reviews, and couldn't be more pleased. This CD has become a staple in my collection, and frankly, hasn't left my CD changer yet! My boyfriend even added it to his iPod. My personal favorite is "The Lunatics...", don't ask me why. I always play it on my way to the gym...and sometimes before work...perhaps it's something Freudian. :)

I absolutely adore Collide, and plan to try out their other CDs. It's amazing the feeling the music gives you. It's very ethereal, and makes you feel like you're somewhere else. Definitely a great buy, even if you're not into this type of music.

Others I would recommend in this genre are Claire Voyant (Time and the Maiden), Delerium (Karma), Hungry Lucy (To Kill a King), and Lamb (any of them, especially Lamb and Fear of Fours).

remixed to perfection.......2006-07-06

before picking up this two-disc package, i was not familiar with the works of Collide. i bought this item on a whim, and am very glad i did. the variety of style approach is refreshing, you really don't hear the same song twice, though there are a few mixes of a few songs. these are good cds to put in on a trip or chill at the house, and i've had the album for a few weeks now and am not tired of it. enjoy the haunting effects of a great band rearranged by great artistic minds.

Average customer rating: underworld One of the best soundtracks to a movie ever. Better than I thought... Typical rock soundtrack Pretty much sucks...BUT...

Underworld Various Artists Manufacturer: Lakeshore Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Underworld: Evolution Underworld Queen of the Damned Underworld: Book 1 (Underworld Book 1) Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Music from and Inspired by The Original Motion Picture ASIN: B0000AYL3Q Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

1. Awakening - The Damning Well featuring Wes Borland, Richard Patrick, Josh Freese, and Danny Lohner.
2. REV 22:20 - Puscifer featuring Maynard James Keenan, Danny Lohner
3. Throwing Punches - Page Hamilton
4. Rocket Collecting - Milla
5. Now I Know - Renholder
6. Bring Me The Disco King (Loner Mix) - David Bowie featuring Maynard James Keenan & John Frusciante
7. Optimissed - Skinny Puppy
8. Down In the Lab - Renholder
9. Judith (Renholder Mix) - A Perfect Circle
10. Suicide Note - Johnette Napolitano
11. Baby's First Coffin - Dillinger Escape Plan
12. Hover (Quiet Mix) - Trust Company
13. Falling Through The Sky - Renholder
14. Weak and Powerless (Tilling My Grave Mix) - A Perfect Circle
15. Worms of the Earth - Finch
16. From A Shell - Lisa Germano
17. Death Dealer's Descent - Renholder
18. On The Lash - The Icarus Line
19. All Of This Past - Sarah Bettens

Album Description

Underworld is one of the most highly anticipated genre films in over a decade. Lakeshore Record's soundtrack, which features exclusive songs and mixes (both in and inspired by the film), is an unparalleled collection of the best music the contemporary rock world has to offer.

The soundtrack album is produced by Danny Lohner of Nine Inch Nails whose unique relationships within the community of A-List talent brings such unprecedented highlights to this project as the first song ever penned by Maynard James Keenan (Tool / A Perfect Circle) for a motion picture and soundtrack album. Also appearing on the album is former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland who along with Lohner and Filter's Richard Patrick have created the formidable super group The Damning Well who make their debut on this album with the song "Awakening."

One look through the album's track listing and you'll find contributions from artists as diverse and respected as Trust Co., Finch, Skinny Puppy, Page Hamilton, and David Bowie to name a few. Every track on this album is either written exclusively for this project, or is an exclusive remix, or rare version only available on this release.

Underworld, both as a film and an album is a truly unique marrige of artistic sound and vision.

Album Description

Soundtrack album to the highly anticipated 2003 film, 'Underworld', features previously unreleased & exclusive tracks from Puscifer (feat. Maynard James Keenan & Danny Lohner), David Bowie (feat. Maynard James Keenan), Finch, Trust Company, Skinny Puppy, & the single 'Awakening' performed by The Damning Well (feat. Wes Borland, Richard Patrick (Filter), Danny Lohner, & Josh Freese). 15 tracks. Lakeshore.

Customer Reviews:

underworld.......2007-06-23

I remember buying this the first day it came out, I was really curious to hear what the Damning Well and Puscifer would sound like, I was not displeased. I also really enjoyed the David Bowie track, overall this is an above average soundtrack, at least I though so.

One of the best soundtracks to a movie ever........2007-05-26

Usually I'm not big on soundtracks, but this is by far my favorite soundtrack ever. The whole album was produced by Danny Lohner, the second best person to be in Nine Inch Nails after Trent. The first song, Awakening by The Damning Well (Danny Lohner, Richard Patrick, Wes Borland) is my favorite song on there. It's just a classic hard rock song with very melodic vocals done brilliantly by Richard Patrick. The second song, REV 22:20 by Puscifer (Maynard James Keenan, Danny Lohner) is another one of my favorites on the album and it has the sentual type vibe to it with extra vocals by Milla. All of the songs are really good, and I'm not just saying that. The Page Hamilton song was also good. Hell, all of them are worth listening to. The album will be worth the amount of money you spend, I can tell you that. It has some great collaborations and thats what got me interested in it in the first place. That and the fact that I'm a huge Danny Lohner fan (and he did a great job with this, by the way). I highly recommend it!

Better than I thought..........2006-10-15

I bought this album because iTunes wouldn't let me download the Puscifer track unless I downloaded the entire album... the rest of the CD actually isn't all that bad.

It took me months to buy this because I bought Underworld Evolution for one track and the rest of the CD wasn't anything to climax about. Songs like "Rev 22:20", "Optimissed", "Bring Me The Head of the Disco King", "Awakening", and every Renholder track on this album make it worth buying. I'd mention the A Perfect Circle tracks, but I already had those so they weren't new. They're a nice addition, though.

I never watched the movie so I can't really say if the songs fit in with the theme and feel of the film.

This CD is definately better than its sister. If you're thinking about buying one or the other, go with this one first.

Typical rock soundtrack.......2006-08-12

This is a good -not great-rock soundtrack.It fits the movie.
OK if you like this sort of thing.

Pretty much sucks...BUT..........2006-08-11

I hated the movie and this soundtrack blows but hey, it's got the best Finch song ever released on it...so I say 4 star. Worms of the Earth baby.

Average customer rating: Some Kind of Fantastic Pretty good...but repetitive. Very Atmospheric (feels like being somewhere both beautiful and dark) Beyond good Some Kind of Strange -- Inspiration divine!

Some Kind of Strange Collide Manufacturer: Noise Plus Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Chasing the Ghost Vortex Zerospace Beneath The Skin The Damage ASIN: B000090PEX Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

1. Crushed
2. Euphoria
3. Modify
4. Somewhere
5. Slither Thing
6. Inside
7. Mutation
8. Tempted
9. Shimmer
10. Complicated
11. So Long

Album Description

Sensual, powerful, exotic, and alluring ...

The orchestrated layers of sound and emotion unravel an expressive journey, exploring one's place within themselves and the universe. Meaningful lyrics and hypnotic vocals combine with an aural sculpture to form a unique listening experience. "Some Kind of Strange" is seductively captivating on many levels from the primal to the sublime. Collide creates a distinctive harmony and clashing of sounds.

Customer Reviews:

Some Kind of Fantastic.......2007-07-20

Some Kind of Strange was an excellent album. It has a goth/vampire mood music feel to it and that is exactly what I got it for. It is a good album and I plan to get others by this group.

Pretty good...but repetitive........2007-04-18

Let me start off by saying that Collide is a truly amazing band. Their release "Chasing the Ghost" was beyond anything I've ever heard before. I've had it for about a year now, and still I can listen to the whole album in one session without getting the slightest bit bored with it. I would definitely suggest "Chasing the Ghost" for those of you who are new to Collide.

Now for this album: It wasn't horrible. "Crushed" is very a catchy song with an atmosphere of subtle vengefulness to it. "Euphoria" is also another amazing song that has a nice sultry and down-tempo, shoe-gazing type of feel to it sided with an electronic edge. The song seems very mellow at first, but around the third repeat of the chorus it picks up a bit and really climaxes, leaving you completely hypnotized with the song's ending.
The rest of the album isn't bad either and has its high and low points like any other album. After the first two songs, the rest of its tracks pretty much maintain one constant tempo, which is undoubtedly part of Collide's magic, but can get a bit monotonous after awhile. I guess the listener's own preferences would play a part in whether or not they can tolerate some slight monotony. I must say though, the down tempo feel really creates a carthartic atmosphere.
There are some other good songs to this album too, such as "Tempted" and "Slither Thing" which takes on a different and almost unexpected feel...and a few other, also.

Overall this album was pretty good...not Collide's best....but certainly not horrible. I'd only suggest it to those who have already been exposed to Collide, however. Chasing the Ghost would have to be the suggested album for those just discovering this band.

Very Atmospheric (feels like being somewhere both beautiful and dark).......2007-04-13

Some Kind of Strange is a mesmerizing. Collide are very successful at creating atmospheric music that is slow and beautiful. Music of this kind can often get repetitive and cause the listener to lose interest. Collide avoids this pitfall. This album is captivating.

Some of my personal favorites include:

"Euphoria", "Somewhere", "Slither Thing", "Complicated"

Also, "Vortex" (A double disc Collide remix album) is definitely worth checking out. It is probably one of the most interesting remix albums I have ever heard.

Beyond good.......2007-04-13

I visited a friend of mine i hadn't seen since october, and she immediatly began raving about some CD's i had given her. I realized then that I myself had been listening to Collide since beginning of october and have not stopped since i got "chasing the ghost"

The music of collide is sensual and energetic and is just beyond anything that music today has to offer. The maturity of sound and lyrics is in scope with stuff from Nine Inch Nails.

Recently i began buying other albums by this phenomenal group and Some Kind of Strange has captivated me. Euphoria is one of the best songs on the album but its not the only thing it has to offer.

Describing the sound and energy isn't enough, it can only be experianced.

-CoucH

Some Kind of Strange -- Inspiration divine!.......2007-04-13

To those familiar with the band it's no surprise to find the haunting vibes within each and every song. This Cd absolutely has to be one of the most inspiring of all the Cd's I own. In fact, one of the songs on the Cd actually sparked an inspiration..an idea for a novel actually. It's not completed at this time, but I remember hearing the song and the story instantly coming to life..as if the lyrics had been written with the main character in mind. There is simply so much personality in Collide's music, and Some Kind of Strange is a mover---meaning, you simply can't just listen to the cd without feeling.. something.

Average customer rating: The Album that Changed Me from a Skinny Puppy Listener to a Skinny Puppy Fan T.F.W.O Metallic Hell Non Music For Abnormal Freaks NIGHTMARE..NIGHTMARE..SCREAMING LAUGHTER!

Too Dark Park Skinny Puppy Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Industrial Dance | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: VIVISectVI Rabies Last Rights Cleanse, Fold and Manipulate Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse ASIN: B00005LOR0 Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

1. Convulssion
2. Tormentor
3. Spasmolytic
4. Rash Reflection
5. Nature's Revenge
6. Shore Lined Poison
7. Grave Wisdom
8. T. F. W. O.
9. Morpheus Laughing
10. Reclamation

Amazon.com

This is a masterful work of noise sculpture; ominously appealing, it draws the listener into a musical world of colorful horror. Musician/programmers Cevin Key and Dwayne Goettel craft fascinating sound collages over which vocalist Nivek Ogre roars, snarls, and whispers his inimitable free-flowing narcotic imagery. Lyrical themes revolve around pollution and destruction of both the earth and the psyche. Key and Goettel display their characteristic talent for creating beautifully wicked and twisted soundscapes, seemingly drawing from any conceivable device capable of creating noise. "Convulsion" and "Tormentor" are of particular note for their intricate and imaginative design. --Mark McCleerey

Customer Reviews:

The Album that Changed Me from a Skinny Puppy Listener to a Skinny Puppy Fan.......2007-07-28

I've already written a review for the SP album that made me take another look at Skinny Puppy (The Process) and Too Dark Park is the album that I listened to after The Process. This is the album that made me look for ALL of the other SP albums and realize that I had overlooked something when I just tried downloading certain songs.

Now, I came to this album after The Process because I already knew the song "Spasmolytic" and absolutely loved it. It was so bizarre, noisy, scary, and yet still made you want to move. I'm sure if Britney or the current pop-skanks heard this song, they would hurl. I was not disappointed with the rest of the album.

What I've realized is that Skinny Puppy takes some patience to enjoy. At first, most of their songs just sound like random noise. Just finding a few songs here and there is NOT a good way to find out if you'll like Skinny Puppy. It's best to hear their albums from start to finish (though, I'll admit the only tracks I generally skip over are the closer tracks... especially "Download" from Last Rights). The more you listen you realize how many layers of sounds there are in each and every track on the CD.

On this CD, it's mostly electronic, but you'll hear a guitar every once-in-awhile, just not the way you expect (just listen to TWFO).

"Convulsion" is the first track and it's so noisy and chaotic (generally like most songs on this album) that it took me a few listens to really "get it". Now, it's one of my favorite SP songs.

"Shore Lined Poison" is a song that is interesting due to the very unpredictable and confusing beat in the song. The first few times I listened to it I felt like the beat should be a certain way and wondered if my CD was skipping. After a while, I got used to it. I'm not a musician, so I'm not sure how to describe it other than it feels like they "skip a beat". It's just this kind of simple chaos that makes this CD so complex, interesting, and different.

Most of the songs on this album are full of electronic noise and distortion, but still manage to be danceable and it is MUSIC and not just random noise. Underneath the layers of noise there are songs that are made all the better by the layered chaos that surrounds them.

All of the songs are great, but "Nature's Revenge" and "Rash Reflection" are probably the 2 songs that are the most accessible on the CD as they're slightly less chaotic than the rest of the CD.

Finally, at the end is a typical SP closing track, "Reclamation". I say typical as SP love to close their albums with a very noisy track that pretty much sums up the whole CD with a few minutes of industrial noise that's barely musical. I still listen to reclamation with the CD as it does a good job of wrapping it up, but it's definitely not a track I'd skip to. Luckily, it's shorter than my least favorite SP closer, "Download".

All-in-all, this is an amazing album and is a MUST for any fan of industrial or dark electronic music. If you don't like it the first time, don't give up! You'll regret it... give it a few listens and soon you'll get it and will be a Skinny Puppy fan like myself.

All tracks are great, but here are my picks for the best: "Convulsion", "Spasmolytic", "Rash Reflection", and "Morpheus Laughing".

T.F.W.O.......2006-12-09

Totally F*cking Weirded Out! An apt acronym that applies to this entire album.

Metallic Hell.......2006-10-11

Skinny Puppy are practically legends in the "Industrial" music genre along with Ministry. And when it comes down to a pure definition of "Industrial music," I always tend to think of Skinny Puppy as fitting that mold. Of course, Skinny Puppy has always had more of a sense for the "theatrical" than most other Industrial acts, which in return spawned the Marilyn Manson's of today. If you don't believe me, then check out Marilyn's stilts the next time you are at one of his shows. Musically, Skinny Puppy differs from any other Industrial band I have ever heard. And yeah, they use a lot of synths and drum machines, but it's the way that they use them that makes them unique and experimental. The soundscapes on this record are dark and metallic. The theme of this record revolves around drug addiction, and the songs on this record take you within the deepest, darkest depths of an addict's tortured psyche. Orge has a very demonic sounding voice, yet it is also very mechanical and there is even a hint of vulnerability underneath the surface. This is pretty brutal music. It is very different from the almost electro Goth sounding new wave music that Industrial is known for today. The lyrics seem like they were written during a drug induced haze, so they are really long, stream of consciousness type of rants. It adds to the schizophrenic effect of the music nicely.

Overall, this is a classic album. A must buy for anyone who is even remotely interested in the genre of "Industrial" music.

Non Music For Abnormal Freaks.......2006-05-30

I never thought noise could sound so good. This is'nt music in the normal sense of the word. This is more like a colossal collage of mangled sounds.Not very many people are fit for this type of experiance. If you are one of the people who like listeng to radio, or if you think that anybody on "American Idol" is a artist than you should forget you ever heard about Skinny Puppy. On the other hand if you have ever thought that the world would be better if you were aborted then this might be for you. The first Skinny Puppy cd I bought was the remission EP. That was several years ago. I dont know if I ever even listened to the whole thing before I got rid of it. I got into other industrial music like Front Line Assembaly, KMFDM, and Velvet Acid Christ. Finally I decided to give the Puppy another chance. I talked to some Puppy fan at a music store and he suggested that I start with something other than Too Dark Park. So I bought Mind instead. I really didnt think it was all that special for a while. Finally it sunk in and I thought that I should try Too Dark Park. I am so glad that I did. I have probably listened to it at least twice a day for the last 3 months. I have come to the conclusion that it is the best Industrial cd ever made. Before I heard it I thought that Caustic Grip was the best Industrial cd ever. It still is awsome, but Too Dark, Last Rights, and ViVisectVI have already passed it up in my opinion. According to other reviews people usually say that you sould start with the more accessible puppy cd's like The Process, and The Greater Wrong. I really think that is wrong. I think you should start with Too Dark Park or Last Righs first. Sure it is harder to listen to, but why not start with the best. The lighter stuff will just give you a wrong impression of what the puppy is about.
Convulssion 10 This is a twisting heap of grating noise. This one went way the hell over my head the first time that I heard it. I was smiling as I put the cd in my stereo, and by the time it was over I just stood there like a deer in the headlights. I had no idea what just happened. I didnt even know which way was up or down. Once you get the hang of it you will see just how awsome it really is. One thing I like doing is playing it really loud when I am at a stop light. Especially if you have a car full of w!gger$ next to you. As I drive away they just have this confused stupid look on there faces. Their is a good video for this song as well.
Tormentor 8 Signifacantly tamer than Convulssions. It is still very good. Definantly far from being the best one in my opinion. On most cd's this might be a 10. Its far from the typical dance song, yet there are plenty of awkward beats.
Spasmolytic 10 "Kicking the habit, Possesion in the flesh" This one is actually kind of catchy for a Skinny Puppy song. Dont let that worry you my wretched rivetheads. It still feels like a syringe in the eyball of conformity. I really like the effect of the echoey bell, and the noise of the train horn.
Rash Reflection 8.5 "Kiss the masters feet" Probably the easiest listening song here. Very repetitive, but thats not a bad thing because the song is good.
Nature's Revenge 10 Total frickin masterpiece! This song shows that Skinny Puppy can make beautiful music. Underneath the noises you have some strings and even some sampled opera. There is also some brief guitar pieces. It sounds like a cure melody, but simpler.
Shore Lined Poison 15 My favorite song on the cd. Its better than perfect. Think a noisier more agressive version of Nature's Revenge. Lots of cool noise. A lot of it I cant recognize. I do think that the fire alarm is awsome sounding. Sadly I also here the siren of a pig here, but its still good noise.
Grave Wisdom 10 Some of the best melody of the cd is here. Layer's of melody and noise, upon more layer's of melody and noise. Their is awsome beats here. Nothing wrong with this song.
T. F. W. O. 10 Another great one. There is some guitar riffs here. The chorus is just t!ts. Kind of upbeat for a Skinny Puppy song. I dont know what the title is a acronym of. If somebody knows please include it in your review.
Morpheus Laughing 10 My second favorite song on the cd. This is just one of the coolest industrial songs ever! There is this clattering tattering sound throughout the song. It is addictive. The melody that is here gives it a dark aptmosphere.
Reclamation 9 Istrumental. The lyrics are so distorted you cant understand them. Very dark music with swirling noise.
I definantly recommend this cd. It is my favorite Industrial cd ever! It is also in my top 5 cd's of anykind ever!

NIGHTMARE..NIGHTMARE..SCREAMING LAUGHTER!.......2006-01-02

Always the HEAD FUKK of HEAD FUKK's..why would any one need ''drug's'' with this album?? well becasue they are weak that's why!!! this is a million time's more MIND OPENING than any stupid ''drug''!! ABOVE DRUG's FOR SURE!!

If you ever wanted to have some of your worst fear's put in yer head while awake, then this is what yer after, I always picture huge abandon mental hospital's and wall's opeing up to reveal to me very secluded tale's of torment or sadness, alot of it from nature itself as well!! as well as alot of other NIGHTMARE related theme's!!

An album like this really I warn you not to buy, I mean very few can handle this, you have to know what this is about to be able to take it!!

If you think you can handle it, then be my guest, just dont complain to me when they find you, crouched in the coroner of some abandon mental ward drowning in yer own spit!

NIGHTMARE's ARE REAL IN SLEEP AND IN REALITY!!!!!!!! YOU COULDNT PAY ME TO GET IN THE HEAD's OF THESE GENT's!! AS DARK AS MUSIC EVER GOT!!!! I WARNED YA!!

''GRAVE WISDOM''

Average customer rating: The Carl Stalling Project Vols 1 & 2 Better Stalling's CD The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2 A nice follow up Now, every time I watch cartoons, I listen to the music!

The Carl Stalling Project, Volume 2: More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957 Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Cartoon Music | Children's Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Carl Stalling Project: Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons, 1936-1958 Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights Bugs Bunny on Broadway Microphone Music That's All Folks! Cartoon Songs from Merrie Melodies & Looney Tunes ASIN: B000002MN3 Release Date: 1995-02-28

Tracks:

1. Zoom And Bored
2. Stage Fright
3. The High And The Flighty
4. Bad Swiss Band
5. Marching Pink Elephants
6. The Slap Hoppy Mouse
7. Orchestra Gag
8. Variation On Grandfather's Clock
9. Variation On Chinatown My Chinatown
10. Variation On Lucky Day
11. Wind-Up Doll
12. Guided Muscle
13. Fall And Splat-SFX
14. Ghost Wanted (1940)
15. The Unexpected Pest
16. Drunk La Cucaracha
17. Flea-Ridden Sheep Dog
18. Golf Cue
19. Barbary Coast Bunny
20. Satan's Waitin' (Excerpt)
21. Rubber Dog
22. Pappy's Puppy
23. Variations On La Danza
24. Variations On Johann Strauss
25. Kangaroo-SFX
26. Mouse-taken Identity
27. Variations On Mexican Hat Dance
28. Frazzled Coyote

Amazon.com

The second volume of the master Warner Bros. cartoon composer's work downplays the head-spinning montage of the first in favor of just-as-head-spinning complete scores. They aren't from the studio's best-known cartoons but from some of Stalling's most impressive tempo-warping, all-systems-go pieces, augmented by a few mini-pieces that illustrate the way he could transform barely familiar show tunes and classical themes into wild, rubbery jokes. Even without images, Stalling could make an orchestra suggest a "Flea-Ridden Sheep Dog" in 24 seconds flat and run enough changes on Stephen Foster's "Camptown Races" to match every mood in a Foghorn Leghorn cartoon. The head-snapping reversals of his scores anticipate much later avant-garde music. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

The Carl Stalling Project Vols 1 & 2.......2007-01-11

Are the names Mel Blanc, I. Freleng or Chuck Jones familiar to you? Then you will get a charge out of these albums as they remind you of Warner Brothers cartoons you saw. I even used these albums instead of "spooky music" for the trick-or-treaters at Halloween, and got appreciative comments from the parents who recognized the music. Definitely worth the price of admission.

Better Stalling's CD.......2006-05-09

As well as Stalling Project Part I, These recordings are more modern fidelity, less classic and more musical techniques. The improvisations appreciate me more than Part I. I like all tracks especially one from "Zoom and Bored" Salute Maestro!!!!
jlipipun

The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2.......2005-09-12

More music from Warner Brother Cartoons 1936 to 1958.
Carl Stalling was one of the foremost composers of music for cartoons and wrote virtually all of the scores for Warner Brothers cartoons from 1936 to 1958. This is a compilation of some complete soundtracks and other snippets. In my opinion, this disk is not quite as well done as "The Carl Stalling Project Volume I."

A nice follow up.......2003-03-09

I really did like the slice-and-dice format of the first disc : I think it helped keep that cartoon zaniness without the visuals. I would recommend both volumes - I listen to them alot while I'm programming!

Now, every time I watch cartoons, I listen to the music!.......2001-08-07

Carl Stalling. We all know who he is, but we don't know that we know. Who is he? The guy who did cartoon background music for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies for more than 20 years, that's who. Maybe you're thinking, "Oh, come on! Cartoon background music??! How good could something so trivial be?!" The answer to that question is.. VERY. Very entertaining. I just love Carl Stalling's great "scores". When you take away the context of it's being CARTOON music and just sit and listen to the damn thing, it's WONDERFUL music in and of itself! He goes from violins and a piano playing "agitato" simultaneously to a single oboe note and back again in five seconds. Not only that. He does that and, as random as it may sound, he mannages to segue it together beautifully. Now, every time I watch cartoons, the thing I pay most attention to is what aural miracles Mr. Stalling sneaked in. Maybe, after listening to this, you will too. If anything will change after you listen to this, it would be that you'll never think of cartoon music as trivial again........That's a GOOD thing.

Average customer rating: More, please Even with some flaws, Fluke does an excellent job Puppy Excellent return for Fluke... Of course, buy it! But..

Puppy Fluke Manufacturer: One Little Indian Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Risotto Six Wheels on My Wagon Progressive History X OTO Bible of Dreams ASIN: B000255JU4 Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

1. Snapshot
2. My Spine
3. Another Kind of Blues
4. Hang Tough
5. Switch/Twitch
6. Ykk
7. Expo
8. Electric Blue
9. Baby Pain
10. Nebulus
11. Blue Sky

Product Description

1. Snapshot
2. My Spine
3. ANother Kind Of Blues
4. Hang Tough
5. Switch/Twitch
6. YKK
7. Expo
8. Electric Blue
9. Baby Pain
10. Nebulus
11. Blue Sky

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

More, please.......2006-07-09

Fluke is a band that epitomizes the concept of quality over quantity. They have only a handful of albums, but they are albums that one can listen to from beginning to end and have a hard time finding anything wrong with them.

Puppy is one of the hardest-hitting electronic albums I've ever heard right from the start. It opens up with intense and wonderful grooves and the trademark throaty lyrics. But it also has a more melodic phase in the latter tracks that are also excellent.

If you enjoyed risotto I really can't emphasize enough that you're also going to enjoy this album as well.

Even with some flaws, Fluke does an excellent job.......2005-10-11

Fluke is beyond any contemporary description. They're very dark, their music is techno laced with industrial laced with trance, and the songwriting is...well, it defies the norms of the electronic genre. "Puppy" is a good example of Fluke's against-the-norm song-making prowess; very good, actually.

The album starts off strong, with the stellar "Snapshot". The song might be about a bunch of dysfunctional teens, but the lyrics lay on the nonsensical side. Better get used to it, as Fluke likes twisting clichés and euphemisms into their own breed of poetic beauty. Take, for example, the second track, "My Spine": my head is spinnin' so my feet don't touch the ground/my eyes is blinded by the light... The lyrics are weird but fun, and they actually point in a generally positive direction (more on this later).

The instruments, however, do not reflect this. The songs are brooding, harsh, and abrasive. They usually rely on pulsing beats and distorted guitars, alongside some of the most twisted synths I've heard. There is "Expo", the Kraftwerk-on-lithium mindbender. There is "Ykk" (pronounced "yick"), with its heavy jungle atmosphere and vocalist John Fugler's moaning (been bold/been brash/been cheap/been trash). And there is "Baby Pain" with synth that sounds like it was ripped from a Sega Genesis title and toyed with by the likes of VNV.

Don't let the menacing instruments fool you. Fugler does a good job of putting semi-positive (though ambiguous) spins on most of the songs (the aforementioned "Snapshot" and the INXS-like "Electric Blue" hang behind). "Hang Tough" has the message of...well, the lyrics speak for themselves: "and when it feels like you've lived too long/dig deep/be strong" "Ykk" speaks in regret of a poor history. Heck, even the disturbingly titled "Baby Pain" is, in a way, a love song that promises to be good for the longing of Fugler.

Make no mistake: Fugler is a lyrical genius, and when backed by two awesome instrumentalists (who go unnamed ¬_¬), Fluke becomes a force to be reckoned with. The band really shine on "Another Kind of Blues", an Andy Hunter°-esque trance track (the best one on the CD), and "Switch/Twitch", another lyrical jumble with one of the most awesome guitar riffs in all of electronic music.

The CD has some flaws (some of the songs are a little long, "Nebulus" is a mediocre attempt at ambient, and "Blue Sky"-choir and all-is unimpressive), but past these, "Puppy" is easily one of the best albums you'll come across this year. If you're a fan of electronica (especially Prodigy, or even VNV Nation), pick this "Puppy" up. And it has one of the cutest album covers ever! You can't beat that!

Puppy.......2005-10-04

Puppy is a good cd. The songs that you hear when the cd plays are good. Even the cover is absolutely fascinating. A glasslike puppy thing on a scenic tropical island setting. If you look at the cover the entire duration of the cd play, you will like it better. Do I mean you will like the music better or the picture? I don't know, this is all I can tell you for now though is to try it. I've enjoyed every single Fluke album. Puppy is tops with Risotto. Should have waited to put out Progressive History until this was produced, eh?

By the way, why does "Electric Blue" sound remarkably similar to "The Hummer" from Art of Trance's Voice of Earth album? Hmm?

Excellent return for Fluke..........2005-07-08

Though most probably only know Fluke from their big beat/movie sountrack tracks "Atom Bomb" and "Absurd" from 1997's "Risotto", the band have been around throughout the 90s, making a constantly changing collecion of electronic masterpieces. It's amazing how many styles they tore through, and true to form, "Puppy" is a change of pace, a step towards trance and electrorock.

The album starts with a blast, as the industrial-sounding "Snapshot" agressively declares that this is not going to be a gutless record. Jon Fugler's vocals have always been a little dark and scary, but here he's over the top.
From there, the LP shifts into a continuous mix groove for the next four tracks. "My Spine", "another Kind of Blues " (revision of "Zion" from the Matrix Reloaded Soundtrack), "Hang Tough" and "Switch/Twitch" all merge by way of evolving basslines, great hooks, and driving 4-4 beats. Incredibly danceable stuff here.
The rest of the disc is pretty standard Fluke fare...interesting arrangements, some almost ambient, others layered and more uptempo, and always changing. The vocal tracks "Baby Pain" and "Blue Sky" are accentuated by female vocalists and choir backing. Some of the lyrics are a little bland, but hey, this is dance music, not folk music!
This album may not be a progression for the genre as a whole, but it shows that Fluke have survived the rise and fall of big beat, as well as a reduction from 3 to 2 members, unscathed.

Of course, buy it! But.. .......2005-06-19

Compared to their history, this album seems to me like it's a little forced and passionless, and I'm a bit disappointed.

This album has all the necessary Fluke elements -- gravelly vocals and hyperbolic lyrics, crawling electronic pulses and pounding, complex beats. So why isn't it another masterpiece like Risotto? For one thing, Risotto is mixed and remixed over again from Oto, so a couple iterations has to help. Since they've ridden the Risotto wave and had those tracks in every car commercial and movie trailer for the last 8 years, they've set the bar there, which is maybe too high. A lot of the work in this one sounds like more of a throwback to Six Wheels On My Wagon, but less inspired, and more exhausted.

Sorry, Fluke! I still love ya and I'll buy the next one in a heartbeat as well. I hear it told that Fluke had a major data catastrophe shortly after Risotto while they were putting together another album, which had to be a huge disappointment. I think they just lost their momentum with this one.

Average customer rating: What could have been A great cd although the least "Skinny Puppy" classic sounding Great Choice For New Comers One of the best... Skinny Puppy's Most Accessable Album - A Masterpiece in Noise

The Process Skinny Puppy Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Too Dark Park Sunnypsyop Rabies The Greater Wrong of the Right Remission EP ASIN: B000002MA7 Release Date: 1996-02-27

Tracks:

1. Jahya
2. Death
3. Candle
4. Hardset Head
5. Cult
6. Process
7. Curcible
8. Blue Serge
9. Morter
10. Amnesia
11. Cellar Heat

Customer Reviews:

What could have been.......2006-09-25

The fact that this literally unfinished album still gets 5 stars from me is a testament to the absolute genious of those involved. Due to the conflicts within the band and the untimely death of keyboardist Dwayne Goettel, this project was abandoned and released in this incomplete form. Despite this, it's one of the most detailed, diverse (yet unified), melodic and innovative albums I've ever heard.

After the heartstoppingly dark trainwreck/masterpiece that was "Last Rights", the 3 members of Skinny Puppy set out to create what appears to be a concept album about a church/religion called "The Process". The result is epic and totally removed from the rest of the catelogue. IDM influence bleeds into the quickened percussion, acoustic guitars and string sections enter the mix and Ogre sings cleanly for the first (notable) time. There was an absolutely massive vision behind this thing. One can only imagine what would have happened should things have worked out differently, but I for one am sure it would have stood as their absolute best work.

As it is, it's still consistent. Beginning with the melancholic "Jahya", 2 guitar chords reverberate through the listener's skull repeatedly over a piano melody, Ogre mumbles and it breaks down into a bizarre and violent drum track. The range and scope of the album become apparent.

Next we have "Death", a 'hard-edged' (as the preceding sample states) industrial metal tune with gorgeous melodic choruses and howling atmospherics in the background. Never sounds stale or derivative- truly separate from the rest of this subgenre.

"Candle" is a beautiful acoustic build up with amazingly poetic lyrics. Synths and various beats rise to a climax.

"Hardset Head" is an incredibly busy hardcore techno tune with some very pissed off vocals overlaying. The rhythms simply stop occasionally to reveal layers of melody beneath. The energy here is amazing.

"Cult"... a ballad using mostly orchestral patches. Very personal lyrics and a beautifully quiet and subdued outro. Not easily described. "I live alone...".

"Process" is impossible to categorize. Clicks, beeps and glitches form slowly into a beat with heavily processed (no pun intended) vocals, alternated with an upbeat shouted chorus of "We have progressed!". There's a lot of subtlety and detail here, and the ending is uplifting and a fitting last few moments with the introduction of sweeping synth sounds.

"Curcible" is an awkward, offbeat metal tune with an extremely ominous ending section building into a wall of inpenetrable rhythm tracks. A live staple.

"Blue Serge" reminds me of something that might be on Front 242's "05.22.09.12. Off", a heavily dance oriented song with heavy kick sounds. There's really a lot going on here, but the focus never moves from the beat. People who like 242 or care a lot about the production aspects of industrial will enjoy it. Really, the production on the whole album is incredible.

"Morter" is the most detailed and strange track on "The Process". It took a while to grow on me but now I rank it among SP's best work. Beats and melodies come in and out and form a strange sort of collage. This one has to be heard.

"Amnesia". Tragic and romantic at once, a perfect finale to the album and Dwayne's life. One of Skinny Puppy's best tracks ever. Also possibly the most melodic thing on the album.

"Cellar Heat", Merzbow-esque noise coupled with a backwards version of the opening track. Kind of unneeded but not bad, simply a 30 second outro.

The epic scope of these ideas may not be realized, but the songs are all fantastic. "The Process" is very hard to find and often goes for ridiculous prices ($80!?), but it is essential listening for any fan of industrial music or Skinny Puppy. Some of the ideas present here were in fact expanded upon in 2004's "Greater Wrong of the Right", but a good deal of them were abandoned entirely.

A unique and wonderful experience. 5 stars.

A great cd although the least "Skinny Puppy" classic sounding.......2006-01-11

This is probably the most commercial-sounding of any skinnypuppy disk, if you like Spasmolytic or Dig It, there really isn't anything quite so chaotic/noisy/distorted on The Process. But still, for the final sendoff for Dwayne G., this is a great way to honor his memory and genius. I love the acoustic Candle, the sad yet bitter Cult, the dark Amnesia, the dancible Blue Serge, plus all the other songs. The piano is almost haunting in Curcible which offsets the almost bludgeoning guitar/drum riffs, plus the unique way Ogre sings/says his unique lyrical style.

All in all, a great cd! I just wish they'd play more songs from this cd in concert.

Great Choice For New Comers.......2005-12-03

It's come to my attention from a Wikipedia article about the lawyer, Jack Thompson(He's a lawyer who is trying to fight against the videogame industry and wants to censor violent videogames), that an Amazon reviewer gave his book a 5 star rating during what JT called a bookstorming and that review was removed (They filled up the book with negative tags, photoshopped pictures, and 1 star reviews). The positive review was by a user called BushSupporter who appears to be against Skinny Puppy as well as videogames. Anyway, if you're here because you hate Jack Thompson and are curious about the band you may want get this CD. This is probably Skinny Puppy's most accessible album along with The Greater Wrong of the Right and Rabies.

One of the best..........2005-11-28

I find that most people whose favorite album is TDP also find this to be one of SP's best albums. TDP is my favorite, but this album and Rabies are two of my other favorites. I'd say this is definitely better than The Greater Wrong of the Right.

Skinny Puppy's Most Accessable Album - A Masterpiece in Noise.......2005-11-06

Well, I rarely write reviews, but this is one of those few CDs that have stuck in my mind so much, that I had to talk about it.

I'm a big fan of Industrial music. I like the popular stuff like Ministry, NIN, and KMFDM but also enjoy the not-so-popular groups like My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Pitchshifter, and Front Line Assembly. I also listen to some electronic music, but generally prefer the faster, harder tracks. I've listened to some Skinny Puppy, and generally when it comes to their songs I either really love them ("Testure", "Worlock", and "Anger" come to mind) or I just plain hate them. When I say I hate them, I mean that they just sound like noise with absolutely no structure or point ("Download" is a song like that). Either way, with my love for the genre, I continually check out Skinny Puppy tracks when I come across them.

...And when I finally came across the Process albume, I couldn't have been more pleased! I was hooked on this album from the first track "Jahya". It's a track that starts off quietly, and then bursts into several layers of music and noise, including a beautiful piano sequence. On top of all that is loud percussion and some very loud metal guitars that just make you want to head bang. The music warps and blurs and then fades to strange industrial/techno sound and then the track is over. It's just amazing. I had never heard a song like it, and I wanted more. Luckily, Process delivered.

"Death" is the next track, and I was equally blown away. The vocals are angry and the song just makes you want to throw someone through a plate glass window. Everytime "Doesn't mean a thing!" is shouted I just want to punch someone. I was really suprised by the amount of guitars on the albume... SP CD's are generally more electronica/noise driven, but this is one album metal-heads would enjoy as well.

"Candle" and "Cult" are two of the slower songs on the album, and generally I'm not a big fan of slow industrial songs. Well, I love both of these tracks. "Candle" is almost an acoustic song, but it has some layers of guitar in the background that keep it from sounding like it doesn't belong. It's really a beautiful song. "Cult" is more of an electronic song, but is the closest to a ballad that SP will ever get. Either way, both are very listenable and I would never skip either track.

"Hardset Head" and "Curcible" are closer to the style of "Death" in that they are fast, unforgiving, and very heavy songs.

"Process", "Morter", and "Amnesia" are all really hard to describe. They fit on the album, but aren't really heavy or soft. They're right in between, in an area that you rarely see in the industrial genre.

"Blue Serge" is the song that will make you move whether you want to or not. It's the closest track to a techno/dance track that you'll ever hear from SP, but it has a unique sound that no one else could copy. I love to hear this when I'm driving.

"Cellar Heat" is the closer, and is really the only track I could do without. It sounds like a conglomeration of the previous tracks layered over each other continuously and then metaphorically flushed down the toilet. It's an interesting closer to the album, and it seems to say "We did all this, and it's really for nothing." just like how some of us feel after we accomplish something in life and realize just how little it really means.

The album easily gets a 5 out of 5, and I would give it more if I could. I like every song, though "Jahya", "Death", "Candle", and "Blue Serge" stand out the most. If you like the industrial genre, and even if you're not a fan of too many Skinny Puppy tracks, pick this one up. You won't be disappointed.

Average customer rating: Nettwerk Release = Not Essential But Necessary Compilation Skinny Puppy!... Brilliant Music Best of the Best A collection of the dance floor hits

The Singles Collect Skinny Puppy Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Industrial Dance | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Greater Wrong of the Right Mythmaker VIVISectVI Too Dark Park Remission EP ASIN: B00002SWSI Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

1. Testure
2. Worlocked
3. Dig It (Short Edit)
4. Censor
5. Assimilate
6. Stairs And Flowers
7. Inquisition (Single Mix)
8. Spamsmolytic
9. Tin Omen
10. Tormentor
11. Addiction
12. Deep Down Trauma Hounds
13. Killing Game
14. Smothered Hope
15. Far Too Frail

Customer Reviews:

Nettwerk Release = Not Essential But Necessary Compilation.......2006-11-18

When It comes to Skinny Puppy, I get a little personal! They are certainly the biggest influence to my work as a writer.

This is not the set that the band would prefer I am very sure...

The big plus: All these tracks are re-mastered. For purists this is a nice gesture. We are still waiting for the albums to all get that touch.
The huge let down is the edit of Dig It, wow how I hate this version. The build up to the cataclysmic vocal peak is just lopped off. Even a remaster of the Video Version would have been better fit for this mix up of singles. I prefer the album version of Worlock but it is fine that this version appears. Honestly Nettwerk did a better job compiling the B-Sides Collection.

I wouldn't recommend this to a starter fan. See: VIVI sect VI, Too Dark Park, Last Rights, Greater Wrong Of The Right. Their efforts are meant to be heard in album form.

Skinny Puppy!..........2006-04-09

A great collection of songs! They're a great band that sounds similiar to another band! *Hint, Hint*!...

Brilliant Music.......2004-11-14

I will rate this CD based on music, not how it relates to other CDs. This CD is filled with brilliant music. Everyone will have a different opinion on the song choices. However, there are many songs that everybody can agree on. I would prefer the regular version of Worlock and I often find myself skipping Censor, and Tin Omen. Other than that I think the song choices are great. This CD provides solid 70 minutes of music. I absolutely love it. It is obviously useless to buy it if you own many SP CDs. It is a great starter CD, and it offers a very broad choice of songs instead of one particular style.

However, it's called the Singles Collection and it has no Chainsaw!

Best of the Best.......2004-02-29

Ok look this CD is great for starting to get into SKinny Puppy It not not only some of the best songs they did but also you can see how the band progressed through the years and sort though and find the time that you can get other CD's from that era I personally like the rabbies album. But this is all around the best CD you can find for a broad spectrum of Skinny Puppy

A collection of the dance floor hits.......2003-10-18

This is a great release if your looking for a good collection of Skinny Puppy dance floor hits, it doesn't have all of them but its a great start if your new to Skinny Puppy.

If you are a goth/industrial dj and you don't own this then your club patrons are missing out! This is by no means the best Skinny Puppy cd out there but it is packed with tracks that will pack your floor. Not a bad song on this entire disc!

I highly recommend if you are new to Skinny Puppy and you enjoy this release to check them all out, these guys are one of the best industrial related bands out there, then and now!

Average customer rating: More like 500 stars My First Tattoo The Definitive Skinny Puppy Record Of That Decade. Top 10 in Dark Electro Industrial History Not A Good Choice For First Time Listeners

VIVISectVI Skinny Puppy Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Noise | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Too Dark Park Cleanse, Fold and Manipulate Rabies Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse Bites ASIN: B00005LOR1 Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

1. Dogshit
2. VX Gas Attack
3. Harsh Stone White
4. Human Disease (S.K.U.M.M.)
5. Who's Laughing Now?
6. Testure
7. State Aid
8. Hospital Waste
9. Fritter (Stella's Home)
10. Yes He Ran
11. Punk in Park Zoo's
12. Second Opinion
13. Funguss

Amazon.com

Skinny Puppy architects Cevin Key and Dwayne Goettel forge here a disturbing and surreal montage of mutilated sound and fractured noise: a suitable backdrop for vocalist Nivek Ogre's angry and despairing reflections on war, disease, and insanity. "Human Disease" and "Hospital Waste" launch a heated attack on the senses, while "Harsh Stone White" is slow-paced brutal surrealism. "VX Gas Attack" and "Testure" are considerably more direct, with their horrified reactions to chemical warfare and animal vivisection. Through this exquisite clamor an occasional riff or melody emerges, such as in "Testure" and "Who's Laughing Now?," rounding out the overall sound. The latter third of the album is predominantly instrumental noise-sculpture, Key and Goettel exhibiting their lurid arsenal of sounds and programming technique. --Mark McCleery

Customer Reviews:

More like 500 stars.......2007-01-19

I wish I could say that I was a fan of them from early on, but unfortunately I only discovered them about a year or two ago. At first I was more into the Too Dark Park style, but then I delved deeper into the remissions era stuff. In between I discovered this gem. This might be the hardest one to get into, but once you do its the funnest one to listen too. Most people would by no stretch of the imagination consider this fun. I still marvel at how much it has changed in my own eyes from when I first heard it. Now I really cant figure out if I like the early stuff more, or this more. Without a doubt I have probably listened to the early stuff more often. This is quite different though. It has all the benefits of a trip without taking any drugs. This Cd is a drug.
VIVIsectVI is like deep man. Its like this. Instead of being a Cd that tells you what is happening. It allows you to reach your own conclusion by taking you on a journey through life's junkyard. The Cd doesn't exist on a musical level. Rather you become the Cd. Instead of lyrics Ogre just shouts poetic thoughts to guide you through the maze of his demons. Sometimes during the more claustrophobic sections you are confronted with different realities. At this point it is up to you whether you are up to reaching the zenith of reality, or to plunge deep in the depths of cathartic reflection. In this case each song is different every time it is played. The song is not a song per se, but a reflection of your own mind. I know that this is a over the top description, but then again this is a over the top Cd. It deserves nothing short than your complete submission. Certain songs that stand on their own are Harsh Stone White, and the classic Testure. One thing that I disagree with is the idea that another reviewer said that this is a pro-israel Cd. I can easily see and understand how he got that impression based on the song VX Gas Attack. I have a different take on the subject matter. I believe that song was more about their disapproval of the fact that we armed Iraq with the very WMD's that we later attacked them for supposedly possessing. That is very true, and it is something I recommend everyone to research. I believe that SP was trying to get that point across based on the live performance of this song on the GWOTR DVD. So whether you are pro-Zionist, or anti-Zionist as I am you can still listen and enjoy this Cd for what it is. Another review that I disagree with is the fact that the second half is unlistenable. Not that it isn't amazingly abrasive, but it is some of the best industrial noise ever! This is Einsturzende Neubauten+Throbbing Gristle multiplied by 10! There are so many dimensions to this that any normal person would cringe at the sound of it. I am quite frankly freakishly enthralled by the soundscapes of this part of the Cd. If you don't get it let me suggest that you listen to it around 4:20. Most mortals could never understand what goes through the minds of Key and Goettle. So for us we need help. I suggest vitamins T, H, and C. Vitamins L, S, and D would be cool except that these soundscapes are not friendly places to take a trip. This Cd proves that SP are on a totally different plane of existence. We can only look on as these geniuses grind, crush, grate, and pound us into oblivion.

My First Tattoo.......2007-01-12

Was of the SP logo, just beacause of this album. I was HOOKED. I could not believe how intense the music was, how riveting it could be. It was teh only thing I would listen to for weeks, ahhh...the good old days. Seriously, if you have ever liked SP at all, well then BUY THIS CD! It helped convince me to follow the Too Dark Park tour a few months later.

The Definitive Skinny Puppy Record Of That Decade........2006-11-18

Each Decade has seen a different view from this extraordinary group of genious minds.

VIVI sect VI is this seminal band personified in the 80's. It is a perfect garden of noise. For a new fan I highly recommend starting here.

It never fails to astound me how their ideas culminated here.

Influental? Oh yes my friend. Oh yes!

Top 10 in Dark Electro Industrial History.......2006-05-11

Sometimes I'm amazed by the albums that I haven't yet reviewed. I was sure I had done this before; after all, my user name just might be based on this album. At any rate, this is a masterpiece of the genre and for creative music in general.

The output is both surreal and nightmarish, fueled by angst, doubt, fear, rage, uncertainty and unrelenting introspection. Imagine being inside a world designed by Edvard Munch and Salvadore Dali while a horror movie is projected on the wall and a radio turned up too loud spits out war coverage news. The sound often intentionally lacks cohesion allowing the music and lyrics to wildly ramble along to some bizarre stream of consciousness. Chopped phrases are parsed together to form a sort of dark poetic montage as opposed to even attepting sentence structure. The music follows a similar process whereby spoken samples, noises, electronic stabs and harsh, often reverse sounding, beats come together forming a wicked, evil brew. To the neophyte listener the sound is imposing ans scary barely bordering on "music". However it really does start to make sense with time. I think that is the true brilliance of this album; after hundreds of listens the hidden beauty is not only apparent, it's glaringly obvious. My friends are always amazed that I can clearly hear every word and discern each melody. Somehow this album that at first seems like a wall of noise and chaos seeps into your soul and becomes as clean to you personally as though it were a single violin.

If you find that the album is just too dense and impenetrable then focus on the first half which is slightly more direct. The singles "Who's Laughing Now?" and "Testure" have fairly accessible beats. Another favorite from the first half, "Harsh Stone White", is very creepy but there is also clarity. Industrial heads revere this album as one of the all-time greats; it has always been a Puppy fan favorite probably 2nd only to 'Too Dark Park'. The album, and the band in general, will be difficult for newcomers, requiring a conscious effort to fight through the madness. This isn't easy listening, but nothing that matters is easy.

Note for those who might be interested: "Who's Laughing Now?" was featured in the movie 'Bad Influence', a psychological thriller starring Rob Lowe as a psycho pulling a pretty cool mindscrew on James Spader.

Not A Good Choice For First Time Listeners.......2005-12-03

It's come to my attention from a Wikipedia article about the lawyer, Jack Thompson(He's a lawyer who is trying to fight against the videogame industry and wants to censor violent videogames), that an Amazon reviewer gave his book a 5 star rating during what JT called a bookstorming and that review was removed (They filled up the book with negative tags, photoshopped pictures, and 1 star reviews). The positive review was by a user called BushSupporter who appears to be against Skinny Puppy as well as videogames. Anyway, if you're here because you hate Jack Thompson and are curious about the band you may want to skip this CD unless you're already into harsh Industrial music. Don't get me wrong. It's an awesome piece of work but I don't feel it's going to appeal to first timers. Skinny Puppy made later releases that are a lot easier to swallow for first time listeners. Those releases are The Greater Wrong of the Right, The Process, and Rabies. Rabies being the least accessible of those three but it still has Al Jourgensen's guitars (the vocalist and guitar player from Ministry).

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