Eulogy for the Sick Child

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Those who like clean, straight-ahead, competent techno-industrial music need look no further than this debut from Southern California's Imperative Reaction. Sure, the :Wumpscut:-style distorted vocals are fairly hackneyed, but they're overshadowed by the inventive programming and sampling, particularly on the viciously funky "Compressed/Terror," with its razor-sharp beats and menacing Clockwork Orange dialogue snippets, and on the bouncy "Syntax." Reactioneers David Andrecht and Ted Phelps have a strong sense of what elements work well together, and even though their music ends up a tad on the derivative side, it's interesting enough (and dance-floor-friendly enough) to rise above most of the overproduced, muddled industrial music clogging the arteries of the late '90s. A strong start. --Steve Landau

Tracks:

Scorpio
The Longing (For Detachment)
Forced
Compressed/Terror
Flatline
The Sick Child
The Settling/Flight
Syntax
Overcast
Predicate
Out:Obsolete/Vision
Life In The Walls
3 1/2 Minutes Of Pain
Scorpio '06

Album Description

Making a splash with their last album "Redemption", and a 2005 tour in support of VNV Nation, Imperative Reaction has begun work on a new album set for release this fall. With their ever-growing fan base, they've been bombarded with requests to re-release their out of print debut. They've answered that call. This new version is completely revamped and re-mastered with new artwork, two unreleased tracks from the "Eulogy" sessions, recording sessions, and a 2006 remix of their 1999 club hit "Scorpio". Audiences will discover the band's evolution from darker electronic music to their now pop-friendly style, while keeping their intelligent songwriting skills intact. "Eulogy" shows the potential of a new band, while "Redemption" shows how they've grown.

Customer Reviews:

I'm not exited anymore........2007-07-04

I ordered this thing and took the chance and I was let down. It's so lyricly boaring and musicly clitche. Same ol' stuff I've heard a million other times by a million other "bands". This is one of those albums that make you feel like running away from the EBM scene and becomming a hipster. Ok, not that bad, but this isn't anything would suggest. The next two album by IR that follow this are considerably much better, though still not five star records. Just stick to VnV Nation and Dismantled if you like future industrial music (or whatever). This is no place to start.

Yummy Preqeul to Amazing Music.......2007-02-17

I've always liked Imperative Reaction and somehow their music has managed to change in sync with my tastes. "Eulogy for the sick child" was a great album for it's time and still has some catchy tunes.

Average customer rating:

A great start for an American industrial band
Probably the best EBM release this year.
Simply Awesome - My Newest Favorite Band!

Eulogy for the Sick Child
Imperative Reaction
Manufacturer: Pendragon Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000HYX6
Release Date: 1999-02-02

Tracks:

Scorpio
The Longing (For Detachment)
Forced
Compressed/Terror
Flatline
The Sick Child
The Settling/Flight
Syntax
Overcast
Predicate
:Outobsolete/Vision

Amazon.com

Those who like clean, straight-ahead, competent techno-industrial music need look no further than this debut from Southern California's Imperative Reaction. Sure, the :Wumpscut:-style distorted vocals are fairly hackneyed, but they're overshadowed by the inventive programming and sampling, particularly on the viciously funky "Compressed/Terror," with its razor-sharp beats and menacing Clockwork Orange dialogue snippets, and on the bouncy "Syntax." Reactioneers David Andrecht and Ted Phelps have a strong sense of what elements work well together, and even though their music ends up a tad on the derivative side, it's interesting enough (and dance-floor-friendly enough) to rise above most of the overproduced, muddled industrial music clogging the arteries of the late '90s. A strong start. --Steve Landau

Customer Reviews:

A great start for an American industrial band.......2000-10-08

Imperative Reaction combines the depressing lyrics of American industrial bands (Skinny Puppy, Nine Inch Nails, and Praga Khan) with the inspired, organized, and atmospheric electronic music of European industrial bands. Eulogy has some great tracks on it (Scorpio, The Longing, Overcast), while some just seem like fillers. Overall, I think this a great debut release for Imperative Reaction, and that they should be commended for implementing the more European style to their sound.

Probably the best EBM release this year........1999-10-23

With Industrial music hitting the wall lately, the lack of originality and innovation in much of the material in this genre persuaded some to seek out more challenging music. Imperative Reaction may fall into the dreaded 'Industrial Dance' category, but they do it exceptionally well and most of the songs on the band's debut release 'Eulogy for a Sick Child' are actually quite good. The style they have chose for their first release is nothing that many other bands like Funker Vogt, FLA, :Wumpscut:, Velvet Acid Christ, Leæther Strip, etc. haven't already incorporated, but again, Imperative Reaction has a very good handle on this. This is textbook Industrial - growling vocals, jumpy synth-lines, four-on-the-floor pounding techno beats, movie samples, and the like, but what makes this release interesting is the tight grip IR seem to have on this style. Ted Phillips' vocal approach is strangely close to Rudy Ratzinger's on many tracks but in light of the recent :Wumpscut: disappointment, I think Ted pulls it off better (wow, did I just say that?). The music is straightforward, complex, and well-crafted. DÆvE executes all of the tracks like a professional, and after listening to 'Eulogy for a Sick Child' it's no wonder Metropolis and Zoth Ommog snatched them up so quickly after the album's initial release. Songs like 'The Longing (For detachment)' and 'Flatline' hold their own with European club-stormers in the hard electro arena. The beats are nice and tight and the vocals flow imminently with the steady driving rhythms. `Eulogy for a Sick Child' is the beginning of something significant and genuine; where others have failed, Imperative Reaction is here to take up the slack.

Simply Awesome - My Newest Favorite Band!.......1999-02-05

I buy a lot of EBM and industrial music and this album is by far my newest favorite for the year. I love industrial dance of this quality and every track on the album is strong. The music is complex with simple melodies layered into delicately harsh vocals and strong industrial dance-beats, and yet sustain excellent musical form. I was quite surprised to discover the band is based in the US because I would expect the sound to come out of Belgium or Germany. The closest bands I can relate them to are all on Metropolis - Wumpscut, Informatik, Decoded Feedback, etc.

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