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Kim Alexander 
 
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1998 

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21st Circuitry 
 
 
 

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15 August 1998 
 

 
 
 
Luxt
Razing Eden
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Track Listing
 
1. Witchhunt 
     2. Parasites (N-Vitro Mix) 
     3. Spite 
     4. Zero 
     5. Cleanser 
     6. Technochrist (Second Coming) 
     7. Lies of Angels 
     8. Kashmir 
     9. Snowblind Entropy 
   10. Perpetusex 
   11. Parasites 
   12. Cleanser (Egamorph Mix) 
   13. Tar 
   14. Bliss 
   15. Witchhunt (ANiMOO Mix) 
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     Well well well Luxt is back and kicking hard electro-butt more than ever before with Razing Eden.  Added sampling, more synth programming, tasty bass and guitar, and Erie 's delicious drumming makes this release the best one yet in my opinion.  Blending the best of electro and, (ahem) slightly still on the metal edge of things coupled with Anna Christine's vocals, this CD is WICKED!  Not to mention I was able to see Luxt perform some of this music live in Denver back in June and the show was fabulous! (Don't miss them on tour with Hate Dept this early fall, 1998.)

    The slaughter begins with Witchhunt a more traditional industro-electro work on track 1 with an extended version/ (ANiMOO mix) by Acumen Nation that tends to lean more towards the "schwishy wispy synthy" end of things, a deep drumming technoishy blend.  Anna's vocals were treated to a tinty depth and the music is a bit on the Orbish end of the spectrum.  Tasty!

    Parasites (N-Vitro Mix) is a dreamy blend of Anna's vocals, more key work, programming and Hard guitar/drums, whoa....leading into Spite which spirals even deeper into the sequencing, Anna softly singing to intense injections of more synths, whirring, slurring, drumming...  Zero rounds off a techno-blade-edge of deep guitar, more synth, bass and Erie's drumming/vocals (Give me lessons!).  Cleanser? WoW! This track is like being on a sonic roller coaster "You fill my heart with hate."  I can see Anna bouncing up and down on stage as I hear this one again! (You go Anna!)

    Technochrist (second coming), again Erie on vocals with haunting harmonics, up- heaves in timbre, and clear drumming.  Another intense, powerful track with great industro-diversity. The action doesn't stop here but it does mellow temporarily a bit as Lies of Angels gently moves into Anna on vocals, smooth, even tempered and evoking peace only to blast into an industrial noise chorus, then back again to that smooth synth and drums, deceitfully sweet!

    Then we have that famous track Kashmir, of course this kicks it hard with Anna on vocals -- a wonderful rendition simply put and neo-performed equally as good as its creators (sorry Led but its true...).  A bit more on the noisy, synthy, quirky side, Parasites evolves into an electronic (popish) evil sound while Cleanser (Egamorph mix) is awesome! I can just see Erie dripping sweat on this one -- E-V-I-L!  "You're all so blind, You're all so apathetic." -- Anna  Snowblind Entropy takes on a bit of a new direction with short twinklings and Anna's Oh So Innocent side to vocals which moves into a duet of Anna and Erie cranking out a dark and unwavering piece of electro art.

    All around,  Luxt's Razing Eden is at times a deep interaction between vocals of Erie and Anna, intermittent hard core blurbs of industrial strength guitar,  a fine dusting of electronic programming and sequencing with (live) drumming -- the bass lines are smooth, composition is intelligent, production is deluxt ! Don't miss them live!