Larvae -- Amassing Delinquents -- Label: Atomic Brain Music, 2000 [Last Sigh Magazine]

1. Variables
2. Who's Got Control?
3. Just Don't Care
4. Sigh Your Last Sigh
5. Circles and Scapegoats
6. Aborting Rights
7. Wrecked
8. A Juvenile
9. I've Tried Everything
10. Craftchuk
11. Innundated

    Larvae. An incredibly good sound. Trancy, techno-ish, ambient-esque, EBM, total electronica. The release was mixed and mastered by Larvae and Blake Milton at The Laboratory, Yantix Texas and 7th Heaven Studios, Dallas Texas, 2000. Larvae encourages support for Greenpeace, Amnesty International and the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union]. The gives thanks and gratitude on the CD cover to: Iggy and Ziggy, Lou Reed, Yoko Ono, Moby, Eno, NIN, EBTG, U2, Norman Cook, Connie and Raymond Marble, Gator, Jesse Ventura, and William S. Burroughs. Influences also include Massive Attack, Gary Numan, Kraftwerk, Everything But The Girl and Bowie.
    Amassing Delinquents combines a number of sounds ranging from jazzy to techno, trance to ambient. It's a "snappy" sound. Upbeat yet kick back, and something that DJ's should definitely get for club and air play. The production on this release is excellent. Perhaps one reason for its high quality is due to the fact Larvae believes in "allowing unconnected neurons that course through esressways in the cerebral cortex, to intersect, as the results can be very interesting, and at times, disturbing." Larvae also recommends the listener to "dance or perform body movements, or tap one's toes," to the music. And rightfully so, it's pretty difficult to sit here while typing up this review.
    The bass lines, percussion and deep beats are difficult to ignore, very enticing. The sampling and synth effects are nothing short of chilling and spacious. The music in general is "happy" and rather fun to listen to. There are short bursts of drums, clinking bells and smashing effects, as well as trippy bass, buzzing guitar [minimal] and phat rhythms.
    Larvae has given us a delightful aural view into the world of self-expression, self-identity and has gone beyond the boundaries of a genre pigeon-hole with Amassing Delinquents. For those of you who want to hear something you may have not yet been exposed to in the world of eclectic electronic music, I suggest you order this release. Visit Larvae on line and pick up a copy soon.