Released
1999

Reviewed by
Kim Ann Alexander

Label

Germany


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Contact
B-T-K

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Daham Recordings
at Insania



Last Edit/Update
01 October, 1999

B-TON-K

2nd Vactor

Track Listing

1. Stillstand = Rueckschritt
2. Robot Girl
3. Brain Police
4. Karoushi
5. NS-10 Processor
6. Auto-Aggression
7. Sprawl
8. Karg
9. Maschinenstuermer
10. Bleed 4 Me [No-Syky Vers]
11. Electronic Testemony From O.S.
12. Schilddruesenalarm!
13. B-T-K Feat, Puls/KK: Drowning
14. Comunik Out
15. Nexus 6 [Hard Time To Kill]

     B-Ton-K is Karl K from Bavaria Germany and owner of Daham Recordings, and home to FAV. 2nd Vactor, released in 1999, brings the audience a new source of dark electronic music infused with heavy beats, diversely treated vocals, sampling, noisy melody and a fair amount of dance floor temptation. Changes within tracks move the listener from a comfortable smooth flow of semi-aggro EBM to the harsher more exact sounds of militant industrial.
    Tracks stand alone in terms of their uniqueness. There are a great deal of machine-like noises within the release -- percussive hydraulics, slapping metal, bleeps, static, whirring and low drones. The overall forces drive towards strong beats and quite a few changes within individual songs in terms of tempo, beat, harmony/melodies and direction. For those of you who enjoy hearing samples and vocals in the German language, 2nd Vactor presents a few tracks with these qualities, some even seem whimsical in conversation.
    The diversity of this release holds my attention in listening to and enjoying the CD on a regular basis. Whether you listen to this release for the aural experience, or on the dance floor, 2nd Vactor is a revival in sound for fans of dark-aggro with a flair towards Electronic Body Music and a healthy dose of post-industrial mayhem.