Released
1995

Label
Vuz
&
Arts Industria

Reviewed by
Matt Simpson

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Last Edit/Update
06 June, 1999

Construction 008

Signal To Noise and Epoch

Track Listing

Signal to Noise:

1.  Twilight
2.  Submission
3.  The 12th Hour
4.  Corporate Suppression
5.  Crushed
6.  Corporate Agression
7.  Today (Like Every Other Day)
8.  Isn't There Enough?

Epoch:

9.  The Pact
10.  Propaganda
11.  Transmitter
12.  State of the Nation
13.  New Direction
14.  The Powers That Corrupt

            Arts Industria, back in 1995, presented a compilation of tracks from two of its artists, Signal to Noise and Epoch.  Construction 008 presents a good example of each project's work.  Both are spawned of Arts Industria founder, Ken Holewczynski.   Signal to Noise, says Ken, is his EBM project with the most aggression - it is the bulk of his work; Epoch borders on structured noise - like a militant soundtrack to a propaganda film.  This, being the first and so far only full-length release of Ken's work, splits the CD with his different personas, giving a feel of conflict.
      A listen to Construction 008 definitely reinforces Ken's assertion of the nature of his projects.  The first 8 tracks, under the Signal to Noise moniker, are definately EBM in nature.  Beat based with minimal melody and harmony, vocals enter the fray at minimal times.  Signal to Noise keeps the pace through the first 8 tracks with typical EBM beats dominating the listening spectrum, and consistent deep, yet almost gentle and light synth melody lines accent.  This all adds up to fairly mediocre EBM.  Nothing really new here or worth really mentioning.  Granted, Ken is very busy with his many duties as musician and label owner, but this being the bulk of his work, it seems like it could be more developed.
      Epoch also holds true to Ken's definition.  Odd samples and almost symphonic ambience line a militant approach to the industrial sound.  Straying from pure EBM, Epoch takes occassional twists and experimental turns with syncopated beats, military samples, and a more tonal harmonic element than Signal to Noise.  However, this also leaves the listener with a roughly similar impression as Signal to Noise.  Epoch is definately more akin to early Front 242 with the militant, calculated beat and the variations.