ASSEMBLAGE 23 ADDENDUM ALBUM ACCESSION RELEASE: DECEMBER, 2001 REVIEW: JANUARY 4, 2002

"Failure" further established Tom Shear, a k a Assemblage 23, as a favourite EBM pop act among a growing fan base. It spawned the single "Disappoint", an emotional piece where Shear tries to deal with his father's suicide.
Properly named "Addendum", this release is sort of attached to "Failure" with its main content being remixes from this particular album. Among the remixers are Clear Vision, Project-X, God Module and cut.rate.box, all of whom manage to put a slightly new angle on some Assemblage tracks. In all honesty, though, while many re-works are very interesting, none of the remixes can surpass their originals.
There are three huge reasons for fans of the band to buy this release anyway, namely the three unreleased new tracks. "Let Me Be Your Armor" is easily one of the best A23 songs, as is the slower ballad-like "Away". "Breath of Ghosts" is slightly more aggressive, but impressive nonetheless.
Assemblage 23 is definitely one of the fastest rising stars on the electro heaven and that is well deserved. "Addendum" strengthens this position.

NIKLAS FORSBERG