RAISON D'ETRE
COLLECTIVE ARCHIVES
DOUBLE ALBUM COLD MEAT INDUSTRY RELEASE: SPRING 1999 REVIEW: JUNE 11, 1999
This collection made up of mostly early and rare material comes with a graphically appealing booklet, suiting the music very well. The graphics consist of beautiful paintings visualising ruins and other motives full of feeling.
The music is atmospheric and dark. Rhythms, guitars and traditional vocals are almost absent. No party music, with other words. This music suits other occasions better, like roleplaying games or something similar. If you want music when you're going to sleep this might very well be perfect. It sometimes reminds me of horror movie scores and other creepy stuff.
The bad thing is that it is tiresome to listen to this for too long. A few songs can be nice if you're in the right mood, but to listen through an entire double album with this type of music at once is tedious.
JOHAN ASTEMARK