Machine Bites

Machine Bites Artist: The Fair Sex
Label: Van Richter Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 019041100228
EAN: 0019041100228
ASIN: B000003T52


Release Date: 1994-09-08

Machine Bites


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Tracks:

  1. They Exist
  2. Not Now, Not Here
  3. Primitiv Kultur
  4. Frantic (Dare To Run)
  5. You Are Simply...Human
  6. Whats To Be Done Now
  7. Casket Tower
  8. Anne.lyz
  9. Vengeance Z. Cut
  10. Prisca Laughing Mouth Edit
  11. Soulspirit The Real Spirit
  12. Woe
  13. Alaska 3 Refv
  14. No Rescue
  15. Cold Contempt
  16. Shatter That Gate
  17. Shelter Endless Sighs Edit
  18. Haematic

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Innovative and intriguing, catchy, yet atmospheric, this album is a must.......2007-04-01

Compiled from the albums Spell of Joy and Bite Release Bite plus songs from their three singles, "Not Now, Not Here" for example is pure dark dance, but commercial enough for Dave Gahan to sell his soul for. "Frantic" in contrast is purer industrial but still maintains a driving beat further in "Whats to be Done" has an atmospheric key board cloaked in goth's dark colors, while "Prisca" mixes in synthpop and "Soulspirit" could appear in KMFDM's songbook. Vocals range from compressed to untreated and even include some harmonies. Between the main songs, short sampled pieces ranging from ambient to industrial somehow tie it all together. If Machine Bites sounds like a garbled mess, you've missed the point. The Fair Sex manage to stretch across the electro field but never loose touch with their vision of dance rhythms and melodies. If you're unfamiliar with their name, join the club but something this good should not go unnoticed much longer. Innovative and intriguing, catchy, yet atmospheric, this album is a must.

4 out of 5 stars Fair Sex...worth checking out.......2006-08-17

Perhaps what Fair Sex lacks is a sound that separates them from their other industrial peers. In the mix, you can hear some hints of old Skinny Puppy, Front 242, and KMFDM maybe a little of older Nine Inch Nails. I've been listening to Fair Sex in the background sometimes and come back to reality after doing something, thinking "it's almost like I'm listening to Skinny Puppy".

Well, in short, I started out with a few select songs I liked from them. But now I've started digesting whole works and I've found I simply like Fair Sex. I like industrial and they serve up that sound, hard electro beats and bass lines, harsh vocal work, dancy beats. What I like most is their synth lines, they've produced some of the most beautiful, haunting synth lines I've ever heard in industrial. It's the melody they incorporate into their chorus or the infeciousness of a song that keeps me listening.

MACHINE BITES is a good helping of their 90's career. Not much in the way of liner notes and design, but its the music that truly counts. I also recommend you check out their 80's material as well. It's a shame their fan base seems to be relegated mainly overseas, in the U.S. they seem to be virtually unknown. Thanks to Van Richter they may break some ground over here in the U.S.

3 out of 5 stars The Fair Sex fails to leave much of an impression........2001-12-14

I've got "Machine Bites" and I've listened to it several times, but it fails the leave me with a strong, lasting impression. The music was industrial with guitars, but not incredibly heavy guitars. The song "Casket Tower" seemed to be the only one that stuck out as being interesting enough to warrant more listening time. This album is a compilation of previously released material from their various older albums. Unfortunately, if this is a reliable cross-section of The Fair Sex's work, I find it rather disappointing. It's not bad, but it's down the spectrum from good...

5 out of 5 stars

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