Pitch Shifter - Desensitized (1993)

Time for my last Pitch Shifter upload (If I can be arsed later on, I'll share the Remix Wars, and perhaps even Infotainment?, but the material after that is just too "meh" for my liking (And I don't even own those buggers anyway)).

While not as downtuned and harsh as predecessors Industrial and Submit, Desensitized managed to deliver a unique blend of older material, combined with a newfound "Ministryesque" groove.

The grunting vocal style has been replaced with snarls and shouts, they are almost like commands barked at the listener. The riffs are still heavy and memorable, driving the music onward at all times. The overall mood of the album is almost hypnotic. Hypnotic in the sense of groovy, drawn out songs, "headbanging rhythm" with industrial collages layered on top of everything.

Like I stated at the beginning, in my opinion the group took a turn for the worse after this release. Although Infotainment? has it's moments, and is more diverse than previous releases, it's only good for a listen once in a while. Their later stuff featured only one or two songs which I fancied per album, and was more like a slip down the stairs towards an inevitable faceplant.

With all the hate out of my system now, I'll state the obvious: This is still an excellent album and a milestone in industrial metal. Listen to the last track, Routine, and after a long period of silence, you'll get to hear the excellent re-recording of Landfill from the Industrial-album. It's almost worth for it alone!

Enjoy!

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