Adam Probert – The Battle For Tomorrow (CD Album – Sonic Entrails Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial/punk poetry, industrial, experimental.
Background/Info: I never heard of Adam Probert before. I found out that the artist is involved in an American formation called Andoria. He has been introduced as a ‘political poet’, which makes this release quite intriguing. Sound wise he was assisted by John E Smoke from Flesh Eating Foundation.
Content: The lyrics clearly are the main substance running through this work. Politically engaged with a critical view, sharper than a knife on our society and the world we’re living in, would not reach a same dimension without the industrial- and ambient like composition.
This is the kind of work that reminds me of 80s industrial pioneers. The political- and social observation reminds me a bit of early Test Department.
+ + + : This is not just engaged poetry. When there’s an engagement you’d better perform it a passionate way and that’s precisely what Adam Probert is doing. You can feel his emotional arousal, which through the speeches is coming at the surface. This is a composition with a strong and clear message inciting the listener to reflect about his life and the society he’s living in. When listening to this opus I more than ever get the impression that George Orwell was right!
The industrial- and ambient sounds are accentuating the dark character of the work. No doubt about it, this is not a happy listening and yet it sounds original and great.
– – – : The experimental character of the work will for sure scare numerous music lovers in search of ‘classical’ releases with standard structures.
Conclusion: Adam Probert reminds me of the early industrial pioneers and I can easily imagine it’s the kind of work that will be highly appreciated by fans of Test Department, Coil, The Hafler Trio and co.
Best songs: “Osama Obama”, “I Am War”, “Take Your Fucking Medicine”.
Rate: (7½).
Band: www.facebook.com/APpospo
Label: www.facebook.com/sonicentrails
Support Side-Line
More people read Side-Line than ever, and there is still no paywall and no advertising. Readers pay for it instead - from $5 a month.
Why we ask
Advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. Unlike many news organisations we have not put up a paywall, and we refuse to add annoying advertising, so we need to ask for your help. Side-Line’s independent journalism takes time, money and hard work to produce, and we do it to push the artists we like, who are equally fighting to survive.
Handled by PayPal.
I have been working for over 30 years with Side-line as the main reviewer. My taste is eclectic, uncoventional and I prefer to look for the pearls, even if the bands are completely unknown, thus staying loyal to the Side-Line philosophy of nurturing new talents.
