Background/Info:
Jack
Duckworth (JJD) is born in Canada, but has been residing in Glasgow (Scotland)
for a few years. He set up his own label, Possession Records, and now unleashed
the seventh album of his project.
Content:
I
honestly haven’t been that much impressed with the previous works of this
artist. This new work has been announced as an evolution in production and
sound. I indeed discovered a somewhat different creating a gap with the
previous electro-pop inspired work. This opus is driven by minimalism and a
rather experimental format of EBM. The retro touch of Soft Riot is still
recognizable and reminds me now and then to The Human League, but I especially
noticed a kind of experimental EBM approach. The experimental touch is created
by a sort of sound chaos, Soft Riot avoids to elaborate explicit melody lines.
+
+ + :
There clearly is an evolution in sound, which I’ve to admit is not easy
to seize. The songs are driven by a kind of sonic chaos where JJD reveals himself
as a kind of imaginary sound scientist. This music could have been composed in
a sonic laboratory instead of a studio. So it’s not that of coincidence one of
my favorite cuts is the more cohesive “By The Skin Of Your Teeth”, which evokes
to me the legendary “Brothers”-hit from DAF. Another noticeable song is “Your
Work Is Never Done”, which also has something ‘classical’-like.
–
– – :
I’m still not a huge fan of Jack Duckworth’s vocal skills, being too
monotonous. The songs are also missing a bit of cohesion remaining pretty
experimental-like.
Conclusion:
Soft
Riot’s has experimented with new ideas and even if the entire album is not
convincing, this is already the best I’ve heard from this artist.
Best
songs: “By The Skin Of Your Teeth”, “You Work Is Never Done”.
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