Straight Razor – Vol.1 (EP – Negative Gain)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Minimal-Electro.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Straight Razor is a project by American artistOmar Doom. Doom has been involved with other projects and got some recognition for his work in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Bastards”.
Content: This EP features 5 songs, which are instrumental edits driven by a mix of EBM and Minimal-Electronics. The songs are carried by solid bass lines, which are pure EBM. You’ll notice a few fragmented vocals’ samplings on one of the cuts with some bleeps on top and supported by good-old string parts.
+ + + : The originality of the production is the instrumental edit of this release. It’s somewhat unusual when it’s about EBM, but it creates a kind of EBM-Soundtrack. The main strength of this work is the solid bass lines. All cuts are cool, but I’ve a little preference for “Deceiver”, which is accomplished with cool space-like icy bleeps.
– – – : I really would like to hear this work with vocals on top.
Conclusion: Straight Razor is a cool EBM experience, but I’m convinced there would be even more potential with some vocal lines.
Best songs: “Deceiver”, “The Thief”, “Messenger Of Doom”.
Rate: 7½.
Artist: www.omardoom.com / www.facebook.com/omardoomprivate
Label: www.negativegain.com / www.facebook.com/pages/Negative-Gain/212061438836984
About Straight Razor
Straight Razor is the electronic project of Omar Doom, born on 29 June 1976 in Easton, Pennsylvania. Doom works as an actor, musician and artist, and is known outside music for his role in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds”.
The project records for Negative Gain. “Vol.1” was issued as a five-track digital EP, and Discogs lists a vinyl LP pairing it with a second set, “Vol.1 & Vol.2”, released through Negative Gain Productions in 2022.
A Bandcamp page for “Vol.1” has not been confirmed, and Side-Line has no earlier coverage of the project.
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