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THE REVIEW
"This should be played at high volume (preferably in a residential area)"
This is how this tour-de-force titled "Violent Resignation: The Great American Teenage Suicide Rebellion 1992-1998" begins, which is a compilation of all the material produced by In/Humanity during their existence. The total is an impressive 42 tracks, all from their two EPs and the many singles and splits they released.
I previously mentioned them in one of my recent reviews ("Gatefold" by Orchid, also related to these sounds) as those who came up with the idea to coin this new term "Emoviolence," this subgenre derived from primordial Emocore and Powerviolence (for those who don't know, it's the extreme form of Hardcore Punk; not to be confused with Grindcore, which draws from Metal).
The funny thing is that this term actually originated as a joke, and In/Humanity were quite knowledgeable in pranks, self-irony, provocation, and satire; this might be the only characteristic that perhaps sets them apart from the rest of the bands that from the mid-'90s began to identify their music as Emoviolence.
In this discography of 42 tracks, there's a bit of everything, a real "sea mix," as we say in my area: classic and always adrenaline-filled musical performances that sometimes reach a minute and many other times not even that; a little more than a handful of tracks where the duration ranges between 3 and 4 minutes, where the pace slows down, and the riffs become shapeshifters ("Greener Eyes", "If It's Wrong It's Real", "Me And My Shadow"), somewhere between Post-Hardcore and sounds that really resemble a rotten and dissonant Black Metal; nonsensical interludes of a few seconds to lighten it all ("We Are The Kids" and the concluding "Emotional Violence").
To make everything as entertaining and controversial as possible, our dear friends include samples in almost every track: you'll have the pleasure of hearing Charles Manson in his famous question to the judges (the one that goes "Do you feel blame? Are you mad? Uh, do you feel like wolf kabob Roth vantage? Gefrannis booj pooch boo jujube; bear-ramage. Jigiji geeji geeja geeble Google. Begep flagaggle vaggle veditch-waggle bagga?", search for the video "Charles Manson's Epic Question"), Aleister Crowley (I believe) reciting the law of Thelema ("Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law"), a distortion of "Mr. Roboto" by Styx, and some Hip Hop and pseudo-electronic samples.
A real frenzy.
I listened to it without interruptions to enjoy every last second, but it's not at all mandatory to do so, since the singer himself admits he can't manage to do it (it's written right in the booklet, yes indeed).
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This review highlights In/Humanity’s compilation album, celebrating its 42-track breadth and the band’s unique mix of hardcore punk and satirical Emoviolence. The album features energetic short bursts alongside longer, more experimental tracks, enriched by intriguing audio samples from figures like Charles Manson and Aleister Crowley. The band’s self-ironic and provocative spirit sets them apart within the genre. An intense and entertaining listen, although demanding as a continuous experience.Tracklist Videos
In/Humanity
In/Humanity's collected output is presented on a 42-track compilation (Violent Resignation: The Great American Teenage Suicide Rebellion 1992–1998). The review credits them with coining the term "Emoviolence" (originally a joke) and highlights short, adrenaline-filled hardcore tracks, provocative samples, satire and self-irony.01 Reviews
