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Rating: An excellent split, no doubt about it.
The Tumour have matured over the years, and much water has flowed under the bridge since their 2003 debut "anatropic nephthotolomy." Almost four years later, Roger Kuzee, the band's only main member, has worked hard to enrich the sound adopted compared to previous albums. Starting from a still too elementary, almost childish and monotonous use of the drum machine, our man has now managed to give his compositions a much more fierce impact, thanks to a drum machine that changes register and becomes even more mechanical, irregular, estial, articulated with diverse beats (they can also be defined as cyber-gore) that might confound the early listeners and which denotes a renewed sound, more modern and up-to-date compared to the good but not stellar previous albums. In the sound now blooms an almost cybernetic verve, and in at least three pieces, I would dare to say an almost experimental vein, where for a moment, the cavernous aquatic growls and the inhuman and furious electronic blast beats are set aside to let us be lulled by an oriental lullaby from Japanese manga soundtracks, accompanied by atmospheric beats from the drum machine. There's no lack of that touch of foolishness and fun with an intro taken from scary movie, the parody of the famous horror film "the scream." Musically, there are also noisy passages of scraped noise, especially in the growl which, more altered by the pitchshifter, is even more sustained and incomprehensible than before, almost alien. This demonstrates Kuzee's desire to alter, barbarize, and at the same time modernize the Tumour sound with industrialist rhythms. Never before has it been so up-to-date, and personally, it's a choice I fully support. The live tracks included in this work are also good, not breaking the continuous thread of these 36 tracks but making it even more futuristic, with bursts of noise and very fitting electronic disruptions.
Rating 9
The second part of the split features anal penetration at work, a one-man band dedicated to cyber/gore/porno-grind coming from the Netherlands. The sound of these 31 tracks is complex and elaborate thanks to the use of the drum machine, in the wake of what the Tumour did in the first part of the CD, moving from extremely fast rhythms to a solid brutal/gore-rooted riffing, with really excellent recording quality that gives it a bit of a futuristic atmosphere à la Blade Runner that does no harm, indeed, by the end of the listening, it excites and captures the listener. The tracks are all very inspired and engaging, definitely worthy of many repeated listens, truly an excellent job.
Rating 9
In conclusion, the rating I feel like giving is a 9 for both, because the CD is perfect from start to finish, without any drop in tension, these 67 pearls of goregrind and pornogrind encased in fifty minutes are all very interesting and enjoyable for every grindster passionate about old school but also cyber gore and some experimental madness worth noting (I'm referring to fans of s.m.e.s., kots, or libido airbag.....)
Really difficult to do better in gore-grind than these two groups. Highly recommended for enthusiasts, while it is not recommended for denigrators of the genre, who will not find any satisfaction this time either.
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