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Artist: LOW FREQUENCIES
Album: The Styx
Year: 2010
Low Frequencies is more or less a solo project from France, lead by JN. Not a lot of information can be found online about this project, besides a list of the software used (including Fruity Loops and Sennheizer) and the mentioning of two guest members on this debut release. 'The Styx' contains no lesser than 15 tracks and comes with wicked artwork.
The release opens with 'Kathe', a heavy distorted mix of industrial and breakcore with a very dark atmosphere and a chaotic structure. 'Samhain' is a bit more downtempo, containing low riffing, an industrial atmosphere and musical influences from breakcore, breakbeat and ambient/noise. 'Destroyer 2009' switches from fast breakcore beats to heavy downtuned and downtempo parts, coming with a dark atmosphere overall. 'In Space No One Can Hear You Cry' is one of the more accessable (if that term could be used for this musick in the first place!) tunes, coming with subtile added guitar riffing, a fast drum'n'bass rhytm and little chaotic intermezzos. 'Lilli And Mary' is a nearly 2,5 minute midtempo track containing diverse riffing, a heavy bassline and powerful drumming, to be followed by 'Next Step'. It's a distorted breakcore track, coming with a noisy industrial atmosphere and essentially killer drumbeats. 'In The Depths Of Madness' is an 18 minute track switching from jungle beats to noisy ambient passages, coming in a dark atmosphere and mechanized attitude. Overall the song isn't bad at all, just that 18 minutes is a bit too long in my opinion. 'Human Error' is an experimental breakcore tracks, with many stop and go moments, switching from distortion to very low basslines creating a dark atmosphere. 'Electronic Chaos' is an excellent name chosen for this track, mixing drum'n'bass with tiny touches of electro and distortion beats and rhytms. 'Sick Sick Sick' follows walking that route, consisting of very fast chaotic and distorted rhytms, experimental use of guitars and an overdose of industrial and mechanic elements. 'The Ruby Song' comes with fast breakcore beats, industrial metal riffing and many stop and go moments and an experimental use of effects. 'Deeper And Deeper' shows a good way to use guitar riffing in distorted midtempo breakbeat rhytms. It's one of the most easy listening tracks on this release, without the loss of distortion and darkness. 'Walk Along The Styx' is again more chaotic, with almost dictatorial methods of distortion, a chaotic song structure and diverse drumming - mixing well together with the tiny bits of guitar. The title track of this album comes up next. It moves from gentle jungle rhytms to heavy distorted moodswings and mechanized tunes, bringing noise together with breakcore and even a little bit of electro. The release ends with the track named after the bandname (or is it the other way round?) - 'Low-Frequencies'. It comes with disturbing keylines, bashing rhytms and another critical dose of distortion.
What we find here on 'The Styx' is something we don't find everyday. As the track by track review shows, it has many different elements, and it's definitely not a release for the average Ministry-Swamp Terrorists-Nine Inch Nails fans. Low Frequencies delivers a very exceptional kind of industrial metal, with tracks where you won't even find the metal, coming with a total wall of sound. 'The Styx' has proven that mister JN picked a wellfitting name for his project too. For the people who enjoyed Bong Ra's 'Full Metal Racket' album - and don't get scared away by some distortion - this one is highly recommended.
Vote: 88 / 100
Review by: Gerardo
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1. Kathe
2. Samhain
3. Destroyer 2009
4. In Space No One Can Hear You Cry
5. Lilli And Mary
6. Next Step
7. In The Depths Of Madness
8. Human Error
9. Electronic Chaos
10. Sick Sick Sick
11. The Ruby Song
12. Deeper And Deeper
13. Walk Along The Styx
14. The Styx
15. Low-Frequencies
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