Just wanted to share the review Connexion Bizarre just made of my cd. self
promotion for self realisations...
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http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_dolmensniper_deadringers.htm
Dolmen Sniper - Dead Ringers
CD-R, self-released, 2003
www.dolmensniper.motime.com
"Dead Ringers", a 2003 release by Dolmen Sniper (aka Cyrill Duneau), has got to
be among those discs that make me wonder "Where the hell have *you* been so
long?" when listened to...
The first two tracks are deceptively calm, while still retaining a dark edge,
the acoustic guitar play of "Farines Humaines" fitting nicely with the slow
beat, almost soothing up the listener, before "Murder, a 1 minute track that's
a weirded out sample on a beat and gives you a small image of what is to
follow, like a spot of blood in front of a closed door waiting for you to open
it. "Dead Love" and "Blood On The Tarmac" ensue soon afterwards. Dolmen Sniper
has apparently invested in heaviness rather than speed, chuggy beats pounding
steadily and heavily on your eardrums while the keyboards progress from eerie
to outright hostile.
"Dead Mind" follows suit, changing the pace with its staccato beat and gritty
sound reminding older industrial work from the likes of FLA, Sonic Mayhem or
heck, even Fear Factory (sans the vocals). The sample & keyboard driven fright
of "Dead Lights" comes next, before "Dead Sorrow", with organ keyboards
bursting along with drums following almost random changes in sound and pace,
both of the tracks giving a rest to the rhythmic pounding of the previous
songs. Last but certainly not least, comes "Dead End, bouts of" silence
interrupted by noisy and aggressive bursts of music.. or is it vice versa?
The verdict? Dolmen Sniper is guilty of making a very good, very dark and quite
noisy affair of a record. Oh, and using the word "dead" in 5/9 tracks. While it
may sound too dated to some, I personally found this to be its main appeal,
since it reminded me of a lot of good old bands, while still having its own
characteristic flavor of dark aggressiveness, and having it in bucketloads.
-- FiXXXer667 [7.5/10]
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