Review: Various Artists - 'Foundations'

VARIOUS ARTISTS 

'Foundations' 

JUGGERNAUT SERVICES 

The re-packaged and re-released first compilations from Juggernaut Services are well worth a look if you are on the look out for emerging electro talent that have a growing reputation of delivering both on dance floor and live. Gathering a range of new ebm, industrial and experimental acts from across the globe the double CD 'Foundations' proves to be a great gateway to some very interesting music currently on the periphery of wider exposure.

CD one, 'Calming Cyclones', collects together the poppier end of the electro spectrum with young acts such as Biomenchanimal, United And Identified, FutureFrentic, Plastic Noose and Controlled Collapse. The disc focusses heavily on strong beats and memorable melodies but manages to still present a rich and diverse palette of sounds with the various bands incorporating coldwave, dubstep, ebm and dark electro elements.

CD two, 'Moving Mountains', moves into slightly dirtier waters with acts such as Garten Der Asche, Kommand + Kontrol, System FX, Tapewyrm, Eschaton Hive and Tactical Module bringing aggrotech, rhythmic noise and gritty industrial rock to the fore. The sound may have shifted its emphasis somewhat, but again there is a crop of talent here making some very strong music that will appeal to those who are ready to be challenged.

As with all compilations of this type the production values vary song-to-song depending on each individual bands' budget. However this isn't too much of a problem as the compilation has been well mastered to soften the rougher edges of some songs and present them at their strongest.

'Foundations' is a strong picture of not only the artists on their roster, but also of the current crop of international talent to be watching over the next few years. Best of all the compilation has been crafted with attention and skill to really pique the interest of the casual listeners.

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Juggernaut Services to release 'Foundations'

As a natural response to the overwhelming feedback in November, PR/Management firm Juggernaut Services have released compilation albums 'Moving Mountains' and 'Calming Cyclones in a limited CD format entitled 'Foundations'.

Limited to 200 copies, the albums will be available at Resistanz Festival at the end of March, and then via Juggernaut Services.com.

Combining the finest new talent from Ebm to Industrial, Synthpop to Glitch, Juggernaut is a name gradually reaching fever pitch.

Juggernaut Services : 'Foundations' 

CD 1 - 'Calming Cyclones' 

Biomechanimal - Commonwealth (Feat Cryogenic Echelon and Studio-X)*, Retrogramme - Sanctuary, Pittersplatter - Mummies and Music Boxes, Revenant Cult - Spectral Heresy (Club Mix)*, Draconic Elimination Projects Feat. MiXE1 - Violet, United and Identified - Mirror of Denial, FutureFrenetic - P45 **, Draconic Elimination Projects - Daisy**, Plastic Noose - Road To Perdition, Kaltherzig - Messiah*, Pittersplatter - Frozen, United and Identified - X-Truth-E, Controlled Collapse - Cube (Retrogramme Remix) ***, Revenant Cult - Spectral Heresy (Blast Radius Scarlet Light Remix)*, Rein[Forced] - Dichotomy (Sensous Enemy Remix)***

CD 2 - 'Moving Mountains' 

Garten der Asche - Nemesis, RetConStruct - The Maelstrom, Kommand + Kontrol - Gods + Monsters, System:FX - Destroyer, Controlled Collapse - Fragment of Time (Feat. Aleksandra Burska) *, Tactical Module - Dead Zone V2.0, Tapewyrm - Marionette, Fearpassage - Falling for You, Stahlnebel & Black Selket - Life Sentence, Eschaton Hive - Im Ur Stalker, RetconStruct - Invasive Species, Tapewyrm - Dust2Dust (Demo) *, System:FX - F.K.D (System:FX Remix), Tactical Module - Erase The Defect (Remix By Cease2Xist), Bestias de Asalto - Come Mierde y Muere (Sodomy Down the Cross Remix) *** 

* - Track currently unreleased 

** - First appearance on CD 

*** - Exclusive to this release.

For more information on Juggernaut Services and their roster of artists please visit their official website.

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