- Audio CD (Feb 17 2004)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Outside Music
- ASIN: B00019JQ4G
- In-Print Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #59,345 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Comment V.2.0 |
| 2. Remove/Replace |
| 3. Consumer |
| 4. Shelter |
| 5. Mono: Overload? |
| 6. Existence in Progress |
| 7. Faith: Not Important |
| 8. Transfer: Complete |
| 9. Dead Enough for Life |
| 10. Wiretrip |
| 11. Android |
| 12. Sleep: Less |
| 13. Pursuit |
| 14. Release the Frequency/Afterwords |
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Machines are us,
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This review is from: Machines Are Us (Audio CD)
I wasn't really sure if I wanted to get the new Icon of Coil cd for some time. I wasn't impressed with "Soul is in the Software" (my introduction to IoC) but I loved "Serenity is the Devil". Eventually over time I decided that I wanted "Machines Are Us". I finally got around to buying "Machines Are Us" (after I couldn't find the new Imperative Reaction cd). I think I rushed to judgement when I first listened to "Machines Are Us" and then wrote a review of the cd for Amazon. I have been listening to "Machines Are Us" non-stop for the past week. IoC may not be VNV Nation or Apoptygma Berzerk, my two favorite futurepop bands, but they sure as heck has a ear for good dance beats and "Machines Are Us" is a superb example of their ear for melodies and aggressive yet danceable beats. The more I listened to "Machines Are Us", the more I grew to love the album. I think it has even outdid "Serenity is the Devil". One of the best tracks on the cd is "Shelter". I just love the lyrics to this song, especially this line "I can't find shelter in this world, I'm searching for an other world, where I'll feel safe". That really spoke to me. Then there is "Dead Enough For Life". I just love how big and epic the beats are to this song. It completely envelopes the listener and put him or her into a trance like it does with me. I wish a lot of artists nowadays wrote lyrics that were as intelligent as IoC's music is. IoC's strength really lies in the lyrics which almost borders on existentialism if you think about it. They aren't your atypical 'life sucks' songs which I find absolutely annoying. If "Machines Are Us" is an indication to what to expect from IoC, then I can hardly wait to hear more music from this excellent futurepop band. I definitely rank them as one of my favorite EBM/futurepop bands next to Apop and VNV Nation.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad (although more like 3& 3/4 Stars),
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This review is from: Machines Are Us (Audio CD)
IOC's Machines are us has many good points. The first of these is that the music is incredibly good at conveying the atmosphere (that of a cyberpunk Gibsonesque techno-hell) and the sound is slightly harsher in tone than their first album, Serenity Is The Devil.However, their music can get too repetitive and simplistic, and I would hope that LaPlegula and entourage can fix that up before their next album. Furthermore, there are only a few standout tracks, although these are spectacular. Remove/Replace, Existence In Progress and Transfer: Complete are all excellent floor-packing stompfests. Overall, this Album is quite good, but nothing spectacular.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, well polished, energetic and fun, intelligent,
By A Customer
This review is from: Machines Are Us (Audio CD)
So I listen to a lot of industrial and recently picked this up. I've been amazed, and this has spun in my cd player constantly. I really like their intelligent lyrics, well polished sounds, catchy synth lines, and high energy. I have not heard previous IoC albums so I can't compare.. but I'm now considering picking up an earlier album.A lot of industrial music does NOT have intelligent lyrics (which is fine sometimes), or when it does, you often can't understand them. So one of the major things I enjoy about MAU is that I hear and agree with the lyrics, and relate to them. This is the kind of stuff that you share with uninformed folks to get them into industrial music.. its so well-polished, catchy, full of life. I recently watched the final Matrix DVD, turned down the volume during the battle scene, and "Pursuit" make a fantastic soundtrack. (yeh i know that's corny, screw you.) I don't know if its you're thing, but its most definitely mine, so I give it 5 stars. Shoutout to TommyT @ www.cyberage.cx/www.dsbp.cx who got me turned onto this particular release! BUY THE CD, DON'T STEAL THEIR MP3s. this music deserves much better than 128kbit/sec compression or whatever you can find from hoarders who don't even listen to their music collection.
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