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      April
      1,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Autechre
     
     
      trirepetae:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      “CD
      in
      the
      Gold
      Case.”
      That
      was
      what
      I
      dubbed
      this
     
     
      CD
      while
      I
      reviewed
      it...
      To
      be
      honest,
      I
      chose
      to
      review
      this
     
     
      CD
      ona
      dare...
      Incidentally,
      I
      was
      able
      to
      decern
      (after
      careful
     
     
      scrutinising)
      that
      the
      name
      of
      the
      band
      and
      album
      are
      as
      written
     
     
      above.
     
    

    
     
      This
      two
      CD
      set
      was
      really
      strange.
      It
      was
      really
      nothing
     
     
      more
      than
      18
      tracks
      of
      strange
      noises
      and
      static...
      it
      was...
     
     
      weird...
     
    

    
     
      I
      was
      amazed
      at
      the
      mental
      imagery
      the
      various
      noises
     
     
      would
      provoke
      in
      me...
      strange
      alien
      worlds,
      exotic
      dancing,
     
     
      bizarre
      alien
      ritual,
      etc...
      Also,
      I
      am
      under
      the
      impression
      that
     
     
      perhaps
      this
      CD
      contains
      some
      form
      of
      hypnotic
      suggestion,
      or
     
     
      subliminal
      message...
      “When
      you
      hear
      the
      word...”
      as
      upon
     
     
      completion
      of
      all
      the
      tracks,
      I
      felt
      really
      fazed
      out...
      So
      fazed
     
     
      out
      in
      fact,
      that
      I
      was
      unable
      to
      locate
      the
      washroom
      at
      Empire
     
     
      Theatre
      (a
      place
      I
      frequent)
      without
      much
      assistance
      from
      my
     
     
      girlfriend.
     
    

    
     
      This
      album
      give
      2
      stars
      out
      of
      a
      possible
      5
      --
      hey,
      it
      made
     
     
      me
      laugh...
      I
      really
      don’t
      have
      any
      advice
      for
      Autechre...
      I’m
     
     
      just
      going
      to
      smile
      and
      nod,
      OK?
     
    

    
     
      -
      Michael
      J.
      Small
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
                
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Silverchair
     
     
      Freak
      Show
     
     
      (murmur/
      Sony
      Music)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      was
      drawn
      to
      Freak
      show,
      Silverchair’s
      follow-up
      to
      their
      debut
      album
      Frogstomp,
     
     
      because
      of
      “Abuse
      Me”
      which
      is
      a
      really
      cool
      song.
      Unfortunately,
      it
      is
      probably
      the
      only
      really
     
     
      good
      track
      on
      the
      disc.
      Freak
      Show
      is
      a
      very
      heavy
      album
      for
      the
      most
      part,
      not
      something
      you’d
     
     
      listen
      to
      to
      put
      you
      ina
      happy
      mood,
      that’s
      for
      sure.
      Silverchair
      are
      a
      heavy
      rock
      band,
      but
      I
      think
     
     
      they
      sound
      best
      when
      they
      get
      a
      little
      tamer.
      Maybe
      vocalist
      Daniel
      John’s
      voice
      is
      too
      young
      ©
     
     
      to
      get
      all
      surly
      and
      growly
      like
      he
      tries
      to.
      Their
      music
      certainly
      shows
      influences
      from
      heavy
     
     
      metal
      bands--listening
      to
      this
      disc
      reminds
      me
      of
      Metallica’s
      heavy
      handed
      power
      chords
      (I
     
     
      belive
      palm-muted
      is
      actually
      the
      correct
      term).
     
    

    
     
      I
      liked
      “Abuse
      Me”
      as
      soon
      as
      I
      heard
      it
      because
      of
      the
      outerspace
      kinda
      sounds
     
     
      throughout
      the
      song.
      (Oh,
      the
      marvel
      of
      disortion
      pedals!)
      Some
      other
      good
      songs
      are
      “The
     
     
      Closing”
      and
      “Pop
      Song
      for
      Us
      Rejects”
      which
      are
      both
      on
      the
      tame
      side.
      |
      also
      liked
     
     
      “Cemetary”.
      Although
      the
      lyrics
      are
      depressing,
      as
      the
      title
      suggests,
      it’s
      almost
      pretty
      because
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      the
      string
      arrangement
      weaved
      into
      the
      song.
      For
      the
      most
      part,
      the
      album
      isn’t
      bad,
      just
      not
     
    
   
   
    
     
      what
      I
      expected.
      Ifyou
      like
      Silverchair,
      than
      you
      probably
      already
      own
      the
      CD.
      Ifnot,
      well
      then,
     
     
      you
      probably
      don’t.
     
    

    
     
      Rating:
      ***
     
    

    
     
      -
      Emilie
      Adams