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  Reviews - Centrifuge - Taste of Grey (Self release)

Old 04-21-2004, 11:57 PM
Centrifuge - Taste of Grey (Self release)
by Chris Barnes
April 29, 2002

Centrifuge is yet another fine young band brewed in the vat of the burgeoning Ohio heavy music scene, taking their place among names such as Sofa King Killer, The Rubes and Abdullah among others. Not a bad place to be, in my book. The aforementioned are some of the best bands in their respective genres within the U.S. today. Centrifuge included.

The band play a type of dark heaviness pioneered by bands such as Helmet, Prong and Godflesh. The Centrifuge sound, however, is tempered by a more organic feel - not as industrial sounding as their forefathers. This ends up serving Centrifuge well as the sound finds a middle ground between factory-like pulverizing and soul, especially on tracks like the hypnotic "Feed the High"...take note, real drummers rule.

Speaking of hypnotic, that would pretty well describe the six songs that make up this disc - six heavy, hypnosis-inducing slabs of well executed volume. Guitar solos are eschewed in favor of lean, tight, rhythm-centric song structures. Vocals, courtesy of bassist Todd Fabian, are staccato shouts, reminiscent of Helmet's Page Hamilton. Lyrically, as one might expect, focus is on the dark side of things with what seems to be special attention to single words that conjure images/emotions - very effective, in that no words are wasted in verbal masturbation. Unlike my reviews, I've been told.

In summary, nice work by a band that I sincerely hope to hear more of in the near future.



Visit the Centrifuge website at http://centrifugemusic.tripod.com
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