Even Jesus Worships Me. I Bow Down To None.
Tuesday, 2009-08-25 20:13, 1251231192 seconds since Unix epoch
Otep’s new album, Smash The Control Machine.
A real poetic protest album, throwing the dark side of humanity in your face with unprecedented vigor. Just when you thought you’ve come to know Otep, she surprises you with new aspects of her mind. Art is war. Words are weapons. This album is the WMD.
But I’m afraid it’s not all honey and bliss. The production of this album is vastly different for earlier work. Whereas Sevas Tra damaged my speakers, Smash The Control Machine leaves me adjusting the volume up constantly in search of the oompf eViL j’s bass lines should deliver. Guitars sound flat out wrong. To quote Curt Cobain: “What are they tuning, a harp?”. It could have been intentional, to emphasize the lyrics. But I highly doubt it.
Anyway, I still really recommend this album. Just make sure to reconfig your equalizer.
