Add N to (X)'s third album, Avant Hard, combines the noisy, analog aesthetic of their previous works with an increasingly sophisticated, structured approach. Though the group's overdriven, menacing synth sound prevails on songs like "Robot New York" and "Buckminster Fuller," unexpected touches like the operatic vocals on "Fyuz" and the go-go guitars on "Skills" provide a welcome contrast and round out the band's sonic palette. Avant Hard finds Add N to (X) expanding their emotional...   [ read more ]

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RESTOCK. At this point in the trio's career, Add N to (X) isn't all that. They're good, but great? On the Wires answers that question with a convincing "maybe", raising another one along the way: what happens when a certain style of futurism finally becomes a retro style that can be slotted alongside everything from rockabilly to medieval folk chanting?

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Repressed, now at mid-line pricing. "Debut offering from 1997 by these hyped-to-hell dusty-synth-fetishists, now recording for Mute. Classic oscillator-pummel and kit-rhythm driven by ACTUAL limbs. Certain tracks recall mid-70's ring-mod jazz/conservatory 'sound research'/porn/sci-fi soundtrax. A must for the Perrey/Kingsley set or anyone into the live-band application of the electronica-opus. Seven tracks, two of which are reworkings of earlier, also present 'choons." --Hrvatski

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