Angel Theory - Fatal Condition

A hard electronic act from Australia is probably not the first thing you expect, but someone has to do it, Charles Fenech alias Angel Theory have raised his arm and have taken the responsibility and he succeeds quite well.

This record begins with the little heavier EBM-tracks like "Resolutions", "Panic Attack" and "Ease the Pain" and then shifts to more futurepop-style with the tracks "Gone", "Damaged" and "Transmission" which also was released as an E.P. I appreciate that Charles hasn't varied between the different styles because that is something I really despite. Because he has placed the tracks in this order it feels like it's a connection between the songs and makes it not quite as muddle that some artist's records may seem.

In the final track "Where Did I Go Wrong?" Charles sings "Is anybody out there listening?", Yes Charles, You got our attention, feed our ears with your lyrics and music.

This review was written 2004 and initially published on Neurozine.com Jan 01 2004