Well here is probably my one of my top 3 favorite bands! This cd was longely anticapated by myself. Brand New Belief Control containing 11 new tracks, 12 in total. I think it would only be fair to say I have a mouthfull to say on this cd and the bands 2001 direction.

To start it off, I will admit I disliked the cd immensly when I heard it. Not only did I not like it I couldnt understand why they would want to change such a good sound they had going, as it was original and no other band has been able to copy it to the extent that Flesh Field made. Due to the fact that up till that point Flesh Field had probably been my favorite band and 2nd favorite live act I had to give them a chance. So I plugged the cd into my discman for the next 5 weeks. YES thats right for 5 weeks that is ALL I listened to.

Now this is where I noticed the differences, first off I dont care if you just have little speakers or a nice home theatre like me, there is no comparison in sound quality from headphones to speakers. In saying this I'm assuming Ian produced the whole thing wearing headphones as it makes a tremendous difference. Because of this added "quality" effect, I picked up alot of new sounds FF has incorporated into there dance beats.

Personally I feel this cd has mellowed tremendously to the previous full release Viral Extinction. Altho I should have seen what Id call a techno progression coming, considering alot of the singles FF had been releasing. Ian seems to have alot more control of his voice now. Rian seems to have dropped her strong persistant vocals to come off more as melodramatic and (I cannot think of the word I'm thinking of) its a positive advancement for her vocals either way.

The use of wind sounds and some new distorted vocal effects like in Conquer Me, make for an absolutely awesome new sound. Shows how complex the music is becoming to the more advanced bands. With this in mind, I must say the music composition itself on the cd is brilliant. Its definately something that you will find several beats to pick and enjoy. On the cd there have to be about 5 personal favorites. The number 1 favorite just bumped VNV Nation to number 2 for best instrumental piece. As "Purest Form" HAS to be the best instrumental only piece I've heard by an EBM/Electro band. The other four are, Conquer Me, Haedan, The Truth Within and Allegiance.

After the 5 weeks of listening to this cd and deciding it isnt bad Id have to rank it in my top 10 cds for the year, possibly top 5. But I am biased! Immensely biased. Personally I don't think the north american audience will catch onto this cd like Viral Extinction. But its another top notch cd under their belt and I wish them luck on it!

http://www.inception-records.com/fleshfield/

Written by: GenocideX