'The
Coprophagia/Consummatia EP'
Matt Fanale, (AKA the
industrial necrophile) is back with the companion EP to his last
full-length outing 'The Man Who Couldn't Stop'. A more complex
offering (both musically and conceptually) that fans were used to,
which saw Fanale build the album around the novel 'Ulysses' by James
Joyce and follow two distinct story lines around a failed
relationship and a revolution. It is this kind of ambition and
determination that has seen Fanale prove himself time and time again,
transforming Caustic from a musical oddity to a serious international
name. He's still odd though. But in a good way.
Essentially the final
six tracks from 'The Man That Couldn't Stop', 'The
Coprophagia/Consummatia EP' harks back to the breakthrough success
of 2011's 'The Golden Vagina Of Fame And Profit' in that it is a
relentless dance floor assault. Hard beats, aggressive leads and
shout-along vocals are on the menu, and despite the unpalatable
title, it's a rather tasty sound.
Opening with the,
“massive” sounding 'Massiv Aggressiv' (which features j-l from
Straftanz), Fanale wastes no time in unleashing this assured dance
floor hit. This is quickly followed by the playfully schizophrenic
style of 'Hands Up (It's A Raid)', which has the pure fun of KMFDM's
'Me And My Gun'. 'Bring Out Your Dead' is a somewhat darker with its
Skinny Puppy-esque steady beat and sinister-half whispered vocal over
a catchy synth lead. 'Must Have Pills' again carries on the darker
darker vibe with the hanging drone before morphing into a mid-paced
dance track, but again retaining the down-beat vocal style.
'Gossamer' follows on down the dark path but this time it recalls the
likes of 'White Knuckle Headfuck' with its steady dance pace, and
damn addictive lead. The final track 'Eyes Pried Wide' is a
wonderfully demented duet with Fanale's coarse whisper over the
cavernous beat counterbalanced by airy synths and vocals courtesy of
Meghan Rose.
As we've come to
expect, the quality of Fanale's song-writing continues to grow and
the production always brings out the best in the recordings. So much
so, that it's becoming increasingly hard to find fault with his work
on any level. This may be an off label EP released but Fanale hasn't
scrimped on the quality of the music within. 'Massiv Aggressiv' ,
'Hands Up (It's A Raid)' and 'Must Have Pills' are some of the finest
dance floor offerings to have been stamped with the Caustic moniker.
Fanale continues to aim high and surpass himself.