submitted by: borderline@iname.com

i ll just start with the bottom line, i have one of those and i love it. ok, why?

thank god the disc does not provide clichéd "industrial dance" sounds with phat drumloops and metal guitars <yawn>

the programmer manages to give modern, well-programmed sounds that are as hifi as necessary ( see i dont say "as possible" ), presenting a toolkit you can use for creating modern aphex twin-ish music as well as something in the vein of test department.

odd enough, i found that i still want to program my very own aggressive sounds for industrial songs but rely on this disc heavily if i program a synth-pop song that needs an unusual edge, these ( for "industrial", far too tame ) drum loops work great under a syn pop song, the electro harmonix effects are killer if thrown into a break, the old movie snippets can be used always and everywhere, if you dont have a vcr to track your own favorite movies down, its a good thing anyway.

come to think of it, its tough to find this disc´s weak spot, maybe some of the analogue synth loops are a little *too* atonal and might have taken a *little* more harmony, maybe the disc´s name gives a slightly wrong impression, apart form that: a *winner* disc definitely and worth every penny and more !! :-)

my virtual rating: sound quality: 9 out of 10 ( sorry guys, i *love* noise even if its to the degree of annoying the listener ;-) )

originality: 10 out of 10 ( yeah, everyone had those sounds before taken from lots of different sources, but for a single sample cd, its simply a great selection )

"industriality": 6 out of 10 ( i wouldnt consider too many of those sounds "industrial", not tough enough, not experimental enough at times. a distirtion pedal helps a lot though )

usability: 10 out of 10 ( bread and butter for *everyone* who does modern electronic music imho )