Score: 9
"Soundtrack to the Dehumanization of Great Old Ones"
date: July 14, 2009
This one brings up just one question: Why can't we hear more from this rising talent this year?
With a cinema-centric progression, with the intro and the forboding guitar, this hard industrial horror song should be able to inspire a whole wad of "Noir" cartoons in the portal. It's okay without vocals, although incorporating them would definitely max it out, so long as they are thematically consistent.
Sephora ought to consider regular collaboration with other musicians here. I'd recommend Bad-Man Incorporated or SpeedMetalMessiah (both of which have collaborated with a regular techno musician) or GoreBastard, since his material is unequivocably harsh as well. I wouldn't try ParagonX9, not because she's virtually immortal (so-called), but because your styles would clash. winKoneR might be a better fit, and for anyone who likes winKoneR, Sephora is a definite pick (and vice versa!).
If there was a downside to this song, there are moments where it sounds too mechanical, or repetitive. It is a step up from Sephora's previous work though, and serves well as the barometer with which to judge future tracks.
Sephora is an excellent musician to hang with if you're secretly awaiting the coming of a couple of Great Old Ones, or just wondering who could stand tall next to Trent Reznor. Highly recommended.
