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Welding together dance beats, slick melodies, and moody vocals, Assemblage 23's Tom Shear crosses the catchy synth pop of Depeche Mode with the dark grooves of industrial on Defiance. Always danceable, always a little disturbing, tracks like "Opened" never lose their pulsating momentum, while grittier numbers like "Drive" skillfully echo New Order by pairing bittersweet synthesizer swells with relentless electro groans. "Cocoon," one of the slowest tracks on the album at 81 beats per minute, is spare, scary, and dreamy. "Maps of Reality" is just the opposite -- fast, on the edge, virtually out of control. Defiance might seem a little repetitive to average rock & roll fans, but for listeners looking to return to the gray emotions of '80s, late-Cold War synth pop, Assemblage 23 is unbeatable.
© Charles Spano /TiVo
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Assemblage 23, Artist, MainArtist - Tom Shear, Composer, Lyricist
2002 Accession Records 2002 Accession Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Assemblage 23, Artist, MainArtist - Tom Shear, Composer, Lyricist
2002 Accession Records 2002 Accession Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Assemblage 23, Artist, MainArtist - Tom Shear, Composer, Lyricist
2002 Accession Records 2002 Accession Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Assemblage 23, Artist, MainArtist - Tom Shear, Composer, Lyricist
2002 Accession Records 2002 Accession Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Assemblage 23, Artist, MainArtist - Tom Shear, Composer, Lyricist
2002 Accession Records 2002 Accession Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Assemblage 23, Artist, MainArtist - Tom Shear, Composer, Lyricist
2002 Accession Records 2002 Accession Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Assemblage 23, Artist, MainArtist - Tom Shear, Composer, Lyricist
2002 Accession Records 2002 Accession Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Assemblage 23, Artist, MainArtist - Tom Shear, Composer, Lyricist
2002 Accession Records 2002 Accession Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Assemblage 23, Artist, MainArtist - Tom Shear, Composer, Lyricist
2002 Accession Records 2002 Accession Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Assemblage 23, Artist, MainArtist - Tom Shear, Composer, Lyricist
2002 Accession Records 2002 Accession Records
Album review
Welding together dance beats, slick melodies, and moody vocals, Assemblage 23's Tom Shear crosses the catchy synth pop of Depeche Mode with the dark grooves of industrial on Defiance. Always danceable, always a little disturbing, tracks like "Opened" never lose their pulsating momentum, while grittier numbers like "Drive" skillfully echo New Order by pairing bittersweet synthesizer swells with relentless electro groans. "Cocoon," one of the slowest tracks on the album at 81 beats per minute, is spare, scary, and dreamy. "Maps of Reality" is just the opposite -- fast, on the edge, virtually out of control. Defiance might seem a little repetitive to average rock & roll fans, but for listeners looking to return to the gray emotions of '80s, late-Cold War synth pop, Assemblage 23 is unbeatable.
© Charles Spano /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:24
- Main artists: Assemblage 23
- Composer: Tom Shear
- Label: Accession Records
- Genre: Electronic
2002 Accession Records 2002 Accession Records
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