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Whenever indie music seems lost in its own self-righteous, unchallenging, inoffensive fundament, Primal Scream rides in to try and save it all. So just as Screamadelica tried to encapsulate the importance of ecstasy culture, or Vanishing Point tried to exorcise their own insanity, here XTRMNTR is a nasty, fierce realization of an entire world that has also lost the plot. The album starts with a gloriously vindictive sample of a kid commanding "Kill All Hippies," and this roughly states the album's modus operandi. There are songs shouting with furious, feedback-splayed anger ("Blood Money," "Exterminator"), songs of club-based revolt (both house-influenced versions of "Swastika Eyes"), and songs of utterly manic desperation ("Accelerator"). The album only lurches when lead singer Bobby Gillespie's weedy vocals can't keep up with the black noise of the music. "Insect Royalty" meanders and mumbles with a blank approach. "Pills" is a half-realized hip-hop song, with Gillespie diminishing its power on every verse (it only saves itself when it caps the song off with the album's central theme: "Sick f*ck f*ck sick f*ck f*ck sick f*ck"). Thankfully, Scream's highs, such as the gentleness of "Keep Your Dreams" (sounding like the third sibling to 1991's "I'm Coming Down" or 1997's "Star"), as well as the inversely monstrous and apocalyptic "MBV Arkestra (If They Move, Kill 'Em)," shower down with purely visceral poise. The album is not the flawless statement against complacency the band seemed to strive for, but it succeeds at tearing heads off, shooting fascists, and quickly asking questions later with unbelievable fury. For these reasons alone, it easily serves as one of the band's highest marks. These aren't the aggro-simpleton maneuvers of bands like Rage Against the Machine or Korn; the implosive production and sheer political belief prove that ingenuity must come hand in hand with "statement" if an idea is to come across effectively. XTRMNTR is simply a protest -- sonically as well as lyrically -- and maybe this would be a fine time to once again rally behind something worthwhile.
© Dean Carlson /TiVo
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Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Recorder - Max Hayes, Engineer - Zac Danziger, Performer - Greg Knowles, Performer - Keith Tenniswood, Drum Programmer - Marco Nelson, Performer - Marco Nelson, Composer - Marco Nelson, Lyricist - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Phil Mossman, Performer - Bernard Sumner, Performer - Darren Morris, Performer - Kevin Shields, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Brendan Lynch, Performer - Gay-Yee Westerhof, Performer
(P) 2000 Creation Records Limited
Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Recorder - Zac Danziger, Performer - Greg Knowles, Performer - Marco Nelson, Performer - Andy Wilkinson, Engineer - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Phil Mossman, Performer - Bernard Sumner, Performer - Darren Morris, Performer - Kevin Shields, Performer - Kevin Shields, Mixing Engineer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Brendan Lynch, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Recorder - Gay-Yee Westerhof, Performer
(P) 2000 Creation Records Limited
Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Composer - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Recorder - Max Hayes, Engineer - Zac Danziger, Performer - Greg Knowles, Performer - Marco Nelson, Performer - Phil Mossman, Performer - Bernard Sumner, Performer - Darren Morris, Performer - Kevin Shields, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Brendan Lynch, Performer - Gay-Yee Westerhof, Performer
(P) 2000 Creation Records Limited
Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Recorder - Zac Danziger, Performer - Greg Knowles, Performer - Marco Nelson, Performer - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Phil Mossman, Performer - Bernard Sumner, Performer - Darren Morris, Performer - Kevin Shields, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Performer - Gay-Yee Westerhof, Performer
2000 Creation Records Ltd.
Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Composer - Primal Scream, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Recorder - Zac Danziger, Performer - Greg Knowles, Performer - Marco Nelson, Performer - Phil Mossman, Performer - Bernard Sumner, Performer - Darren Morris, Performer - Kevin Shields, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Performer - Gay-Yee Westerhof, Performer
(P) 2000 Creation Records Limited
Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Composer - Primal Scream, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Recorder - Adrian Sherwood, Recorder - Zac Danziger, Performer - Greg Knowles, Performer - Tim Goldsworthy, Programmer - Marco Nelson, Performer - Phil Mossman, Mixing Engineer - Phil Mossman, Performer - Bernard Sumner, Performer - Darren Morris, Performer - Kevin Shields, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Recorder - Alan Branch, Recorder - Gay-Yee Westerhof, Performer
(P) 2000 Creation Records Limited
Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Composer - Primal Scream, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Recorder - Adrian Sherwood, Recorder - Zac Danziger, Performer - Greg Knowles, Performer - Marco Nelson, Performer - Jagz Kooner, Programmer - Phil Mossman, Mixing Engineer - Phil Mossman, Performer - Bernard Sumner, Performer - Darren Morris, Performer - Kevin Shields, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Performer - Alan Branch, Recorder - Gay-Yee Westerhof, Performer - David Holmes, Producer
(P) 2000 Creation Records Limited
Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Composer - Primal Scream, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Recorder - Zac Danziger, Performer - Greg Knowles, Performer - Marco Nelson, Performer - Phil Mossman, Performer - Bernard Sumner, Performer - Darren Morris, Performer - Kevin Shields, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Performer - Gay-Yee Westerhof, Performer
(P) 2000 Creation Records Limited
Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Composer - Primal Scream, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Recorder - Zac Danziger, Performer - Greg Knowles, Performer - Marco Nelson, Performer - Andy Wilkinson, Engineer - Phil Mossman, Performer - Bernard Sumner, Performer - Darren Morris, Performer - Kevin Shields, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Shields, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Performer - Gay-Yee Westerhof, Performer
(P) 2000 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Steve Dub, Engineer - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Recorder - Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Chemical Brothers, Producer
(P) 1999 Creation Records Limited
Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Recorder - Zac Danziger, Performer - Greg Knowles, Performer - Tim Holmes, Producer - Marco Nelson, Performer - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Phil Mossman, Performer - Bernard Sumner, Performer - Darren Morris, Performer - Kevin Shields, Producer - Kevin Shields, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Recorder - Gay-Yee Westerhof, Performer
(P) 2000 Creation Records Limited
Album review
Whenever indie music seems lost in its own self-righteous, unchallenging, inoffensive fundament, Primal Scream rides in to try and save it all. So just as Screamadelica tried to encapsulate the importance of ecstasy culture, or Vanishing Point tried to exorcise their own insanity, here XTRMNTR is a nasty, fierce realization of an entire world that has also lost the plot. The album starts with a gloriously vindictive sample of a kid commanding "Kill All Hippies," and this roughly states the album's modus operandi. There are songs shouting with furious, feedback-splayed anger ("Blood Money," "Exterminator"), songs of club-based revolt (both house-influenced versions of "Swastika Eyes"), and songs of utterly manic desperation ("Accelerator"). The album only lurches when lead singer Bobby Gillespie's weedy vocals can't keep up with the black noise of the music. "Insect Royalty" meanders and mumbles with a blank approach. "Pills" is a half-realized hip-hop song, with Gillespie diminishing its power on every verse (it only saves itself when it caps the song off with the album's central theme: "Sick f*ck f*ck sick f*ck f*ck sick f*ck"). Thankfully, Scream's highs, such as the gentleness of "Keep Your Dreams" (sounding like the third sibling to 1991's "I'm Coming Down" or 1997's "Star"), as well as the inversely monstrous and apocalyptic "MBV Arkestra (If They Move, Kill 'Em)," shower down with purely visceral poise. The album is not the flawless statement against complacency the band seemed to strive for, but it succeeds at tearing heads off, shooting fascists, and quickly asking questions later with unbelievable fury. For these reasons alone, it easily serves as one of the band's highest marks. These aren't the aggro-simpleton maneuvers of bands like Rage Against the Machine or Korn; the implosive production and sheer political belief prove that ingenuity must come hand in hand with "statement" if an idea is to come across effectively. XTRMNTR is simply a protest -- sonically as well as lyrically -- and maybe this would be a fine time to once again rally behind something worthwhile.
© Dean Carlson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:15
- Main artists: Primal Scream
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Creation Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2000 Creation Records Ltd.
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