{"id":1215,"date":"2010-07-12T23:40:45","date_gmt":"2010-07-13T03:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/?p=1215"},"modified":"2010-07-12T23:40:45","modified_gmt":"2010-07-13T03:40:45","slug":"fear-konstruktor-preparation-of-humanity-cdr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/?p=1215","title":{"rendered":"Fear Konstruktor &#8211; Preparation of Humanity CDR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/fear_konstruktor_preparation_of_humanity.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/fear_konstruktor_preparation_of_humanity.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"fear_konstruktor_preparation_of_humanity\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1216\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fearkonstruktor.com\/\">Fear Konstruktor<\/a> &#8211; Preparation of Humanity CDR<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sickcore.narod.ru\/\">Sickcore<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a blistering no-holds-barred power electronic noise fuck from what I believe is a project hailing from Russia. One thing that really stands out about this release even before spinning it is the rad packaging which includes a hand painted envelope, a silkscreened canvas patch glued to the front cover and some excellent graphic design. Very classy D.I.Y. packaging here.<\/p>\n<p>The packaging gears me up for the sounds pretty well, because Fear Konstruktor delivers the harsh shit. Very rough and tumble with a rhythmic core somewhere in there, maybe. Pushy distortion, if I might take a guess I would say this guy loves his Metalzone pedal. There is some much needed variation in textures arriving at the third track in entitled &#8220;Six-Chambered Shiva&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>With what seems like a general laugh in the face of humanity&#8217;s misfortune as the concept here you can&#8217;t really go wrong. After the first few blasts of harsh unrelenting noise the textures are explored and inverted\/perverted. They finally reach their peak when they collide once again with the harsher side of the project in &#8220;We Love the Machine&#8221; which features some hollow vocal attacks, or is that a mangled synth? Fear Konstruktor manages to blur the lines between organic and inorganic, man vs. machine.<\/p>\n<p>The production here leans a little towards the mid-range which actually acts as a unifying factor towards the album more than a negative aspect. Plus a heavy mid-range isn&#8217;t something you get too often in noise releases so it&#8217;s kind of interesting. That said I&#8217;d still prefer if the sound was spread out a little bit more.<\/p>\n<p>All in all a solid release. I believe it was the debut full-length for the artist as well and I would say it&#8217;s a great starting point. Sounds like Fear Konstruktor has a lot of growing to do, but it also seems like there&#8217;s a good bit of potential. Nice work.<\/p>\n<table width=\"35%\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40%\" align=\"right\">Composition:<\/td>\n<td width=\"60%\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/halfstar.png\" alt=\"&frac12;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" >Sounds:<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" >Production Quality:<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" >Concept:<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" >Packaging:<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/halfstar.png\" alt=\"&frac12;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" >Overall Rating:<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/halfstar.png\" alt=\"&frac12;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/wp-content\/plugins\/star-rating-for-reviews\/images\/blankstar.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" \/> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fear Konstruktor &#8211; Preparation of Humanity CDR<br \/>\nSickcore<br \/>\nHere is a blistering no-holds-barred power electronic noise fuck from what I believe is a project hailing from Russia. One thing that really stands out about this release even before spinning it is the rad packaging which includes a hand painted envelope, a silkscreened canvas patch glued to the front cover and some excellent graphic design. Very classy D.I.Y. packaging here.<br \/>\nThe packaging gears me up for the sounds pretty well, because Fear Konstruktor delivers the harsh shit. Very rough and tumble with a rhythmic &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","category-webzine"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1215"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1219,"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1215\/revisions\/1219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/existest.org\/ee_v3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}