Interlock provide us with a surprisingly non repetive remix release
With gigs supporting well known and eclectic acts such as former Black Metaller Mortiis, Queen Adreena and Suspecia, you would certainly expect something from Interlock, which will both, offer quality and eclecticism in their songs. The Skinless remixes EP certainly does that, with a mixture of original and re-interpreted material, this CD whilst not always amazing certainly provides food for thought.
On the first two and only unique tracks of this album we see Interlock's mixture of Metal, Electro and Industrial work pretty damn well. The re-recorded version of the title track mixes a crunchy guitar riff, growled vocals male vocals an siren-like female vocals into a bed of electronic beats and really works on its own. The second track, the previously unreleased 'Blue" works along similar lines, with an added aggressive female vocal line which work's really well and a, dare I say it, more varied and progressive drumming style than one might expect in this genre. These two tracks are both top notch and will appeal to any fans of bands such as Nine Inch Nails and Esoterica, or any who like their metal varied and eclectic.
However, the second "half" (consisting of 7/9ths of the albums entire running time) make up of remixes of the first track, 'Skinless', is not so appealing. Whilst the 'Skinless (Wake Bukkake Session)' mixes strange claustrophobic noises with a slowly building drum and keyboard section to great effect and 'Skinless (Colt skin graft mix)' entirely changes the song into a slow, atmospheric dirge, which is both novel and very enjoyable. However, meandering tracks like the 7 minutes 'Skinless (Miocene mix)' a outstay their welcome and although their is a high amount of variety in store, meaning this CD is never once repetitive, not everything that is on offer really appeals. This remix concept is an interesting, unique idea, but not one that entirely works in all cases on this release.
Overall it has to be said, the idea of releasing a Metal CD of this nature is novel and it can be admired simply for its daring in using the Remix idea in a scene which often lays into such new forms and techniques. Despite a few duds this is a strong release by Interlock, and hopefully their growing profile will mean many more interesting releases like this in the near future.