Accolades for Messiah
Messiah is one of the best Godflesh songs ever in my opinion: Six-and-a-half minutes of throbbing, crushing, eerie Godflesh perfection - with plenty of the darkly melodic riffing, intense harmonics, and pummeling basslines for which they're known. The other three non-dub tracks are very strong, though placing more of an emphasis on the beats and the bass, with ample hypnotic repetition getting them by. As always the remix tracks are excellent, taking recognizable elements from the songs and contorting them into almost entirely new compositions - some more minimally than others, and some even more drawn out and intricate than their studio counterparts by comparison. They're all decidedly laidback in some sense, but it's just excellent fucking work.
From the first guitar riff until the last couple of dubs fade away this album takes you on an incredible mind trip. Just think of that short moment of complete happiness after you�ve just had an orgasm, but then a whole CD filled with the same trippy feeling. The dark and epic songs are truly amazing and the remixes perfectly blend in with the �normal� songs. I haven�t come across many bands that blend low-tuned guitars with robot-like drumming, spoken word and electronics so perfectly.
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