pleasure, pain, and distraction
- 01) fall (free download)
- 02) gemini
- 03) clear (free download)
- 04) tides
- 05) under control
- 06) thrown
- 07) scant
- 08) relent less
- 09) count on nothing
- 10) catalyst/reagent
- 11) snakebite
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Excerpt from the Grave Concerns review:
"It's never quite apparent if Breidenbach is doing a deliberately soft take on rhythmic noise or an especially evil version of electronica, but either way this is a solid release that seems aimed at the type of people who have Orbital and Future Sound of London albums sitting alongside Coil and Skinny Puppy on their CD shelves."
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Excerpt from the Heathen Harvest review:
"Skin Contact’s first full-length album is quite a kinky electronic music release. The notes suggest dark, twisted romance scenes, perverting the listener in some sort of dangerously horny mood. All songs breathe this sexually charged aroma, and each of them twists the concept around and around, adding variety in both sound and musical approaches. The feeling of danger, allied with that of desire surrounds the listener as a giant snake capturing an unaware prey in the middle of a thriving erotic rainforest. “Thrown” especially illustrates this feeling, the lusty melodies throwing themselves on top of another, entrancing the listener with a warm, orgasmic scent.
This release is exceptionally well thought out. Each sound seems to have been intentionally calculated for its purpose, as if Kevin Breidenbach meticulously sculpted each sound wave in a divine and all-knowing fashion. Each melody, in turn, is composed of extremely studied tones and beats, and features intelligent effects and hooks to entertain the listener. The melodies, beats, and samples are added to each other in a very clever manner, one which enables the rhythm to remain intact while the elements blend together in a sensual and evocative way, yielding unexpected harmonies."
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Excerpt from the ReGen mag review:
"...A lot of unexpected things happen during this album; there are a number of tricky songs here that flip upside down when least expected, revealing a refreshing second face, a multidimensionality that's becoming harder and harder to come across...
...Pleasure, Pain and Distraction refuses to be ignored and manages to deliver some intriguing highlights. It will appeal to fans of many electronic genres, but will also be appreciated by those with a taste for the experimental who disdain the imaginary restrictions of genre borderlines."
