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WAITING FOR GOD "Waiting For God" (Synthetic Symphony/SPV)
This is the debut long player from a Canadian
trio, yet the quality and the maturity of the album makes you think of
a long existing and professionally working band. In fact, WAITING FOR GOD
have been active for a couple of years, and besides an EP and a few contributions
to samplers, they have also been working on diverse remixes (e.g. for Christian
Death). Their music is a mixture of electronic soundscapes and forcing
drum rhythms, sometimes closer to industrial/techno, some other moments
closer to ambient or dark wave. Those different elements blend in one through
Daemon Cadman's wonderful vocals, which give the music a Goth/Dead Can
Dance/Dalbello touch. Daemon succeeds in creating a melancholic, bizarre
and rather unique mood, by changing the voice from siren parts to apocalyptic
passages and from whispering phrases to rather aggressive attacks. Quite
representative for the album is -in my opinion- the track "Remember", where
the great and rather melodic vocals are beautifully replenished with the
atmospheric synths, and at the same time contrasted by the hard industrial
beat and the tribal drums. With Daemon's vocals this album reaches real
daemonic dimensions, since they act somehow redemptive from the electronic
monotony and add something very extraordinary to the whole.
http://www.sonic-boom.com/review/waiting.for.god-1.html
Originally self-released, this remastered version
of the first Waiting for God album also has several different remix artists
adding their own unique perspectives to five
tracks. As a result this Vancouver based project
have been yanked from relative obscurity into the forefront of female lead
industrial bands. Perhaps the best thing
about this project is the upbeat dance tracks
and guitar sections that seem to work so well with the calm soothing female
vocals of Daemon Cadman. It is very
unusual to have an entirely upbeat album and
yet the vocalist doesn't feel it necessary to sing either too aggressively
or meek throughout the entire album. Therefore
the steadfast vocal style and the music coupled
together create a very unique sound that lacks any obvious evidence of
outside musical influence that plagues many a
new band.
Waiting For God is:
Daemon Cadman - vocals
Martin Myers - keyboards, guitar, programming
Greg Price- drums
Contact:
Re-Constriction Records
4901-906 Morena Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92117-3432
E-mail: chase@ttlnet.com
http://www.rusmetal.ru/vae_solis/DoomReviewsII.htm
WAITING FOR GOD
«Quarter Inch Thick»
Re-Constriction Records
I'm extremely impressed by this Canadian act.
WAITING FOR GOD compose some wonderful and
exciting industrial / metal music with beautiful
ethereal female vocals, adding a gothic
touch. The entire disc is pretty aggressive
with a heavy guitar sound and pounding
electronic sequences. WAITING FOR GOD will surely
make a good impression on the scene and
should definetly be picked up! This is
the best industrial I've witnessed in a while...
I can't take it out of my CD player! The
disc includes four re-mixes of «2 Extremes» +
others (including remixes by CHRIST ANALOGUE
and COLLIDE), all of which are very diverse
- this CD will not bore you! (Mark Riddick)
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Alley/4935/musicrec.html
Waiting for God (Re-Constriction) - Again, this is industrial with female vocals. It's similar to Collide, but the music is more aggressive as well as the vocals. There's more guitar, too. The CD contains several remixes, too, including one by Collide.
http://www.cyberden.com/cyberden/codex/archive/waiqua.html
Waiting For God Quarter Inch Thick (Re-Constriction)
review by Bat
An interesting blend of swelling pads, strings,
rock rhythms and guitars. WTG comes across as more of an 'in your face'
approach at industrial/rock. Strong presence
accented by female vocals (somewhat rare in the
scene) yet at times a tad thin or perhaps just young. I think of this band
as a more 'video' oriented band perhaps.
The disc also includes various remixes which fills out half the disc.
While nothing on this disc reached out and grabbed me, the song writing and ideas show a positive direction. Watch for WFG... could be worth the wait.
http://www.industrial-music.com/ib/reviews/waitgod1.htm
Quarter Inch Think is the U.S. debut by the Vancouver based Waiting For God. Initial comparissons might be to Collide, but after a few good listens you'll realize that WFG is more that just a clone. The vocals are indeed reminiscent of the gothic style, but the music is much harder. 1000 Veins, the album opener which also appeared on last years Re-Constriction sampler cd, is a fantastic blend of thrash guitars, harsh electro, and soothing vocals. The sensuous vocals continue on Apologies and are layered over top of a beat that sounds like an approaching train. The music behind Revenge is comparable to some of Front Line Assembly's earlier work. We switch into a nearly strict electro mode for 2 Extremes, the standout track on the disc. The coldwave guitars return in Inside and Quarter Inch Thick. Aside from the 8 original tracks there are 5 remixes, by the likes of Christ Analogue and Collide, tacked onto the end. kaRIN of Collide actaully provides some of the backing vocals on their remix of Quarter Inch Thick, a slightly more subdued version of the original. On Wade's Polygon Mix of 2 Extremes, he takes the original and makes it ultra beat heavy. With the sudden surge in female fronted bands, WFG is on the forefront of the new breed of electronic music.
http://www.lollipop.com/issue36/36-02-25.html
Starting from a more Gothic standpoint, Waiting For God, a female-fronted outfit that uses keyboards more than guitars, tread the dark waters between the solid shores of metal and pop. The accelerated, almost disco beats of "Apologies" come frightening close to Bonnie Tyler's "Holding out for a Hero" (which I recall so vividly from the tractor-driven game of chicken in Footloose), yet the choppy drum machine use in other songs counteracts the effect nicely. Surprisingly, the percussion and rhythm section fall out of sync with one another, either due to some philosophical lag I'm not familiar with, or they just got sloppy. The moody washes of dissonance are so dark and smooth, I actually wish they'd cutback on the thump, thump, thump of the dancefloor beats and grind, grind of guitars gnashing their teeth. Let the songs breath a little. Daemon Cadman's got a voice that'd lull sailors to steer toward jagged rocks, but the song structures keep her as cruelly restricted as a tight girdle.
http://www.evansville.net/~tgodsend/reviewW.html
Waiting For God-Quarter Inch Thick CD-This band
from Vancouver unleashes a well-balanced mix of strong female vocals and
hard electronic programming. Some good songwriting
here too. Quite strong, especially for a debut release. Also includes remixes
by COLLIDE, CHRIST ANALOGUE, and Michael Balch.
(Re-Constriction)
http://cent.com/abetting/archW.html#WAITING
Waiting for God
Quarter Inch Thick
(Reconstriction-Cargo)
reviewed in issue #127, 1/27/97
Seven songs, with six
remixes added on to the end. Waiting for God is much more traditional-sounding
than Tinfed (prowling the electronic universe with a
seriously artificial sound), but the songs have
a bit more flow to them.
And there are plenty
of diverse elements woven into this fabric. Daemon Cadman's lighter-than-air
vocals mix well with the edgy guitars and sea of keyboards
brought in by the rest of the band. Yeah, it's
just dreamy dance music, I suppose, but Waiting for God does a pretty good
job with it.
Appealing stuff. The
remixes honestly don't add a whole lot, though a couple of them are interesting.
The rest of the album is treat enough; the mixes can be
viewed as a pleasant topping.
A solid, if generally
tame, effort. Waiting for God should try to branch out a bit more, but
it handles its current responsibilities rather well. If it reaches for
more
next time, I bet Waiting for God will truly excite.
Desipramine
(Reconstriction-Cargo)
reviewed in issue #149, 12/8/97
A much edgier sound than
the first album. This puppy is more than three years past that first effort,
though it is only a year behind Quarter Inch Thick. The
change in sophistication and general adventurousness
is impressive.
While I liked that first
disc well enough, this one is a real winner. Waiting For God employs a
huge number of samples to create a wide variety of sounds and
moods, and Daemon Cadman sings with much more
authority and attitude. The gothic waif-like vocals still flit past, but
there's much more meat here.
In general, that's the
story of this disc. This is simply a much more mature album. And when a
band begins to feel more assured, wonderful things can happen.
Waiting for God even tickles the milled blades
of its sterile sound with bits of cotton, adding some humanity to the proceedings.
Just enough of a hint to be enticing.
Altogether glorious. Potential realized. No more talking about what might be; Waiting for God has arrived.
http://www.middlepillar.com/catalog/nph-search.pl?dbid=mp&Searchtype=alpha&Artist=W
Quarter Inch Thick
Great industrial dance goth crossover. While
some tracks nod towards aggro-dance, most of the CD is in the vein of Sunshine
Blind: Movement, energy, a thick sound, and female vocals. You'll recognize
them from their track on "Diva X Machina".
Desipramine
Their second album, reportedly sounding like
a gothic Download with female vocals. Sometimes there are so many cool
effects on the vocals, you can't tell from what sex they originate, othertimes
they become very powerful and obviously female. Dancy and catchy.
http://www.wrappedinwire.com/W/WaitingForGod.htm
WAITING FOR GOD
Album: "Desipramine" (1998)
Label: Re-Constriction Records
Style: Electro industrial
Songs: 10
B
Reviewed by: Darklight
I liked Waiting For God's previous release "Quarter Inch Thick" because
the band delivered
original sounding material that included industrial and goth in one with
female vocals. Well,
Waiting For God is back with an even better release in my opinion. The
first song
"Desipramine" is a noisy electronic techno style instrumental that doesn't
sound anything like
what the band created before. I will admit that this is an opening piece
that I personally just
skip past. Song two "Ineffcient Machine" begins with a dance floor electro
industrial sound
and then slightly altered female vocals join in. This is a pure electronic
song that is actually a
change for the band, but I like it. Song three "Positive I.D." is a bit
darker but still has
energetic techno style electronics as well. There is a mixture of both
altered vocals and clean
singing vocals that both fit well into the changing music. It's a song
that could work on the
dance floor, but it also has a moody goth vibe to it as well. Song four
"Bitch" continues with
the EBM rhythms and beats combined with haunting synth melodies and a mixture
of
robotically distorted vocals and clean vocals. It has a bit of a funky
feel to it at times, but
doesn't get away from the overall mood. Song five "Denial" sounds a little
more like older
Waiting For God material being that it is electro goth. It's a darker track
with less techno style
electronics. The vocals are clean throughout the song. Song six "Tragic
Cinderella" brings
back the electro industrial feel with the programming techniques used.
There is also a dark
mood here as well with the dreary beats and haunting synths. The singing
is clean the entire
time. Song seven "Trust In Me" is full of electronics that go haywire while
slightly aggressive
singing is mixed with whispering. There is good layering here and this
could be a great dance
hit. Song eight "Untitled" has kind of a synth-pop sound to it with more
upbeat rhythms and
beats than most of the other songs found here. It's just more melodic and
not quite as dark.
Song nine "Inneficient Machine (Live w/Bill Briscall)" is basically a poor
sounding live version
of the song. Song ten "Guilt" is a noisy techno song with extremely distorted
vocals that kind
of take away from the singing. They would have worked better clean in my
opinion. While I
like this album more than their previous release because it shows that
the band has matured
and got more experimental with electronics, there is still some growth
for them. I like eight
tracks here, but they don't sound all that much different from each other.
They have their own
unique elements which allows them to stand out as separate tracks, but
they still don't get
quite as creative as I would like. Also, the songs run a bit short at only
about three minutes
each. The album just seems to go by fairly quickly. Two of the tracks "Desipramine"
and
"Inefficient Machine (Live w/Bill Brascall)" just take up space here. I
could do without them.
But the bottom line is that this album is very good and will please fans
of electro industrial
music looking for something different.
Album: "Quarter Inch Thick" (1996)
Label: Re-Constriction Records
Style: Electro Goth
Songs: 12
B
Reviewed by: Darklight
This is the way that industrial goth music should be made. Hard driving
electronic rhythms
and beats with haunting background synths, sampled guitar, and beautiful
female vocals. This
is energy packed industrial music with great dark goth influences. These
songs would be
excellent on the dance floor. Each one is catchy and will grab you right
from the start. The
female singing is excellent. It's both harmonic and aggressive. There are
no slow songs or
instrumentals to be found here. Each song is meant to get you moving. But
this album does
include too many remixes. Five to be exact. So this album only dlivers
seven original songs.
That means almost half the album is remixes. That is just wrong. There
should never be this
many remixes on an album unless it's in fact a remix album. This is not.
But the music here
is so unique and well done that it would be foolish not to get this album.
This music will
appeal to Cyber-Core, electro industrial, and goth fans. All of these different
musical styles
are found here, and are mixed together extremely well. You will not be
disappointed.
http://www.sonic-boom.com/review/waiting.for.god-2.html
You can certainly tell that Waiting For God is
has headed into new musical territory when the first track off "Desipramine"
is three minutes of rhythmically constructed
noise. With the recent success of such rhythmic
noise acts such as Dive, Numb, P*A*L, and Noisex it seems that everyone
is jumping on the bandwagon. As a
result this has allowed artists like Waiting
For God to push the envelope of their own music by incorporating noise
concepts into their already unique
pseudo-Darkwave style ultimately yielding another
new hybrid sound. Causticity seems to be the musical element of predominance
throughout the album, albeit is a
variety of different forms. Most of the tracks
on "Desipramine" are very stripped down with only minimal string arrangements
coating a variety of minimalistic
percussion elements all run through analog filters
to give them a nice low-tech feel. The rest of the material remains well
within the musical borders exhibited on the
band's debut release "Quarter Inch Thick". In
the end, it makes for a very well balanced album without creating a sharp
contrast in musical styles thereby aligning
Waiting For God in a strategic position for success.
http://www.darkness.org/music/desipramine.htm
Desipramine
Waiting for God
Recon/Cargo, 1997
The long-awaited sophomore CD from Vancouver's Waiting for God has finally
graced us
with its presence. Listening to this disc makes one wonder how such a talented
and
explorative group could call it quits and pursue solo projects.
Desipramine picks up where their debut release, Quarter Inch Thick left
off, and then some,
opting for a more chaotic and electronic sound than the traditional gothic
style of their debut.
Don't get me wrong, with the venomous vocals of Daemon Cadman, there is
still plenty of
spookiness throughout the album.
Musically, tracks such as "Inefficient Machine", "Guilt" and the title
track are all a little
reminiscent of Download (with a bit of Battery thrown in for good measure)
Other tracks like
"Positive ID", "Denial" and "Tragic Cinderella" are classic Waiting for
God songs with
"Positive ID" a given dance floor hit.
If you are a fan of Skinny Puppy and often wondered what it would Ogre
would sound like if
he were a she, than this album's for you.
- Nik Rofeelya
http://www.industrial-music.com/ib/reviews2/wfg2.htm
Waiting For God have developed their sound tremendously
since their last release. On
Desipramine, WFG combine harsh and twisted electronics with equally as
harsh and twisted
female vocals. Inefficient Machine is a prime example of their new
sound; a barrage of
maladjusted beats, an exasperating rhythm, hollow / distorted vocals, and
crisp electronic
sequences. Daemon’s vocals on Positive I.D. sway back and forth between
an altered,
echoed delivery and a straight forward, untreated delivery. The music
on this track is
comprised of strict, danceable beats, and highly addictive electro sequences.
Keeping in the
tradition on most of the current Canadian electro bands, WFG develop a
hard EBM sound on
Bitch, but what makes this track stand apart is the twisted female vocals.
Tragic Cinderella
plays off as a slower piece due to the sporadic beats, but there is a brisk
rhythm line underneath
the entire track. Track 8 (Untitled) takes WFG into a more textural
realm of music with clear
vocals, distant electronic sequences, and a mid-paced percussion.
Overall, Desipramine is a
huge leap forward from their 1000 Pieces CD. The music is more in
depth and complex and
the variation on the vocal delivery make this a strong release.
http://www.darkfloor.com/decrev.htm
Waiting for God - Desipramine
Re-Constriction - 10 trk CD
Female vocals combined with heavy electronics,
Waiting for God comes out with a new full length CD. Vocally it is strong,
loud and at times angry and aggressive.
Raw vocals mixed with digital electronics.
http://members.aol.com/xcollide/reviewdistort.html
THE LANCE These two electro bands (Collide
and Waiting For God) feature female vocals and are the best that Re-Constriction
have
to offer among their other "industrial rock"
bands. ...
...Some, such as the Waiting For Godremix of Falling Up work very well giving a very nice heavy industrial treatment. ...
http://www.ink19.com/issues_F/98_03/wet_ink/music_ce/024_coldwave_breaks_ii_nf.html
...An excellent remix of "Trust In Me" by Waiting For God impressed me with some over the top beats...
http://www.corecom.net/geiger/cleop.html
The latest edition to Vancouver ‘s scene is the startling Waiting For God. Formed by Martin Myer in late ‘93, Waiting For God combine strong industrial dance melodies with the Gothic vocal talents of Daemon Cadman. But Daemon’s no ethereal lightweight nor a Siouxsie clone, her strong, assured stylings gives God much of its power, while Myer’s no slacker of a programmer.
http://www.knowfear.net/~davep/ai/reviews/reviews.html
Waiting For God
Quarter Inch Thick
(Reconstriction/Cargo)
At first listen this may seem like gothic music.
On closer inspection, Waiting For God is intoxicating industrial with a
gothic vocal. Daemon Cadman's sensual vocal has the clarity of a heart-torn
gothic heroine. Teetering between madness and brilliance, she tells her
stories over a hypnotic industrial beat.
Quarter Inch Thick is brilliant from start to
finish. It is darkness at its best. The dark beauty of gothic and the dark
intensity of industrial, the madness, the passion and the infectious beats
of both genres swirl through every track on the CD. The heavy guitar spells
take the shadow of the vocal and come forward between choruses. It is so
ingeniously produced one can almost see these recordings dance.
Quarter Inch Thick gives witness to the marriage
of gothic and industrial. This sublime combination of gothic and industrial
leaves no visible boundaries that the two could ever have meant to be separate
genres. Quarter Inch Thick is a genuine Romeo and Juliet.
http://www.the-plague.com/opusarc2.htm
WAITING FOR GOD
Quarter Inch Thick
[Re-Constriction/Cargo]
The first thing that I noticed when I got this
CD was it's packaging. It was all pretty dark and the primary color was
red. I don't know if that really fits their music. I wouldn't really classify
this band as a red. They seem a little too restrained to be a red. A Waiting
For God song seems to be really compact. All the pieces of the song fit
together. They do use really heavy guitar bits, maybe they could be a red,
but they all seem really well encased within the song.
When I listened to this CD my expectation were
not completely fulfilled. I wasn't expecting so much guitar. I was expecting
the songs to more or less revolve around Daemon Cadman. In a way, they
still do, but I think that is of Daemon's making, not the way the songs
were written. She is just that powerful of a vocalist that she just seems
to take the songs over. This CD reminds me a little bit of Sunshine Blind
in the gothic vibe that comes off of it, but Waiting For God is far more
electronic and I believe Daemon is more of a presence than Caroline Blind
and I think that is the truest testament I can make toward their music.
[Victor Mejia]
http://www.blackmonday.co.uk/bm11/bm11/reviews/reviews_w.html
Waiting For God
Quarter Inch Thick
Reconstriction
Goir
This is a remastered w/extra tracks version of the self released debut cd from Waiting for God, and it packs a punch!
Featuring lots of synth programming, female vocals, and a smattering of guitars, Waiting for God are trying to carve a niche for themselves. They are not doing a good job. While this is not a great release, it is a formidable one. A little more honing of their sound, and some better production in places, and this will be a very promising act.
The song 1000 Pieces fucking kicks mad ass; this song alone makes the album. Other cool tracks are Quarter Inch Thick and Sickness Ridden Soul Machine. This album also features remixes by Christ Analogue, Collide, and Michael Balch (Frontline Assembly, Ministry). (gair)
Waiting For God
Desipramine
Reconstriction / Cargo
Larry Dean Miles
"Hard grim electonica with gothlike female vocals." This is how Waiting for God has been described. There are no hooks, the vocals are grating, and the rhythms are erratic in their pulsating monotony. Waiting for God has the potential for mass appeal as well as the possibility falling short of that goal. The female vocal arrangements of Daemon Cadman are the saving grace to the monotony of Waiting for God's Desipramine. (miles)
http://www.bitstorm.net/dachar/reviews/waitgod1.htm
WAITING FOR GOD - Quarter Inch Thick
Quarter Inch Think is the U.S. debut by
the Vancouver based Waiting For God. Initial comparissons might
be to Collide, but after a few good listens you'll realize that WFG is
more that just a clone. The vocals are indeed reminiscent of the
gothic style, but the music is much harder. 1000 Veins, the album
opener which also appeared on last years Re-Constriction sampler cd, is
a fantastic blend of thrash guitars, harsh electro, and soothing vocals.
The sensuous vocals continue on Apologies and are layered over top of a
beat that sounds like an approaching train. The music behind
Revenge is comparable to some of Front Line Assembly's earlier work.
We switch into a nearly strict electro mode for 2 Extremes, the standout
track on the disc. The coldwave guitars return in Inside and Quarter
Inch Thick. Aside from the 8 original tracks there are 5 remixes,
by the likes of Christ Analogue and Collide, tacked onto the end.
kaRIN of Collide actaully provides some of the backing vocals on their
remix of Quarter Inch Thick, a slightly more subdued version of the original.
On Wade's Polygon Mix of 2 Extremes, he takes the original and makes it
ultra beat heavy. With the sudden surge in female fronted bands,
WFG is on the forefront of the new breed of electronic music
http://hometown.aol.com/damnet/d11.html
Waiting For God-Quarter Inch Thick CD-This band from Vancouver unleashes a well-balanced mix of strong female vocals and hard electronic programming. Some good songwriting here too. Quite strong, especially for a debut release. Also includes remixes by COLLIDE, CHRIST ANALOGUE, and Michael Balch. (Re-Constriction)
http://www.oblivion.ic24.net/OB/1/27.html
ARTIST: Waiting For God
LABEL: RE - Constriction
TITLE: Desipramine
FORMAT: CDAlbum
LENGTH: 41.48
TRACKS: 10
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I never did hear their first album Quarter Inch
Thick, which was recorded several years ago so I cannot comment on any
change of sound. This is mixed by Ken Marshall of Download fame and long
time Skinny Puppy collaborator at the famous Subconscious Studios in Vancouver.
I think that some of the experimental sound of Download has come through
but probably the best comparison to make is with label mates Collide. Vocally
especially so with the same female gothic ranting that seems to be all
the rage at the moment. The music is more minimal than Collide and less
bass heavy, relying more on the beats giving them a crunchy edge and often
modern experimental.
Some of the best songs are the title track, a
voiceless excursion into heavy distorted drum loops with atmospheric piano
and moog sweeps. Bitch goes down the ebm road, and has lots of those old
space zap percussion sounds and the chorus is mixed severely low with the
vocals not too prominent letting the music do most of the talking. Trust
In me is a bouncy little number, with a jumpy bassline and smooth beat
but again the vocals are mixed rather muffled and quiet which seems to
be a trend for this album.
To be honest I have difficulty with this, It seems to try and be too many things at once, you have the gothic voice, ebm parts, experimental drum patterns, sampled guitar to satisfy the rock crowd and more besides. The problem is that it doesn't seem to come together into a package. Lack of any really good songs costs them too and im sure it would have been better if they had concentrated more upon the one style.
http://www.entry-magazin.de/2as23000.html [translated from German to English at www.go.com]
Waiting for God - Desipramine
Darkly hard and toetlich electronically; the features of Waiting seem to be for God. This album is different somehow, than the Debut album - hardener! Better? Electrical Crossover fits best, meets earliest the point, although I do not like drawers. By the Verzerrer the clear, bright and erotische voice Daemon Cadmans sounds somewhat gedrungen/"gepresst ", which does however no abort to the combination singing/music. One or more hands at this disk were among other things: M. Balch/FLA and D. Gordon/NUMB. Even if this Combo should get further so hochkaraetige support, in the near future still some of them will have to be heard, its is safe I me. Alluding tips are above all " Inefficient Machine ", " Tragic Cinderella " and " Bitch ", but this Disc is well audible also in the whole one. I have to say thus only one to all electronics engineers: Belongs into your collection! All different: Beforehand listen to! 2 Shadow98
http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/~goecke/aau15/rezi.html [translated from German to English at www.go.com]
Waiting for God
"Desipramine"
SPV
And still another album, which joins the almost difficult-to-understand area of the Electro Crossover à la Stabbing Westward or filter. However one must grant this Newcomer that he brings in a relatively non-standard style with and so nevertheless a little against the competition stands out. The most remarkable feature consists of it that the songs are intoniert by a female voice (Deamon Cadman), including some Verzerrer, is this type of music nevertheless a male domain. " Desipramine " is a well produced album that considerably by electronic items one determines. But the weak point is unfortunately situated also exactly here, because by all the technical Spielereien some is lost at dynamics of the pieces. Although the majority of the songs bring along a good potential, the complete work works very restrained. The Songs of " positives I.d." as well as " Denial " let hope for a positive advancement of this secret tip. Axel
http://www.irelands-web.ie/sorted/magazine/sordid/jan98.htm
... Waiting For God's "Trust in Me" is like Patti Smith gone techno, the female vocals adding an uncommon element to heavy shit dance. ...
http://imprint.uwaterloo.ca/issues/120696/6Arts/New_revs/newrevs17.html
... The next two tracks, Waiting for God's "1000 Pieces" and Parade's "Marionette" are a bit less adrenaline-fuelled, and a good change of pace. Mellower, but no less interesting. ...
http://www.nestor.minsk.by/mg/mg98/08/mg80819.htm [translated from Russian? to English at http://www.translate.ru/eng/]
WAITING FOR GOD: Romeo and Dzhul'eta on - kanadski
When WAITING FOR GOD have let out debut CD " Quarter Inch Thick " 1996 in USA the majority of the American students could not believe that songs from him(it) were written down almost two years back. Really, in 1994 musicians have made the first attempt to present fruits of the creativity on court of music fans, having let out on German lejble Synthetic Symphony the same version of an album. But reliz has remained unnoticed for what it is possible to blame insufficiency of a marketing policy(politics) of small German lejbla. Having improved quality of record and having added the first album by the whole holder excellent(different) remiksov from already deserved in industrial circles authority of musicians, WAITING FOR GOD do(make) the second and this time successful attempt to penetrate on the musical market with the help American lejbla Re-Constriction, becoming for collective the house.
Among the actors who have agreed remikshirovat' songs WFG, it is necessary to mention Wade Alin from CHRIST ANALOGUE, mysterious M. B. Dextrose (Michael Balch), Statik and kaRIN from COLLIDE.
Group WAITING FOR GOD was formed in Vancouver in 1992, and behind this event there were figures of programmer Martin Myers and vokalistki Daemon Cadman. The ex-participant of command(team) MOEV Myers bore the responsibility for perkussionnye magnifiers, rhythmic gruvy, semplirovanie guitars, shumovye constructions while additional dynamic elements in saund WFG introduced razryvajushchie heart groans Cadman. Putting in songs all soul, she(it) entangles the student such "shifted" lyrics which "works" mainly with tragedies of the premium, but only not with third-rate trivial things. As to Myers it(he) in addition to all talents of the programmer is also the fine master remiksov and has left the trace on tracks CHRISTIAN DEATH, 16 VOLT, SPAHN RANCH, CHRIST ANALOGUE, BIRMINGHAM 6, COLLIDE and THE FOURTH MAN. The third participant of group is drummer Greg Price who also has applied the knowledge in the field of programming saunda in an operating time above recent album WFG "Desipramine".
The album " Quarter Inch Thick " contains 7 original songs and 6 remiksov. In such combination work was noticed and appreciated by students. The greatest success has fallen to lot tracks " 1000 Pieces " and "Remember". After first listening WFG could seem Gothic group. But on closer examination appeared, that we deal indastrielom and Gothic vokalistkoj, were vaguely similar Siouxsie Sioux. Sensual vokaly Daemon operate as heroin. Balancing on the verge of madness and idyll, she(it) tells the beautiful and gloomy histories under hypnotizing electronic bats. There is a real merge of gloomy grace of a gothic style and dark intensity indastriela - the passion and infectious bats of both genres are found out in all tracks of CD. As metko one musicologist from magazine " The Valley Scene has noticed concerning the given merge "," Quarter Inch Thick " are ingenious Romeo and Dzhul'etta " (mean indastriel and a gothic style.) Heavy hevi-metal guitar parties(sets) act here in a role of shadows, otbrasyvaemyh vokalami and choruses Daemon, and cold nojz is very harmoniously entered in a cybernetic atmosphere of postapokaliptical imaginations.
Second CD "Desipramine" 1997 has turned out more rigid in comparison with the previous disk. Very serious singing Daemon was enriched with various new author's intonations. The tendency to sing is sometimes used distorshn and - lja KRAFTWERK, however instead of to growl and roar similarly to kiborgam all is shown today more strongly, and it does(makes) music WFG more attractive to broad masses of students. We shall notice also, that computer saund groups has practically lost "alive" components and became gloomy - lifeless, however on bones of industrial minimalism of the first album starts to sprout rich musical fibers meat of a variety. The huge potential of a command(team) which here is realized, in our opinion, interests on 50 is felt. Electronics is very mobile and isstuplenna, that to the full concerns and to vokalam. Through a prism rectilinear, sated with the European dens-bats and amusing magnifiers saunda the group represents the variant typical Canadian rigid EBM. In result separate slices of a musical fabric have something related with music early LEATHER STRIP and late DOWNLOAD. But with confidence it is possible to tell, that the group is more original and is modern, than numerous kloniki MINISTRY and NIN.
Short history of group, besides release of two albums and occurrence on compilations " Electro Industrial Sounds Of The Northwest ", " Siouxsie and The Banshees Tribute " (Cleopatra Records), "Nekrology" (Necropolis Records), " Diva Ex Machina " (Cop International), " Got Moose? " (Re-Constriction) and " Coldwave Breaks II " (21st Circuitry), has contained in itself performances with more eminent NUMB, 16 VOLT, THE ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB and SPAHN RANCH, and also break on MTV with clips on songs " Quarter Inch Thick " ? " Positive I. D. ". Unfortunately, because of creative disagreements at the end of 1997 group have left(abandoned) Daemon and Greg. whether can Martin write down and let out one more good album without the help of the last? The future will show...
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Desipramine is the first product of Waiting For
God which falls me into the hands. Equipped with an enticing introduction,
this recording exceeded my waitings. Coming directly from Colombia-British,
the trio presents a style of little exploited contemporary industrialist
to us, by showing that it has his sound. Waiting for God mix noises influences
(especially on the range " Desipramine), with rhythmic slow and the voice
of Daemon Cadman which has a way of singing strongly pointing out that
of the " Gothics ". Waiting For God knew to filter and keep the best elements
of its influence, without being inserted in the copy. However, some lengths
harrassantes are present on the album. A live version of " Inefficient
Machine " is successful remarkably well, rather different and recorded
very well. Waiting secures a good future with the output of this compact.