Blackburner - Planet Earth Attack
Industrial
rock/metal/dubstep crossover masterminds BLACKBURNER released their second
album PLANET EARTH ATTACK on September 25 via Cleopatra/Hypnotic Records.
It features a guest
appearance from legendary Star Trek actor WILLIAM SHATNER on
the
opening track, Planet Earth Attack and also guest appearances by Billy
Sherwood and Chris Squire of prog rock back YES on the electronic
dubstep-influenced remix of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" and industrial-inspired
“Burn Burn Burn!,”
The 17-track collection is
certainly a journey from depths to heights and back with beats that physically
resonate and take the listener in a number of musical directions.
The highlights for me are
the three tracks already mentioned and the the dance inspired I’m in love with the City featuring Bulgarian born composer, musician and singer Geri X and NightAir which features Lady Starlite best known for her numerous collaborations
with Lady Gaga
Too Close features the absolutely
fantastic soulful voice of Dominique Karan, and is in total
contrast to the collaboration with Jessica Jean on the equally great Apocalypse.
This collection was well
outside my normal comfort zone, but throughout the songs are well produced and
though it would be fair to say not all of it is to my taste there are some real
nuggets of gold on the CD.
If your interested in exploring the sound of Blackburner follow the links on the song titles in the review.
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| It's music Jim, but not as we know it |
1. Planet Earth
Attack (ft. William Shatner)
2. Burn Burn
Burn!
3. I Got the
Key
4. Play This
World (ft. FC Stokes)
5. In Love With
the City (ft. Geri X)
6. Night Air
(ft. Lady Starlite)
7. Time
Travel
8. Too Close
(ft. Dominique Karan)
9. Electric
Flesh
10. Apocalypse
(ft. Jessica Jean)
11. 50 Grades of
Space
12. Comfortably
Numb (ft. Billy Sherwood & Chris Squire)
13. Alien Death
Bunny
14. Another
Dimension
15. The World Is
Ours
16. Pills (ft.
Ella G'Sell)
17. Set This
Fire (Burn Burn Burn! Pt. II)
NH
