Asmodeus X - The Bright Ones

Alright, so I let this spill over into November. Big deal, right? Asmodeus X has always been a name I'd heard, often mentioned in the same sentence as words like "awesome", but not really listened to myself. A couple of months ago I decided to have a look into this EBM/Industrial outfit after quite a few recommendations.

 At that time, they were on the verge of getting ready to release "The Bright Ones", and had posted the title track from the album for listening. Pardon the intrusion of Myspazz player

  The Bright Ones

 I think I might have listened to the track once or twice and I remember liking it, so I resolved to somehow acquire "The Bright Ones" in the future. I downloaded the album from AmazonMP3 two or three days ago, as I haven't so far been able to find a CD version of the album. 

And I've listened to it repeatedly since then. The album is furiously catchy, and tracks like Fallen Angel, Seasons End and The Bright Ones in particular have plagued my mind at work with hindsightly sage wisdom "Next time, charge your mp3 player...those half hour breaks at work are too dull". I'm not overly exposed to EBM, I'll confess. I've got a couple of VNV nation albums, and beyond that my only other exposure has been through a monthly event at Glasgow's Queen Margaret Union, "Bedlam".

 An event and venue that would not find Asmodeus X out of place at all, and in fact better to my ears than what I could make out during those occasions where I had went to "Bedlam". I particularly like the vocal style in the album, something not quite human sounding...humans-impersonating-cyborgs-impersonating-humans. But on the last couple of tracks, there is a different vocal style used that I think channels industrial style rather well. This is an album you can't help but find yourself move to, arms, legs, feet and other appendages may become entranced and march to the beat of Asmodeus.

 I had read somewhere that this would be the final Asmodeus X album, which if correct is a shame because after hearing this album I would definitely like to see what would come next. That said, if it is the last then it's definitely a final work to be proud of.

 And now for some LBM folks I'd gladly buy this again in CD format, or something other than MP3 as I'd love to hear this album at its best quality. MP3s are good, but I've become somewhat of a snob for digital downloads as of late. So CD or FLAC please! Now, if Asmodeus X were so inclined to do that in the future, WHERE ON EARTH MIGHT I FIND IT ON SALE?!!?