(Independent/MGM Distribution)

Dark industrial tones from a band left reeling

Album three has been four long years in the making for Perth’s Crimes of the Primary. Following the death of guitarist Sean Brindle in late 2008, rather than call it quits, the industrial act’s remaining members saw the project through. The resulting 10-track is a dark, hypnotic affair shrouded in distortion and cold vocals. That’s not to call it a cold album though; the mixture of sung, spoken and digitally manipulated songlines do provide variation. The instrumental side of things can sometimes get a little bogged down, however – particularly the slower tracks like Lucky Boy and He Beds In, which are trudging industrial electronica. The title track’s heavier rock passages and the NIN-esque One Thousand Words inject needed energy, and Another Crisis, with its keys and synths, is almost tender. COTP describe World Class as “one for the stoners”. That’s not far off the mark, but check your anxiety at the door.

NILS HAY

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