The masterminds of electronic dance
music known as H2SO4 have released their new full-length album,
“Under Control.” The record contains 11 original songs straight
from the UK's digital dance music underground for a blend of
electronica, techno and rock that explodes from subwoofers with a
power that hasn't been heard since the industrial music scene. It has
been released on the S16 independent music label. With elements of
rock, punk, house, and much, much more, “Under Control” from
H2SO4 has aggression, verve and soul in spades.
H2SO4 have been called “a band for
the new dystopia,” their sound “post-apocalyptic.” A favorite
rumor among fans once circulated that the trio met at a secret
meeting for TNWOR, the New World Order Resistance. An old official
bio from the band closes with the descriptive declaration: “In
times of mass unemployment, ineffective policing and MPs' deciding to
give themselves pay rises, H2SO4 aren’t here to simply distract or
entertain; they’re here to take over.”
If this sounds severe, the truth is
that the H2SO4's music sounds precisely so, but their revolution is
much more danceable than one might detect from the above mission
statement. Loaded with socially conscientious lyrics yet speaking
often tongue-in-cheek, the group originally from Kent make it
amusingly difficult to know when they're being facetious.
One description of their sound reads,
“If there were ever an underground party taking place in the sewers
of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, H2SO4 would be the
headliners – kicking off a musical rebellion while Winston Smith
were having a not-so-nice time upstairs, peppered with sounds of
totalitarian sirens and alarms.”
This is essentially the H2SO4
experience in a word, and the experience is good. H2SO4 being the
chemical formula for sulfuric acid (historically known as oil of
vitriol and as a chemical symbol of creativity) the band's music has
been elsewhere described as “burning you so smoothly you may not be
aware it's happening.”
True veterans of the UK underground,
H2SO4 released their first official single in spring of 1998 when the
European electronica scene was whirring at breakneck speeds. The
track, “Little Soul,” was an instant radio favorite and by the
year 2000 had broached international television. The limited release
of the song led to its becoming a much sought after collector's item.
The debut album of H2SO4,
“Machine-Turned Blues,” hit shelves in 1999 on the Recon music
label. Its “Imitation Leather Jacket” single burned through DJ
playlists all over England and received more than a thousand plays on
American radio. The Gavin Alternative Juke Box Jury awarded it their
No.1 position. This was followed by their sophomore record, the year
2000's “Glamtronica.” Numerous live performances commenced at
home including a steady spot at Glastonbury, as well as in faraway
locales like Chicago, Canada, and many more.
“Under Control” by H2SO4 is
available online worldwide. Electronica fans should get in early on
this one. Very early.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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