InHuman, is the most recent in a long line of albums that dates back to the 1979 origins of the French electro-fetishist duo, Die Form.
Die Form - InHuman
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InHuman, is the most recent in a long line of albums that dates back to the 1979 origins of the French electro-fetishist duo, Die Form.
Die Form is perhaps best known for their creative use of bondage and sadomasochistic imagery that peppers each of their previous albums.
On InHuman, the operatic voice and lyrics of Eliane P. are present, but are bound to instrumentation by Philippe Fichot that doesn’t quite measure up to her vocal skills. Fichot’s string arrangements do offer a nice harmony and counterpoint to Eliane’s siren.
InHuman, the first of a dyptich which will be completed with the release of ExHuman is a sophisticated concept that doesn’t quite come to fruition. The disjointed sound doesn’t effectively express the dynamism of love and death/man and machine that is central to the overall story, and the songs are bogged down by a banal EBM rhythm structure that leaves each song without a unique personality.
While InHuman should make a wonderful addition to the collection of the true diehard Die Form fan, it doesn’t offer much sonic diversity for the serious goth and industrial fan.
