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Second full-length release from the New York based solo project of Shikhee. With the help of guest musicians on flute, live drum performances, viola, and touches of her own acoustic guitar, Shikhee adds an unconventional layer of organic warmth to Android Lust's trademark palette of icy electronics. The eleven tracks on The Dividing are as diverse in presentation as they are in subject matter, running the emotional gamut from loss to discovery, from regret to carnivorous loathing. Building on a foundation of its earlier electronic/EBM work, Android Lust weaves in elements of punk, pop, and rock to create what can only be described as neo-industrial. A review from MusicTap.net: Although characterized by many as aggressive, Android Lust is actually in another realm altogether. With throat scarring, soul ripping, primal vocal lunges amid a blend of genre- stripping music, Shikhee has created a passionate and brooding work of intensity. The lyrical components that make up Android Lust’s re-release of The Dividing, are swirling masses of indecision and lost faith made the more corrosive by Shikhee’s anger and her heart-pumping electronic rhythms. Switching between the hymnal quality of “Division†to the jack-hammered and industrialized “Kingdom of One†almost without missing a note, Android Lust begins the journey, not as a quest for hope but rather a fervor to reveal a state beyond despair, a plane where acceptance of cruelty and hate is the landscape of humanity. One listen to the Lycia influenced “Follow†with its growling declarations and the loss of self-respect reveals the intentions of Android Lust, which is to poetically explain the insensitivity of existence. Power this by a gothic flavoured delivery and you have a well- produced recording that is genuine in its arrangement. The ironic sense of confusion that emanates from the despondency that is the DNA of this album is found in the scattering of the lyrics in the insert; you’ll find them disordered and in various places. Musically, Android Lust explores styles using touches of classical, gothic, and rock, wrapping them in a heavy industrial sound and injecting them with the nightmares of imperfection, underscored by the rhythms of monstrous machines. “Another Void†uses a manic keyboard pound and a saddened violin to bring its point of deception and submissive realities to the surface while another later track, “Fall to Fragments†also uses its classical leanings while incorporating a vocal hint of insanity and an almost subliminal steady beat of drums. The reality of it is that Android Lust is Shikhee's voice. It's where she chooses to reveal her truth. Fans of hard edged industrial will like this even though it adds a touch, at times, that speaks softly of resolute pain and anquish. But at other times she works up the muster to create sparks from her vocal cords like trains with brakes applied, screeching forward to certain endings. This set comes in a tri-fold digipak with an insert of lyrics. It also is enhanced with a bonus song, "Burnt". "Burnt" is classically rooted with piano and melancholy; a mournful, yet satisfying piece that steps away from the album slightly. There are photos, lyrics, and weblink included. Android Lust is the stuff of harshness; frozen, bitter, and convincingly disillusioned. Projekt has expanded its wings to draw in yet another facet to its already notable roster of philosophical meanderings that pore over life's inadequacies. Projekt scores yet again. - Matt Rowe Check out the artist's website: http://projekt.com/projekt/product.asp?sku=PRO00148 Track List: 1. Division 2. Kingdom of One 3. Panic Wrought 4. Follow 5. The Want 6. Stained 7. Unbeliever 8. Another Void 9. Fall to Fragments 10. Sex and Mutilation 11. Burn Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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