REMXNG 2.3 opens with a frenetic, surreal vocal interpretation of “Attunement” by the legendary (and only recently reunited) duo Blectum From Blechdom, followed by and old-school Industrial-inspired “He Dead” by former Duran Duran and Roxy Music producer, Ian Little. Minimal techno experimentalist Rrose’s remix of “‘96 Neve Campbell” features a stuttering, rubbery bounce, and Wobbly (member of Negativland) mangles “Blood of the Fang” into a overstuffed, plunderphonic collage. Stazma’s “Say The Name” is a virtuosic Jungle chop, while Speaker Music’s DeForrest Brown Jr. stretches “Say the Name” and “Something Underneath” into syncopated techno abstraction. The EP closes with a woozy, apocalyptic “Eaten Alive” by Thomas Dimuzio, who also contributed his talents as a mastering artist to the series of EPs.
Each line on this album is delivered with malice, and each word hits like a mace to the skull. Backxwash uses raw aggression to vent frustration and anguish in a way that evokes an anger with the world rather than a pity for her. Luke Warmwater