This is not Akira Yamaoka and while some of these songs do smack of him, the best contain personal flourishes from Licht, like the staccato percussive elements akin to Juno Reactor’s work on the Matrix films. Some exquisitely transition between claustrophobic, subdued movements and moments where everything will expand into freeform aural bouquets or, at the very least, fall into unexpectedly welcome melodies. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and the other voices are only used ethereally but this is effective in the face of Jonathan Davis’s singular lyrics, which accomplish nothing beyond painting a generic picture of what the series probably appears like to dismissive outsiders.
Trash that track, and check out the Radio Songs for accurate, subtle lyrical character development.
Songs of Note: Railcar Ride; Monastery Otherworld
3½ Rhythms in the Raindrops out of 5
Songs of Note: Railcar Ride; Monastery Otherworld
3½ Rhythms in the Raindrops out of 5
