Alec Empire - Les Etoiles des Filles Mortes

In the vein of his other releases on Mille Plateaux, Empire on Etoiles tends towards the subtly creepier side of his work instead of the raging explosiveness characteristic of Atari Teenage Riot. There's no clattering series of sped-up and screwed-up funk breakbeats here -- indeed, there's barely any percussion at all -- and neither is there any singing or shouting in Empire's expected vocal mode or those of his bandmates. Outside of some cryptic song titles, such as "La Revolution Obligatoire," and the glowering, overexposed photo of himself on the back, the usual political/confrontational stance also remains absent. Read More