Reclamation

For some odd reason they put the most random songs on this album like Mindphaser & Iceolate & No Limit...for no limit it said Disintegration Mix from the amazon music samples... but when you get the cd it's just the origral No Limit don't ask me why it's not a mix! the up side is it his some good remix tracks my favorites are Digital Tension Dementia (Contagion Mix)& The Blade (Pro-Gress Mix) Heatwave - Target - Toxic.. i think are unreleased tracks. Front line assembly fans could pass on this one!

This compilation does not add anything new. if I were you, I would buy the albums instead, 'Gashed Senses & Crossfire', 'Caustic Grip', 'Tactical Neural implant' and 'Millenium' deserves enough attention, so don't waste your money on this compilation.I bought it because of the songs not included in any album, but ok, it's a reason for buying the compilation, but they're not amazing traks, anyway. 'Heatwave' has no vocals, 'Target' is quite ok but average compared to TNI material, and 'Toxic' has a distorted chorus quite interesting, reminding me of Skinny Puppy.Virus is a typical song from 'Caustic Grip' era, not my cup of tea, similar to 'Mental Distortion', perhaps.The versions of 'Millenium' and 'Surface patterns' are more electronic than the original ones, but much too alike, nothing surprising. 'Iceolate' and 'Provision' mixes are good 'cos the songs are very good, but the versions are just a bit longer, that's all.All in all, if you just want to know the band, it can be interesting, but you will get a better experience if you buy the original albums, actually.

I will basically buy anything that Leeb and Co. release and therefore I had to buy this compilation with remixes and amazing tracks the blade, mindphaser and so many others. The remixes are awesome and show the true genius of Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber. Leeb writes very pesimistic yet not trite lyrics that often talk about doom and gloom. However, this could easily become silly or just inane. However he manages to pull this of with style and keeps the lyrics pertinent style. The remix is nothing short of stupendous and show that Michael Balch was a contributing force to FLA at the time. The cover art is puzzzling shot of a female crash test dummy and the back cover is a an old rusty car. I have no idea what the band wanted to convey with this, but I suppose it was meant to be some form of artistic creativity.

I gotta say I'm not really crazy about compilations but this one is killer. A nice mix of their material before they sucked.

Interesting compilation of early era material, including some remixes. This, and Monument, both do their jobs well covering about a decade, from early Nitzer Ebb/F242 style sparse EBM to something more developed. Some great tracks, some not so hot. Strong career sampler if the price is right (and no major duplication with Monument, due to mixes chosen).

FLAの4rdアルバム「Gashed Senses & Crossfire 」から7thアルバムの「Millennium」までのシングル曲とリミックス、と未発表曲2曲を収録したベストアルバム。　「Gashed Senses & Crossfire 」からの曲は音質も上がりビートが強化され迫力が増している。アルバム未収録のシングル曲の「VIRUS」はゴリ押しで突き進む高速ビートと、Billのボーカルが鬼気迫る迫力で咆えまくる格好良い曲。他のシングル曲はアルバム収録曲より長めの曲と、リミックス曲だが、原曲の質は落ちておらず、何より元のアルバム収録曲とカブっていないのが好感持てる。　未発表曲ではどれもミドルテンポなのだが、「TARGET」が破壊的なボディビートと、ミドルテンポでジリジリ迫る迫力が印象的な曲で好き。4〜7thアルバムを既に持っている人も、シングル曲が好きなら買って損はしないアルバム。

何故か知りませんが、当方がiPhone、iPod等に入っている音楽を完全にクリア＆リセットした後に必ずと言って良い程まず真っ先に入れる１枚がこれ。音楽は本作ReclamationとCabaret VoltaireのBest Ofでも持ち歩いていれば取りあえず安心?、と言った感じなので、、。Micheal Balch、Rhys Fulber参加、全12曲最高ですが、強いて言えばThe BladeはBPMアップのクラブヒットしたTechnnoheadバージョンの方を収録して欲しかった。個人的には Target とかラストを飾る Surface Patterns 等、Mindphaserの様に本作のハイライト的な部分では無い様なナンバーが好みです。FLAの永年のファンは所有しておくべきと言っても良いコンピでオススメ＋これからFLAを聴き始める方は、まずこの１枚からリスニングを楽しむのも良いと思います。