My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult "Sinister Whisperz" - Limited Box

LIMITED BOX (499 COPIES)
Contains :
WITH CD + 2 POSTCARDS + BOOKMARKER
and Bonus CD “LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO 6/10/90”

As the first in a series of retrospective compilations, Thrill Kill Kult revisits their early “industrial” roots, and has masterfully breathed new life into twelve of the most definitive TKK tracks from the band’s Wax Trax Records era. The cd also includes a previously unreleased track from that time called “Satana Rising”! Why remix such classics? Think of it as TKK in a new, aural 3D… Or better yet - 4D, or beyond! From the call for drugs in “A Daisy Chain 4 Satan”, to the chants of Christian zombie vampires in “The Days Of Swine & Roses”, every nuance is clearer, every drum beat pumps harder, and every sinister whisper speaks louder to your mind, body and soul. “It was like visiting old friends after 20 years by remixing those songs”, says producer Buzz McCoy. “And it was nice to finally add some sonic sparkle to those dusty, old tracks”! Tread where angels fear to go! Take the journey all over… Get lost (again) in the intoxicating, seductive and lurid realm that is truly and only, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult.

Regen Magazine :
In Chicago during the early '80s, a revolution of sorts began when Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher opened a record store on 2449 North Lincoln Avenue. The store would be known as WaxTrax!, soon to become the eminent North American indie label for the then burgeoning industrial music scene, bringing to the public awareness such groups as Front 242, KMFDM, Front Line Assembly, and this band, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. From 1987 to 1991, shortly before WaxTrax! was sold to TVT records, TKK would be one of the label's top selling acts, particularly with the 1990 release of Confessions of a Knife. With sexually charged nihilism and an arsenal of funk-laced machinery, Frankie Nardiello - a.k.a. Groovie Mann and Marston Daley - a.k.a. Buzz McCoy would, along with a revolving door of live musicians including mainstay bassist Charles Levi, take Thrill Kill Kult to become one of the most influential American industrial acts of all time. Since those days, the band has undergone many permutations of sound, incorporating funk, techno, disco, house, and bare bones rock & roll, but it is for the WaxTrax! era of industrial club hits that the band is best remembered. This Sinister Whisperz collection, the first in a series by the Rustblade imprint, revisits this era with a helping of TKK's earliest hits. When considering that several of the band's earlier albums have already been rereleased, one might question the validity of this retrospective, except that these songs have been remixed by producer Buzz McCoy to offer listeners the hardest possible bang for their buck. While some might be incensed at the thought of these classics being altered in any way, only purists with nothing better to do need complain. The clearest example of this can most certainly be heard in the update of "A Daisy Chain 4 Satan," beginning now with a buzzing guitar sustain instead of the cold start of the original, but never has that funky bass line sounded so gritty and crisp, nor has Groovie Mann's voice been clearer in spite of the rasps of distortion. Similarly, "The Days of Swine & Roses" hits harder than ever as the drums have been given a production sheen that just cuts through the mix while the bass just grooves and the vocals grate better than ever. Other songs like "And This is What the Devil Does," "Ride the Mindway," and "These Remains" bring back memories of the industrial clubs in the late '80s and early '90s, from the ominous atmospheres to the stutters of samples and retro synth leads. An added bonus to this collection is a previously unreleased track, "Satana Rising," apparently resurrected from the dusty tapes from that bygone era, but retaining every nuance that defined the band's period with WaxTrax! Records. Rustblade also offers this collection in a limited edition box set that features a live recording from 1990, making Sinister Whisperz the perfect retrospective of one of the most seductive and creative times in underground music history. Sexy Satanists and Christian Zombie Vampires who live for drugs should certainly rejoice with Sinister Whisperz.

Musik.terrorverlag :
Was haben KMFDM, FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY, MINISTRY, LAIBACH, FRONT 242 und zahlreiche weiter Top Acts des EBM und artverwandter elektronischer Musik gemeinsam? Sie alle begannen oder veröffentlichten auf dem Kultlabel Wax Trax! Records. Das gute Gehör für vielversprechende Bands rächte sich in der Mitte der 90er Jahre: viele Acts wechselten zu Major-Labeln und so endete die Wax Trax!-Story. MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT oder kurz TKK, ich muss zugeben, ich habe von dieser Band noch nie etwas gehört, begannen ihre Karriere ebenfalls 1987 bei Wax Trax!. Nach zahlreichen Veröffentlichungen, einer Schaffenspause und einem neuen Album im vergangenen Jahr, scheint es nun an der Reihe, „die gute alte Zeit“ wieder aufleben zu lassen und mit „Sinister Whisperz – Volume One: The ’Wax Trax’ Years (1987 – 1991)“, so der vollständige Albumtitel, den ersten Teil einer Best-of-Serie zu veröffentlichen. Also schaun… ähm… hören wir mal, ob das stimmt. Schon bei den ersten Tönen fühle ich mich zwei Jahrzehnte in der Zeit zurückversetzt. Allerdings erinnert mich der Sound weniger an oben genannte Bands, sondern mehr an die ebenfalls zu Beginn der 90er erschienenen Sampler-Reihe Techno Trax, eine der ersten Techno-Compilations überhaupt, wo noch stark der Einfluss von EBM und ähnlichen Stilen erkennbar war. Auf „Sinister Whisperz“ finden sich durchweg tanzbare Nummern, musikalisch eine Mischung aus Old-School-EBM, Elektro und Techno. Die Beats sind selbst für die heutige Ohren noch angenehm zu hören. Was allerdings nervt, sind die zahlreichen Samples, Loops und „Gesangs-“Einlagen der Musiker. Für 2010 eindeutig zu viel. Attribute wie Glam und Psychedelic könnte man der TKK auch noch problemlos anheften. Produzent Buzz McCoy hat zwar alle Songs neu gemixt, aber der alte Sound bleibt dennoch in jeder Sekunde unüberhörbar. Zudem findet sich mit „Satana Rising“ noch ein bisher unveröffentlichter Song auf der Platte. Der einzig wirklich gelungene, wenn auch sehr ruhige EBM-Titel ist meiner Meinung nach „These Remains“. Neben der normalen Edition gibt es noch eine auf 499 Exemplare limitierte Box mit der Zusatz-CD „Live in San Antonio 6/10/90“ mit Inserts und eine Kleinstauflage von 69 Exemplaren, die noch eine Mini-CD mit zwei Remixen von „Satana Rising“ enthält. Keine Musik, die schnell zugänglich ist, aber dennoch sicherlich (auch noch heute) ihre Berechtigung hat. Schwer zu sagen, wem das gefallen könnte, der interessierte Hörer sollte auf jeden Fall mal reinhören.