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Forceful and consistently abrasive, these twisted and disturbing collages of samples, electronics, distortion, and heavy guitars push the limits of rock and are about as hardcore as it gets
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For anyone wanting to know a little more about this fantastic album...
Too Dark Park is undoubtedly Puppy's masterpiece. A heady cocktail of industrial beats and synths mixed with violent vocals and for the most part incomprehensible lyrics build and build to a manic, screaming climax that makes this possibly one of the most intense albums ever made, in this genre or any other. I have heard it described as heavy but I believe this to be misleading - TDP does not display any of the 'metal' qualities now associated with industrial music; rather it relies on the claustrophobic atmosphere and spooky samples (see Nature's Revenge) to create a record that is much more taxing than any metal album I have ever heard.
Whilst the stand-out track is definitely Spasmolytic, every song will strike its own brand of fear into your heart and despite being short this CD can be quite hard to stick with to the end. However if you do so, it is incredibly rewarding, and you can be safe in the knowledge that you have witnessed a milestone in electronic rock. I can guarantee you've never heard anything like it - a truly innovative work of art.
Maybe I am biased, but I honestly have nothing negative to say! A gem for seasoned fans and those new to Skinny Puppy alike. Highly, highly recommended.
Too Dark Park is undoubtedly Puppy's masterpiece. A heady cocktail of industrial beats and synths mixed with violent vocals and for the most part incomprehensible lyrics build and build to a manic, screaming climax that makes this possibly one of the most intense albums ever made, in this genre or any other. I have heard it described as heavy but I believe this to be misleading - TDP does not display any of the 'metal' qualities now associated with industrial music; rather it relies on the claustrophobic atmosphere and spooky samples (see Nature's Revenge) to create a record that is much more taxing than any metal album I have ever heard.
Whilst the stand-out track is definitely Spasmolytic, every song will strike its own brand of fear into your heart and despite being short this CD can be quite hard to stick with to the end. However if you do so, it is incredibly rewarding, and you can be safe in the knowledge that you have witnessed a milestone in electronic rock. I can guarantee you've never heard anything like it - a truly innovative work of art.
Maybe I am biased, but I honestly have nothing negative to say! A gem for seasoned fans and those new to Skinny Puppy alike. Highly, highly recommended.
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this album is just stella, its just disturbing, it feel like someone is watching you yet you carnt see them, the album is tight, production great, sound terrifing, lyrics creepy
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
(scared sh-tless, cowering in corner of room)
11 Dec 2004
Format:Audio CD
Finally, my first review of a proper industrial album (my review for Ministry's Houses Of The Mole doesn't count since Ministry is in more of an "industrial metal" vein... besides, it wasn't much of a review anyway). And I couldn't have picked a better album to start with--though I gather that would-be rivetheads should probably cut their teeth on something easier. No matter.
Skinny Puppy's Too Dark Park is, in a word, SCARY. Nivek Ogre and cEVIN kEY are true composers of the dark and sinister. Listening to this album is like being in the throes of some drug-induced nightmare. Corrosive beats that sound like the drum machines are having seizures; noisy synths; disturbing, layered collages of samples (including the obligatory sirens); complex polyrhythmic assaults seemingly absent any trace of melody; and on top of this backdrop are Ogre's electronically distorted, hellish vocals. Forget Slayer and their pseudo-Satanic ilk, or the contrived teenage angst of Nine Inch Nails; this is what EVIL sounds like.
I've never understood why this album is labeled "industrial dance music." This sounds nothing at all like Revolting Cocks, Thrill Kill Kult, or KMFDM. No friendly dance beats here, just sheer sonic jihad from beginning to end. The lyrics fit the onslaught as well--insanity, pollution, exploitation, violence, mental illness, drug abuse. All the horrors of the modern world are on display.
Opener Convulsion sets the tone; Shore Lined Poison and Nature's Revenge have moments that would almost be considered "subdued" if they weren't so creepy and insane; Tormentor has its catchy beats eviscerated by waves of abrasive electronics; Rash Reflection has a suprisingly memorable chorus ("kiss the master's feet"); and Spasmolytic is pure f--king chaos, and I mean that in the best possible way.
Absolutely excellent, and highly recommended stuff if you think that you're up for it.
Skinny Puppy's Too Dark Park is, in a word, SCARY. Nivek Ogre and cEVIN kEY are true composers of the dark and sinister. Listening to this album is like being in the throes of some drug-induced nightmare. Corrosive beats that sound like the drum machines are having seizures; noisy synths; disturbing, layered collages of samples (including the obligatory sirens); complex polyrhythmic assaults seemingly absent any trace of melody; and on top of this backdrop are Ogre's electronically distorted, hellish vocals. Forget Slayer and their pseudo-Satanic ilk, or the contrived teenage angst of Nine Inch Nails; this is what EVIL sounds like.
I've never understood why this album is labeled "industrial dance music." This sounds nothing at all like Revolting Cocks, Thrill Kill Kult, or KMFDM. No friendly dance beats here, just sheer sonic jihad from beginning to end. The lyrics fit the onslaught as well--insanity, pollution, exploitation, violence, mental illness, drug abuse. All the horrors of the modern world are on display.
Opener Convulsion sets the tone; Shore Lined Poison and Nature's Revenge have moments that would almost be considered "subdued" if they weren't so creepy and insane; Tormentor has its catchy beats eviscerated by waves of abrasive electronics; Rash Reflection has a suprisingly memorable chorus ("kiss the master's feet"); and Spasmolytic is pure f--king chaos, and I mean that in the best possible way.
Absolutely excellent, and highly recommended stuff if you think that you're up for it.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
crazy as hell
1 Dec 2004
Format:Audio CD
Yeah, its a great album. 'unique' 'deep' and 'original' don't even begin to describe it. Yeah, its a fan favorite. I agree with all praise.
It's also bloody insane. This was the first puppy cd i bought. Why? It looked pretty. Then i spun it, christ was i shocked. Too Dark Park is the most insane album i have ever heard. Convulsion is the most insane song. I hated this album for two weeks, it was so far from anything i had ever heard before.
At this time, my mum was convalescing with some rare deadly disease. I lived with her for a month, slept in a closet in a high rise appt, away from everything i knew and hoping mom wouldnt die.
One song stood out, Spasmolytic. That song was how i felt. In time I got it. There are points in life that are horrible and inexplicable. For those times, this is the album.
This is not a starter album. This is the fringe.
It's also bloody insane. This was the first puppy cd i bought. Why? It looked pretty. Then i spun it, christ was i shocked. Too Dark Park is the most insane album i have ever heard. Convulsion is the most insane song. I hated this album for two weeks, it was so far from anything i had ever heard before.
At this time, my mum was convalescing with some rare deadly disease. I lived with her for a month, slept in a closet in a high rise appt, away from everything i knew and hoping mom wouldnt die.
One song stood out, Spasmolytic. That song was how i felt. In time I got it. There are points in life that are horrible and inexplicable. For those times, this is the album.
This is not a starter album. This is the fringe.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Noise + Genius = Apocalyptic Masterpiece
27 Sep 2000
Format:Audio CD
The first time you listen to Skinny Puppy, you shudder andwonder just how this is considered music. The second time, you listen and think this is still awful, but you're reluctant to stop the CD. The third time, you're addicted like the rest of us. That's pretty much how everybody is when it comes to Skinny Puppy. "Too Dark Park" is often considered Skinny Puppy's best album, as well as their most abrasive. "Too Dark Park" is the first Skinny Puppy CD I started out with, and unless you have some patience, you might want to start elsewhere in their catalog of work. As I guarantee you, you've never heard anything quite like this. "Convulsion" is a good intro to the album, not one of the better songs here, but solid nonetheless. "Tormentor" picks up the pace with a great beat and amazing synths. However, it's no match for "Spasmolytic", nor are any of the other songs here. "Spasmolytic", too put it bluntly, is demonic chaos, this song is just beyond perfect. Is it the evil synths? The cryptic voice and lyrics? Or maybe it's the fact that, even after all that I've said, you can still dance to it? It's a bit of everything, and then some. "Rash Reflection" is another brilliant song, great beats (as usual), great lyrics ("Kiss the master's feet"), haunting synths (as well as a violin), what's not to love?. If there was one song on "Too Park Park" that is somewhat accessible, it would have to be "Nature's Revenge", a great song without screaming or evil synths that would normally scare everyone and everything away. "Shoreline Posion" is a lot like the previous song, minus the vocal drawl. "Grave Wisdom" is the second best song here. Everything about this song clicks like you wouldn't believe, it sounds epic. "T.F.W.O." has a faster tempo than the other songs, and, as a result, is one of the best ones here (that little melody jingle sure surprised me). "Morpheus Laughing" has a great synth intro and I love that, yet another great song. "Reclamation" is an outro, but is nothing short of amazing itself. "Too Dark Park" is, to sum it up best, harsh. And in all honesty, I wouldn't want it any other way. Many pathetic Industrial bands aspire (wave to the nice people Stabbing Westward), Skinny Puppy on the other hand, were. Mental shock, indeed. A masterpiece.
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