Plan 29 presents itself as, according to the website, the future of music in a world that has no future. Lofty ambition. Plan 29 instead comes across as an update of mid-80s Skinny Puppy, all slinky and menacing synths, hushed vocal samples and a general air of industrial malaise. This is a good thing.
There is a hushed atmosphere in action throughout the disk, hints and shadows of the solitary machinist, alone in his workshop, creating a metallic music built from what surrounds him. There are hints of Einsturzende Neubauten in the percussion, and a;grumh in the melodies. “Anschlag” brings to mind the stylings of DAF. But “Bomber Harris” is the highlight of the EP, an ominous guitar-based instrumental that closes things out in a suitable manner.
Ultimately, Plan 29 presents very little in the way of innovation, but does provide a sensation not unlike coming home, if your home was filled with the sounds of classic industrial music.
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