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Pitchshifter - Desensitized:

I bought this album a few months ago and hated it. Seemed like all the death-metal we've every had. Then I listened to Ministry, then went back to this.
It has barely left my CD player since. The beats are so rough and hypnotic, the vocals so abrasive, the guitars so crunching, the bass so cold and intense.

Diable kicks it off in superb fashion, the percussion taking centre stage, as with Ephemorel. You will bow to PSI's magnificence. Then it gets better.

Triad contains such a great guitar loop and passionate vocals, making it possibly one of the most arresting tracks on the album. Then is the killer bass and the dancefloor-beat of To Die Is To Gain, a sample voice repeating the title, with JS Clayden (the vocalist) sneaking up at you at the right second. These prepare you for (a higher form of) Killing, in my opinion PSI's greatest track, the pounding percussion and grating guitar\bass providing the meanest backdrop to Clayden's vicious mantra. If u liked Ministry's Burning Inside, you will love this.

Still with Pitchsifter was Jon Carter, possibly one of the most gifted and inspired programmers of the 1990s. His odd collection of samples terrify you on G.O.D and NCM. And don't let the length fool you, a whole 30 mins of blank space after Routine, there is Landfill, one of PSI's earlier, and most compelling tracks.

Now listen to me: 1)Buy This Album 2)Listen To This Album 3)Press Play Again 4)Repeat steps 1-3 until your cynicism and rebelliousness is cranked up to the full 5) Buy all of PSI's other albums 

Tracklist:

1."Lesson One" - 0:12
2."Diable" - 6:02
3."Ephemerol" - 4:14
4."Triad" - 4:30
5."To Die Is Gain" - 4:52
6."(A Higher Form of) Killing" - 4:44
7."Lesson Two" - 0:06
8."Cathode" - 7:31
9."N/A" - 0:13
10."Gatherer. of. Data." - 4:57
11."N.C.M." - 5:10
12."Routine" - 4:03
13."Landfill" - 5:04 [hidden track]