CD Review: The Rabid Whole – Autraumaton
February 24th, 2009 Filed under: Made In Canada, Reviews - Music by admin
CD Review – The Rabid Whole
Autraumaton
Synthetic Sounds
Industrial/cyber-metal has been around for quite some time and we have seen its rise all the way from the beginning of the 90′s with landmark acts like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry. The twentieth century exhibits an evolution of the genre and the name “cyber-metal” is a bright example. Combining heavy guitar sound with an abundance of samples generated new big names and smashing hits. Deathstars and Dope Stars Inc. are exemplary in this respect and now…more are to follow.
Leaning towards the electronic side is Saskatchewan based outfit The Rabid Whole, who also manage to keep it heavy and catchy, a good recipe for popularity. As with most bands in the genre, essentially a one man effort, The Rabid Whole quickly grew and showed serious talent, self-releasing a debut album Autraumaton only two years after conception. The band’s current line-up is Andreas Weiss (Writing/Vox/Guitar/Programming), Sheenah Ko (Keys/Backup Vox), George Radutu (Guitar/Backup Vox) and James McKenzie (Percussion/Keys/Programming/Visuals).
There isn’t anything conceptually new in their music (and there can’t be), but they have everything worked out perfectly. They recorded a fresh, catchy and energetic album, not falling into the mainstream pit, even though some of the songs have a 30 Seconds to Mars-ish feeling to them. The Rabid Whole doesn’t make template-based music, exploring both the heavy and electronic side, combining heavy riffs, groovy beats and atmospheric samples along with screeching synthesizer sound. They hit you right away with “All the Same” and you sit there through the whole album with your mouth open, wondering: is this Canadian Zeromancer?
By Arceon
The Rabid Whole perform March 5 at The Media Club in Vancouver
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