ALBUM
REVIEWS
E-lux
Drowned in Sound
By: Jo Beth
Rating: 4/5
Release date: 30th September 1997.
The debut CD from Aimee Echo lead Human Waste Project is something not to
be missed. Although primarily a metal CD, Echo has confessed E-Lux is comprised
of "love songs, really!" and to all extents and purposes, it shows.
Hauntingly sung melodies backed with the instrumental side of HWP creates
the perfect ambience of a threatening (and yet soothing, as the seventh track
'Electra' proves) record. The album flows through uncompromising, delicate
and yet brutal dynamics, Echo's vocals ranging from sickly-sweet to all out
rage. 'Disease', for example, shows off Echo's screaming impeccably, whilst
'One night in Spain' portrays an utterly unique but captivating singing voice.
It's rebellious, angry, loving and highly contagious. Unfortunately for the
band, they seem to have made a top metal CD at the wrong time and due to that
fact, they were unfairly dubbed as nu-metal. E-Lux is a classic metal album,
if only they'd had the right hype around them.