Too Dark Park
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
While never particularly accessible to begin with, Skinny Puppy reacted to the mainstreaming of industrial (Ministry, KMFDM) with their most challenging disc. Reissued with new packaging, 1990's Too Dark Park does not follow the path set by its predecessor, Rabies, which dabbled in rock structure and pomp. There are most definitely guitars here, but nothing resembling a riff or hook. Each track is already filled up with layers upon layers of audio collage, abrasive squalls, squawks, and squelches, with less emphasis on the clever film samples and tortured vocals of frontman Nivek Ogre. For the first time, his prose seems disconnected from the sound sculpture, hanging alone in its anguish. Signature beats keep Too Dark Park in the industrial-dance genre, and although the pace does let up on occasion ("Nature's Revenge"), its overall cacophony ("Reclamation") makes it a dense listen. --Liisa Ladouceur
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Too Dark Park
Average customer rating:
- T.F.W.O
- Metallic Hell
- Non Music For Abnormal Freaks
- NIGHTMARE..NIGHTMARE..SCREAMING LAUGHTER!
- Sleek industrial stomp
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Too Dark Park
Skinny Puppy
Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Alt Industrial
| Industrial
| Goth & Industrial
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Industrial Dance
| Industrial
| Goth & Industrial
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
General
| Dance Pop
| Dance & DJ
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
- VIVISectVI
- Rabies
- Last Rights
- Cleanse, Fold and Manipulate
- Remission EP
ASIN: B00005LOR0
Release Date: 2001-06-19 |
Tracks:
- Convulssion
- Tormentor
- Spasmolytic
- Rash Reflection
- Nature's Revenge
- Shore Lined Poison
- Grave Wisdom
- T. F. W. O.
- Morpheus Laughing
- Reclamation
Amazon.com
This is a masterful work of noise sculpture; ominously appealing, it draws the listener into a musical world of colorful horror. Musician/programmers Cevin Key and Dwayne Goettel craft fascinating sound collages over which vocalist Nivek Ogre roars, snarls, and whispers his inimitable free-flowing narcotic imagery. Lyrical themes revolve around pollution and destruction of both the earth and the psyche. Key and Goettel display their characteristic talent for creating beautifully wicked and twisted soundscapes, seemingly drawing from any conceivable device capable of creating noise. "Convulsion" and "Tormentor" are of particular note for their intricate and imaginative design. --Mark McCleerey
Customer Reviews:
T.F.W.O.......2006-12-09
Totally F*cking Weirded Out! An apt acronym that applies to this entire album.
Metallic Hell.......2006-10-11
Skinny Puppy are practically legends in the "Industrial" music genre along with Ministry. And when it comes down to a pure definition of "Industrial music," I always tend to think of Skinny Puppy as fitting that mold. Of course, Skinny Puppy has always had more of a sense for the "theatrical" than most other Industrial acts, which in return spawned the Marilyn Manson's of today. If you don't believe me, then check out Marilyn's stilts the next time you are at one of his shows. Musically, Skinny Puppy differs from any other Industrial band I have ever heard. And yeah, they use a lot of synths and drum machines, but it's the way that they use them that makes them unique and experimental. The soundscapes on this record are dark and metallic. The theme of this record revolves around drug addiction, and the songs on this record take you within the deepest, darkest depths of an addict's tortured psyche. Orge has a very demonic sounding voice, yet it is also very mechanical and there is even a hint of vulnerability underneath the surface. This is pretty brutal music. It is very different from the almost electro Goth sounding new wave music that Industrial is known for today. The lyrics seem like they were written during a drug induced haze, so they are really long, stream of consciousness type of rants. It adds to the schizophrenic effect of the music nicely.
Overall, this is a classic album. A must buy for anyone who is even remotely interested in the genre of "Industrial" music.
Non Music For Abnormal Freaks.......2006-05-30
I never thought noise could sound so good. This is'nt music in the normal sense of the word. This is more like a colossal collage of mangled sounds.Not very many people are fit for this type of experiance. If you are one of the people who like listeng to radio, or if you think that anybody on "American Idol" is a artist than you should forget you ever heard about Skinny Puppy. On the other hand if you have ever thought that the world would be better if you were aborted then this might be for you. The first Skinny Puppy cd I bought was the remission EP. That was several years ago. I dont know if I ever even listened to the whole thing before I got rid of it. I got into other industrial music like Front Line Assembaly, KMFDM, and Velvet Acid Christ. Finally I decided to give the Puppy another chance. I talked to some Puppy fan at a music store and he suggested that I start with something other than Too Dark Park. So I bought Mind instead. I really didnt think it was all that special for a while. Finally it sunk in and I thought that I should try Too Dark Park. I am so glad that I did. I have probably listened to it at least twice a day for the last 3 months. I have come to the conclusion that it is the best Industrial cd ever made. Before I heard it I thought that Caustic Grip was the best Industrial cd ever. It still is awsome, but Too Dark, Last Rights, and ViVisectVI have already passed it up in my opinion. According to other reviews people usually say that you sould start with the more accessible puppy cd's like The Process, and The Greater Wrong. I really think that is wrong. I think you should start with Too Dark Park or Last Righs first. Sure it is harder to listen to, but why not start with the best. The lighter stuff will just give you a wrong impression of what the puppy is about.
Convulssion 10 This is a twisting heap of grating noise. This one went way the hell over my head the first time that I heard it. I was smiling as I put the cd in my stereo, and by the time it was over I just stood there like a deer in the headlights. I had no idea what just happened. I didnt even know which way was up or down. Once you get the hang of it you will see just how awsome it really is. One thing I like doing is playing it really loud when I am at a stop light. Especially if you have a car full of w!gger$ next to you. As I drive away they just have this confused stupid look on there faces. Their is a good video for this song as well.
Tormentor 8 Signifacantly tamer than Convulssions. It is still very good. Definantly far from being the best one in my opinion. On most cd's this might be a 10. Its far from the typical dance song, yet there are plenty of awkward beats.
Spasmolytic 10 "Kicking the habit, Possesion in the flesh" This one is actually kind of catchy for a Skinny Puppy song. Dont let that worry you my wretched rivetheads. It still feels like a syringe in the eyball of conformity. I really like the effect of the echoey bell, and the noise of the train horn.
Rash Reflection 8.5 "Kiss the masters feet" Probably the easiest listening song here. Very repetitive, but thats not a bad thing because the song is good.
Nature's Revenge 10 Total frickin masterpiece! This song shows that Skinny Puppy can make beautiful music. Underneath the noises you have some strings and even some sampled opera. There is also some brief guitar pieces. It sounds like a cure melody, but simpler.
Shore Lined Poison 15 My favorite song on the cd. Its better than perfect. Think a noisier more agressive version of Nature's Revenge. Lots of cool noise. A lot of it I cant recognize. I do think that the fire alarm is awsome sounding. Sadly I also here the siren of a pig here, but its still good noise.
Grave Wisdom 10 Some of the best melody of the cd is here. Layer's of melody and noise, upon more layer's of melody and noise. Their is awsome beats here. Nothing wrong with this song.
T. F. W. O. 10 Another great one. There is some guitar riffs here. The chorus is just t!ts. Kind of upbeat for a Skinny Puppy song. I dont know what the title is a acronym of. If somebody knows please include it in your review.
Morpheus Laughing 10 My second favorite song on the cd. This is just one of the coolest industrial songs ever! There is this clattering tattering sound throughout the song. It is addictive. The melody that is here gives it a dark aptmosphere.
Reclamation 9 Istrumental. The lyrics are so distorted you cant understand them. Very dark music with swirling noise.
I definantly recommend this cd. It is my favorite Industrial cd ever! It is also in my top 5 cd's of anykind ever!
NIGHTMARE..NIGHTMARE..SCREAMING LAUGHTER!.......2006-01-02
Always the HEAD FUKK of HEAD FUKK's..why would any one need ''drug's'' with this album?? well becasue they are weak that's why!!! this is a million time's more MIND OPENING than any stupid ''drug''!! ABOVE DRUG's FOR SURE!!
If you ever wanted to have some of your worst fear's put in yer head while awake, then this is what yer after, I always picture huge abandon mental hospital's and wall's opeing up to reveal to me very secluded tale's of torment or sadness, alot of it from nature itself as well!! as well as alot of other NIGHTMARE related theme's!!
An album like this really I warn you not to buy, I mean very few can handle this, you have to know what this is about to be able to take it!!
If you think you can handle it, then be my guest, just dont complain to me when they find you, crouched in the coroner of some abandon mental ward drowning in yer own spit!
NIGHTMARE's ARE REAL IN SLEEP AND IN REALITY!!!!!!!! YOU COULDNT PAY ME TO GET IN THE HEAD's OF THESE GENT's!! AS DARK AS MUSIC EVER GOT!!!! I WARNED YA!!
''GRAVE WISDOM''
Sleek industrial stomp.......2006-01-01
Skinny Puppy are often lumped into the same crowd as Ministry, but (other than being an influential, innovative industrial band) the two bands really aren't at all alike. Skinny Puppy don't have the metallic edge of Ministry, because when Ministry use guitar riffs, Skinny Puppy use synthesizers. For example, "Tormentor" has spidery synths, and "Spasmolytic" features trippy, reverberating keyboards. If I had to compare Skinny Puppy's sound to anybody else, I'd say they combine the techno-like music of Autechre with the angular rhythms of Meshuggah. Nivek Ogre's sings in a very raspy (if repetitive and sometimes robotic) tone over layers of sleek industrial/dance/electronic music. The final sound is so so futuristic and creepy, it could be the soundtrack to almost any sci-fi movie. "Too Dark Park" is probably the most cold, barren, and mysterious sounding C.D. I own. There are a few nearly danceable/toe tappable moments (like "Rash Reflection" and "Nature's Revenge"), but this album is never typically catchy or (commercially) accessible. "Too Dark Park" is a very unique sound--you'd be hard pressed to find another C.D. that Skinny Puppy ripped off--but there are a few songs (i.e. "Grave Wisdom," which could be the soundtrack to a laser or light show) that are Nine Inch Nails-esque. So, "Too Dark Park" is recommended to fans of NIN and other industrial music. But this C.D. is certainly not for everybody; if you think all industrial music sounds like Ministry, then you'll be in a for a big surprise when you hear this C.D.
Average customer rating:
- T.F.W.O
- Metallic Hell
- Non Music For Abnormal Freaks
- NIGHTMARE..NIGHTMARE..SCREAMING LAUGHTER!
- Sleek industrial stomp
|
Too Dark Park
Skinny Puppy
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Alt Industrial
| Industrial
| Goth & Industrial
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Industrial Dance
| Industrial
| Goth & Industrial
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Dance Pop
| Dance & DJ
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
- VIVISectVI
- Rabies
- Last Rights
- Cleanse, Fold and Manipulate
- Remission EP
ASIN: B000007O5I
Release Date: 1990-10-15 |
Tracks:
- Convulssion
- Tormentor
- Spasmolytic
- Rash Reflection
- Nature's Revenge
- Shore Lined Poison
- Grave Wisdom
- T. F. W. O.
- Morpheus Laughing
- Reclamation
Amazon.com
This is a masterful work of noise sculpture; ominously appealing, it draws the listener into a musical world of colorful horror. Musician/programmers Cevin Key and Dwayne Goettel craft fascinating sound collages over which vocalist Nivek Ogre roars, snarls, and whispers his inimitable free-flowing narcotic imagery. Lyrical themes revolve around pollution and destruction of both the earth and the psyche. Key and Goettel display their characteristic talent for creating beautifully wicked and twisted soundscapes, seemingly drawing from any conceivable device capable of creating noise. "Convulsion" and "Tormentor" are of particular note for their intricate and imaginative design. --Mark McCleerey
Customer Reviews:
T.F.W.O.......2006-12-09
Totally F*cking Weirded Out! An apt acronym that applies to this entire album.
Metallic Hell.......2006-10-11
Skinny Puppy are practically legends in the "Industrial" music genre along with Ministry. And when it comes down to a pure definition of "Industrial music," I always tend to think of Skinny Puppy as fitting that mold. Of course, Skinny Puppy has always had more of a sense for the "theatrical" than most other Industrial acts, which in return spawned the Marilyn Manson's of today. If you don't believe me, then check out Marilyn's stilts the next time you are at one of his shows. Musically, Skinny Puppy differs from any other Industrial band I have ever heard. And yeah, they use a lot of synths and drum machines, but it's the way that they use them that makes them unique and experimental. The soundscapes on this record are dark and metallic. The theme of this record revolves around drug addiction, and the songs on this record take you within the deepest, darkest depths of an addict's tortured psyche. Orge has a very demonic sounding voice, yet it is also very mechanical and there is even a hint of vulnerability underneath the surface. This is pretty brutal music. It is very different from the almost electro Goth sounding new wave music that Industrial is known for today. The lyrics seem like they were written during a drug induced haze, so they are really long, stream of consciousness type of rants. It adds to the schizophrenic effect of the music nicely.
Overall, this is a classic album. A must buy for anyone who is even remotely interested in the genre of "Industrial" music.
Non Music For Abnormal Freaks.......2006-05-30
I never thought noise could sound so good. This is'nt music in the normal sense of the word. This is more like a colossal collage of mangled sounds.Not very many people are fit for this type of experiance. If you are one of the people who like listeng to radio, or if you think that anybody on "American Idol" is a artist than you should forget you ever heard about Skinny Puppy. On the other hand if you have ever thought that the world would be better if you were aborted then this might be for you. The first Skinny Puppy cd I bought was the remission EP. That was several years ago. I dont know if I ever even listened to the whole thing before I got rid of it. I got into other industrial music like Front Line Assembaly, KMFDM, and Velvet Acid Christ. Finally I decided to give the Puppy another chance. I talked to some Puppy fan at a music store and he suggested that I start with something other than Too Dark Park. So I bought Mind instead. I really didnt think it was all that special for a while. Finally it sunk in and I thought that I should try Too Dark Park. I am so glad that I did. I have probably listened to it at least twice a day for the last 3 months. I have come to the conclusion that it is the best Industrial cd ever made. Before I heard it I thought that Caustic Grip was the best Industrial cd ever. It still is awsome, but Too Dark, Last Rights, and ViVisectVI have already passed it up in my opinion. According to other reviews people usually say that you sould start with the more accessible puppy cd's like The Process, and The Greater Wrong. I really think that is wrong. I think you should start with Too Dark Park or Last Righs first. Sure it is harder to listen to, but why not start with the best. The lighter stuff will just give you a wrong impression of what the puppy is about.
Convulssion 10 This is a twisting heap of grating noise. This one went way the hell over my head the first time that I heard it. I was smiling as I put the cd in my stereo, and by the time it was over I just stood there like a deer in the headlights. I had no idea what just happened. I didnt even know which way was up or down. Once you get the hang of it you will see just how awsome it really is. One thing I like doing is playing it really loud when I am at a stop light. Especially if you have a car full of w!gger$ next to you. As I drive away they just have this confused stupid look on there faces. Their is a good video for this song as well.
Tormentor 8 Signifacantly tamer than Convulssions. It is still very good. Definantly far from being the best one in my opinion. On most cd's this might be a 10. Its far from the typical dance song, yet there are plenty of awkward beats.
Spasmolytic 10 "Kicking the habit, Possesion in the flesh" This one is actually kind of catchy for a Skinny Puppy song. Dont let that worry you my wretched rivetheads. It still feels like a syringe in the eyball of conformity. I really like the effect of the echoey bell, and the noise of the train horn.
Rash Reflection 8.5 "Kiss the masters feet" Probably the easiest listening song here. Very repetitive, but thats not a bad thing because the song is good.
Nature's Revenge 10 Total frickin masterpiece! This song shows that Skinny Puppy can make beautiful music. Underneath the noises you have some strings and even some sampled opera. There is also some brief guitar pieces. It sounds like a cure melody, but simpler.
Shore Lined Poison 15 My favorite song on the cd. Its better than perfect. Think a noisier more agressive version of Nature's Revenge. Lots of cool noise. A lot of it I cant recognize. I do think that the fire alarm is awsome sounding. Sadly I also here the siren of a pig here, but its still good noise.
Grave Wisdom 10 Some of the best melody of the cd is here. Layer's of melody and noise, upon more layer's of melody and noise. Their is awsome beats here. Nothing wrong with this song.
T. F. W. O. 10 Another great one. There is some guitar riffs here. The chorus is just t!ts. Kind of upbeat for a Skinny Puppy song. I dont know what the title is a acronym of. If somebody knows please include it in your review.
Morpheus Laughing 10 My second favorite song on the cd. This is just one of the coolest industrial songs ever! There is this clattering tattering sound throughout the song. It is addictive. The melody that is here gives it a dark aptmosphere.
Reclamation 9 Istrumental. The lyrics are so distorted you cant understand them. Very dark music with swirling noise.
I definantly recommend this cd. It is my favorite Industrial cd ever! It is also in my top 5 cd's of anykind ever!
NIGHTMARE..NIGHTMARE..SCREAMING LAUGHTER!.......2006-01-02
Always the HEAD FUKK of HEAD FUKK's..why would any one need ''drug's'' with this album?? well becasue they are weak that's why!!! this is a million time's more MIND OPENING than any stupid ''drug''!! ABOVE DRUG's FOR SURE!!
If you ever wanted to have some of your worst fear's put in yer head while awake, then this is what yer after, I always picture huge abandon mental hospital's and wall's opeing up to reveal to me very secluded tale's of torment or sadness, alot of it from nature itself as well!! as well as alot of other NIGHTMARE related theme's!!
An album like this really I warn you not to buy, I mean very few can handle this, you have to know what this is about to be able to take it!!
If you think you can handle it, then be my guest, just dont complain to me when they find you, crouched in the coroner of some abandon mental ward drowning in yer own spit!
NIGHTMARE's ARE REAL IN SLEEP AND IN REALITY!!!!!!!! YOU COULDNT PAY ME TO GET IN THE HEAD's OF THESE GENT's!! AS DARK AS MUSIC EVER GOT!!!! I WARNED YA!!
''GRAVE WISDOM''
Sleek industrial stomp.......2006-01-01
Skinny Puppy are often lumped into the same crowd as Ministry, but (other than being an influential, innovative industrial band) the two bands really aren't at all alike. Skinny Puppy don't have the metallic edge of Ministry, because when Ministry use guitar riffs, Skinny Puppy use synthesizers. For example, "Tormentor" has spidery synths, and "Spasmolytic" features trippy, reverberating keyboards. If I had to compare Skinny Puppy's sound to anybody else, I'd say they combine the techno-like music of Autechre with the angular rhythms of Meshuggah. Nivek Ogre's sings in a very raspy (if repetitive and sometimes robotic) tone over layers of sleek industrial/dance/electronic music. The final sound is so so futuristic and creepy, it could be the soundtrack to almost any sci-fi movie. "Too Dark Park" is probably the most cold, barren, and mysterious sounding C.D. I own. There are a few nearly danceable/toe tappable moments (like "Rash Reflection" and "Nature's Revenge"), but this album is never typically catchy or (commercially) accessible. "Too Dark Park" is a very unique sound--you'd be hard pressed to find another C.D. that Skinny Puppy ripped off--but there are a few songs (i.e. "Grave Wisdom," which could be the soundtrack to a laser or light show) that are Nine Inch Nails-esque. So, "Too Dark Park" is recommended to fans of NIN and other industrial music. But this C.D. is certainly not for everybody; if you think all industrial music sounds like Ministry, then you'll be in a for a big surprise when you hear this C.D.
Average customer rating:
- T.F.W.O
- Metallic Hell
- Non Music For Abnormal Freaks
- NIGHTMARE..NIGHTMARE..SCREAMING LAUGHTER!
- Sleek industrial stomp
|
Too Dark Park
Skinny Puppy
Manufacturer: Indent Series
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Alt Industrial
| Industrial
| Goth & Industrial
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Industrial Dance
| Industrial
| Goth & Industrial
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Dance Pop
| Dance & DJ
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
- VIVISectVI
- Rabies
- Last Rights
- Cleanse, Fold and Manipulate
- Remission EP
ASIN: B000005JNQ
Release Date: 1996-07-23 |
Tracks:
- Convulssion
- Tormentor
- Spasmolytic
- Rash Reflection
- Nature's Revenge
- Shore Lined Poison
- Grave Wisdom
- T. F. W. O.
- Morpheus Laughing
- Reclamation
Amazon.com
This is a masterful work of noise sculpture; ominously appealing, it draws the listener into a musical world of colorful horror. Musician/programmers Cevin Key and Dwayne Goettel craft fascinating sound collages over which vocalist Nivek Ogre roars, snarls, and whispers his inimitable free-flowing narcotic imagery. Lyrical themes revolve around pollution and destruction of both the earth and the psyche. Key and Goettel display their characteristic talent for creating beautifully wicked and twisted soundscapes, seemingly drawing from any conceivable device capable of creating noise. "Convulsion" and "Tormentor" are of particular note for their intricate and imaginative design. --Mark McCleerey
Customer Reviews:
T.F.W.O.......2006-12-09
Totally F*cking Weirded Out! An apt acronym that applies to this entire album.
Metallic Hell.......2006-10-11
Skinny Puppy are practically legends in the "Industrial" music genre along with Ministry. And when it comes down to a pure definition of "Industrial music," I always tend to think of Skinny Puppy as fitting that mold. Of course, Skinny Puppy has always had more of a sense for the "theatrical" than most other Industrial acts, which in return spawned the Marilyn Manson's of today. If you don't believe me, then check out Marilyn's stilts the next time you are at one of his shows. Musically, Skinny Puppy differs from any other Industrial band I have ever heard. And yeah, they use a lot of synths and drum machines, but it's the way that they use them that makes them unique and experimental. The soundscapes on this record are dark and metallic. The theme of this record revolves around drug addiction, and the songs on this record take you within the deepest, darkest depths of an addict's tortured psyche. Orge has a very demonic sounding voice, yet it is also very mechanical and there is even a hint of vulnerability underneath the surface. This is pretty brutal music. It is very different from the almost electro Goth sounding new wave music that Industrial is known for today. The lyrics seem like they were written during a drug induced haze, so they are really long, stream of consciousness type of rants. It adds to the schizophrenic effect of the music nicely.
Overall, this is a classic album. A must buy for anyone who is even remotely interested in the genre of "Industrial" music.
Non Music For Abnormal Freaks.......2006-05-30
I never thought noise could sound so good. This is'nt music in the normal sense of the word. This is more like a colossal collage of mangled sounds.Not very many people are fit for this type of experiance. If you are one of the people who like listeng to radio, or if you think that anybody on "American Idol" is a artist than you should forget you ever heard about Skinny Puppy. On the other hand if you have ever thought that the world would be better if you were aborted then this might be for you. The first Skinny Puppy cd I bought was the remission EP. That was several years ago. I dont know if I ever even listened to the whole thing before I got rid of it. I got into other industrial music like Front Line Assembaly, KMFDM, and Velvet Acid Christ. Finally I decided to give the Puppy another chance. I talked to some Puppy fan at a music store and he suggested that I start with something other than Too Dark Park. So I bought Mind instead. I really didnt think it was all that special for a while. Finally it sunk in and I thought that I should try Too Dark Park. I am so glad that I did. I have probably listened to it at least twice a day for the last 3 months. I have come to the conclusion that it is the best Industrial cd ever made. Before I heard it I thought that Caustic Grip was the best Industrial cd ever. It still is awsome, but Too Dark, Last Rights, and ViVisectVI have already passed it up in my opinion. According to other reviews people usually say that you sould start with the more accessible puppy cd's like The Process, and The Greater Wrong. I really think that is wrong. I think you should start with Too Dark Park or Last Righs first. Sure it is harder to listen to, but why not start with the best. The lighter stuff will just give you a wrong impression of what the puppy is about.
Convulssion 10 This is a twisting heap of grating noise. This one went way the hell over my head the first time that I heard it. I was smiling as I put the cd in my stereo, and by the time it was over I just stood there like a deer in the headlights. I had no idea what just happened. I didnt even know which way was up or down. Once you get the hang of it you will see just how awsome it really is. One thing I like doing is playing it really loud when I am at a stop light. Especially if you have a car full of w!gger$ next to you. As I drive away they just have this confused stupid look on there faces. Their is a good video for this song as well.
Tormentor 8 Signifacantly tamer than Convulssions. It is still very good. Definantly far from being the best one in my opinion. On most cd's this might be a 10. Its far from the typical dance song, yet there are plenty of awkward beats.
Spasmolytic 10 "Kicking the habit, Possesion in the flesh" This one is actually kind of catchy for a Skinny Puppy song. Dont let that worry you my wretched rivetheads. It still feels like a syringe in the eyball of conformity. I really like the effect of the echoey bell, and the noise of the train horn.
Rash Reflection 8.5 "Kiss the masters feet" Probably the easiest listening song here. Very repetitive, but thats not a bad thing because the song is good.
Nature's Revenge 10 Total frickin masterpiece! This song shows that Skinny Puppy can make beautiful music. Underneath the noises you have some strings and even some sampled opera. There is also some brief guitar pieces. It sounds like a cure melody, but simpler.
Shore Lined Poison 15 My favorite song on the cd. Its better than perfect. Think a noisier more agressive version of Nature's Revenge. Lots of cool noise. A lot of it I cant recognize. I do think that the fire alarm is awsome sounding. Sadly I also here the siren of a pig here, but its still good noise.
Grave Wisdom 10 Some of the best melody of the cd is here. Layer's of melody and noise, upon more layer's of melody and noise. Their is awsome beats here. Nothing wrong with this song.
T. F. W. O. 10 Another great one. There is some guitar riffs here. The chorus is just t!ts. Kind of upbeat for a Skinny Puppy song. I dont know what the title is a acronym of. If somebody knows please include it in your review.
Morpheus Laughing 10 My second favorite song on the cd. This is just one of the coolest industrial songs ever! There is this clattering tattering sound throughout the song. It is addictive. The melody that is here gives it a dark aptmosphere.
Reclamation 9 Istrumental. The lyrics are so distorted you cant understand them. Very dark music with swirling noise.
I definantly recommend this cd. It is my favorite Industrial cd ever! It is also in my top 5 cd's of anykind ever!
NIGHTMARE..NIGHTMARE..SCREAMING LAUGHTER!.......2006-01-02
Always the HEAD FUKK of HEAD FUKK's..why would any one need ''drug's'' with this album?? well becasue they are weak that's why!!! this is a million time's more MIND OPENING than any stupid ''drug''!! ABOVE DRUG's FOR SURE!!
If you ever wanted to have some of your worst fear's put in yer head while awake, then this is what yer after, I always picture huge abandon mental hospital's and wall's opeing up to reveal to me very secluded tale's of torment or sadness, alot of it from nature itself as well!! as well as alot of other NIGHTMARE related theme's!!
An album like this really I warn you not to buy, I mean very few can handle this, you have to know what this is about to be able to take it!!
If you think you can handle it, then be my guest, just dont complain to me when they find you, crouched in the coroner of some abandon mental ward drowning in yer own spit!
NIGHTMARE's ARE REAL IN SLEEP AND IN REALITY!!!!!!!! YOU COULDNT PAY ME TO GET IN THE HEAD's OF THESE GENT's!! AS DARK AS MUSIC EVER GOT!!!! I WARNED YA!!
''GRAVE WISDOM''
Sleek industrial stomp.......2006-01-01
Skinny Puppy are often lumped into the same crowd as Ministry, but (other than being an influential, innovative industrial band) the two bands really aren't at all alike. Skinny Puppy don't have the metallic edge of Ministry, because when Ministry use guitar riffs, Skinny Puppy use synthesizers. For example, "Tormentor" has spidery synths, and "Spasmolytic" features trippy, reverberating keyboards. If I had to compare Skinny Puppy's sound to anybody else, I'd say they combine the techno-like music of Autechre with the angular rhythms of Meshuggah. Nivek Ogre's sings in a very raspy (if repetitive and sometimes robotic) tone over layers of sleek industrial/dance/electronic music. The final sound is so so futuristic and creepy, it could be the soundtrack to almost any sci-fi movie. "Too Dark Park" is probably the most cold, barren, and mysterious sounding C.D. I own. There are a few nearly danceable/toe tappable moments (like "Rash Reflection" and "Nature's Revenge"), but this album is never typically catchy or (commercially) accessible. "Too Dark Park" is a very unique sound--you'd be hard pressed to find another C.D. that Skinny Puppy ripped off--but there are a few songs (i.e. "Grave Wisdom," which could be the soundtrack to a laser or light show) that are Nine Inch Nails-esque. So, "Too Dark Park" is recommended to fans of NIN and other industrial music. But this C.D. is certainly not for everybody; if you think all industrial music sounds like Ministry, then you'll be in a for a big surprise when you hear this C.D.
Average customer rating:
- Soundtrack to the Apocalypse
- AMAZING STUFF!!!!!!
- Too Dark Park ~ Skinny Puppy
- (scared sh-tless, cowering in corner of room)
- crazy as hell
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Too Dark Park
Skinny Puppy
Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Alt Industrial
| Industrial
| Goth & Industrial
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Industrial Dance
| Industrial
| Goth & Industrial
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
General
| Dance Pop
| Dance & DJ
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
- Rabies
- Rabies
- Gub
- 06:21:03:11 Up Evil
- VIVISectVI
ASIN: B00000DCJR
Release Date: 1998-10-20 |
Tracks:
- Convulsion
- Tormentor
- Spasmolytic
- Rash Reflection
- Natures Revenge
- Shore Lined Poison
- Grave Wisdom
- T.F.W.O.
- Morpheus Laughing
- Reclamation
Amazon.com
While never particularly accessible to begin with, Skinny Puppy reacted to the mainstreaming of industrial (Ministry, KMFDM) with their most challenging disc. Reissued with new packaging, 1990's Too Dark Park does not follow the path set by its predecessor, Rabies, which dabbled in rock structure and pomp. There are most definitely guitars here, but nothing resembling a riff or hook. Each track is already filled up with layers upon layers of audio collage, abrasive squalls, squawks, and squelches, with less emphasis on the clever film samples and tortured vocals of frontman Nivek Ogre. For the first time, his prose seems disconnected from the sound sculpture, hanging alone in its anguish. Signature beats keep Too Dark Park in the industrial-dance genre, and although the pace does let up on occasion ("Nature's Revenge"), its overall cacophony ("Reclamation") makes it a dense listen. --Liisa Ladouceur
Customer Reviews:
Soundtrack to the Apocalypse.......2005-12-05
This is, without a doubt, one of the best albums in the Industrial genre. Being a reformed Industrial nut, Too Dark Park stands as one of the few albums from the genre that I still listen to regularly. Dark, avant-garde, bizarrely catchy, nightmarish, hallucinatory, this is just a thoroughly compelling listen from beginning to end. I'd recommend this album to anyone with even the slightest interest in dark or experimental music.
AMAZING STUFF!!!!!!.......2005-10-22
This was my first SKINNY PUPPY cd!!!
NO BAND WILL EVER BE LIKE SKINNY PUPPY..THAT IS FOR SURE!!
This is more of a nightmare album than Vivisect vi and the song's are shorter..but still is about as good as vivisect vi!!
A TOTAL SOUNDTRACK TO A NIGHTMARE..WILL ALWAY'S MAKE YOU THINK!!!!! ANOTHER TOTAL MUST OWN ALBUM
FROM THE VAULT's OF THE 90'S!!!!!!
''GRAVE WISDOM''
Too Dark Park ~ Skinny Puppy.......2005-04-25
Too Dark Park is Skinny Puppy's most avantgard release and it came as a respond to industrial music becoming popular and adaptinga more "easy listening" approach and was in total contrast to their more standard rock release Rabies. This is a massive attack of layered sounds, distorted guitar riffs and vocals that have been masively altered with vocoders and other electronic treatments. This is a far cry for their basic first releases (bites & remission) and it shows them dabbling with equipement that they could dream of in the early days. The book-let is quite nice and it has a very strange art that could be said to look like medieval pictures of hell with evil beasts and and the worm on the back looks like a fiend from hell. This is a very different album and the most challenging Skinny Puppy release up to this point.
(scared sh-tless, cowering in corner of room) .......2004-12-12
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.
crazy as hell.......2004-12-01
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.
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