Weightless

weightless

Track Listings

1. we are the hollow men

2. tin girl-tin love

3. bite the coil

4. permanent

5. blessed

6. glory

7. re/z/onator

8. shapeshifter

9. stand and fight

10. blank dirge

11. weightless

12. touch (ill-starred)

13. baby one more time

Editorial Reviews
Rock Sound (UK), March 2003
"'Weightless' burns with a righteous energy that almost consumes those that hear it...worth the effort in tracking down!"

Product Description
From the opening song "We Are the Hollow Men", inspired by the TS Elliot poem "The Hollow Men," to the final club hit cover of Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time", Doll Factory's new album, 'Weightless', grabs you and doesn't let go. The album showcases Seattle based duo Garrick Antikajian and Chris Roy's diverse musical tastes and abilities, ranging from the sassy "Tin Girl" with its insidiously addictive beat to the crunchier fare of "Stand and Fight" and "Re/z/onator". Doll Factory has created an industrial album that transcends the guitar and sample-driven norm for the genre, mixing in catchy synthpop keyboards and hypnotically danceable bass lines.

Weightless

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Amazing...If you like hard-rock/metal
SLO RO no more.
Buy this CD!
A Great CD
GREATNESS

Weightless
Slow Roosevelt
Manufacturer: Reality Ent.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000A4GCK
Release Date: 2003-07-29

Tracks:

Boys Lie Girls Steal
From Laughing Comes Crying
Piss And Vinegar
Comfort From A Bomb
Silverback
Audio Star Satellite
Racer X
Mouth Wide Shut
Paperheart
Radio Drowning

Customer Reviews:

Amazing...If you like hard-rock/metal.......2005-07-17

This is everything hard music should be...makes me proud to be a Texan knowing these guys are from Dallas. If you're looking for a comparison, I'd have to say these guys remind me mostly of Drowning Pool (DP's first cd). What made Drowning Pool so great in my opinion is the fact that they knew how to do metal. I can't stand hard music when the vocals suck, and trust me, these are about as good as it gets with hard rock/metal.
Gotta give a listing on this one..

1. Boys Lie Girls Steal - 4.5/5 - Excellent opener in the vein of skrape or bands of the sort. Sure the title is corny but who cares, the song kicks.
2. From Laughing Comes Crying - 3.5/5 - Not the catchiest but it has its moments, just a lil repetitive.
3. Piss And Vinegar - 3/5 - Cornball lyrics "too many freaks and not enough circus" make this hard to listen to even though the hooks are catchy and pounding.
4. Comfort From A Bomb - 5/5 - The #$%! nothin more to say.
5. Silverback - 4.5/5 - Also a little repetitive but dang its too good to skip.
6. Audio Star Satellite - 2.5 - They kinda change their style with this one, and not for the better.
7. Racer X - 5/5 - Besides the cool sounding title I'd have to say this is not only the best song on the cd but the BEST metal song in the genre today..if nothing else, listen to this song. Killer chorus.
8. Mouth Wide Shut - 4/5 - If you can get past the "uh huh" thing the singer does this one kicks @$$. Awesome riffs.
9. Paperheart - 4.5/5 - Yikes, a really angry love song. Nice guitar work and vocals.
10. Radio Drowning - 4/5 - Nice outro, with less metal on this track than the rest, more of an angry southern hard rock sound if you will.

Looking forward to picking up the other two discs by this band.

SLO RO no more........2005-03-15

Although the band is no more, this is a great CD. I fully recommend this CD to all fans of this type of music. I first saw them at a concert here in Dallas called BFD. They were on the side stage and were great. Spent more time watching them than on the main stage watching the big bands.

Buy this CD!.......2004-05-09

I first heard Slow Roosevelt in the most recent DBZ movie, Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan, in which they play 2 of their songs, Boys Lie, Girls steal, and Silverback. I thought the music was awesome and I decided to look into the bands. I found this on here and it was only $2.88 so I decided What the heck? The music is really great, and even if you aren't a DBZ fan, you should buy this CD.

A Great CD.......2004-04-26

I really love rock and after I had heard Slow Roosevelt, I loved it even more. I had first heard of Slow Roosevelt when I had seen Dragonballz "Broly the Ledgendary Super Sayin". The movie was great and the music was just as good. So I checked out one of the bands (which was Slow Roosevelt). They did two songs from the cd on the movie and I loved them. Not only were the two songs from the movie great but so was everything else. I hope my review encourages you to get this great cd.

GREATNESS.......2004-03-25

Peter Thomas is a God. This CD has no flaws. Every song from the single Boys Lie Girls Steal to the hardcore Silverback rock. If you are a fan of hardcore rock music you need to buy this album. Here is a song by song rundown:
Boys lie girls steal: 10/10 The radio single off of the CD
From laughing comes crying: 10/10 Very good vocals
Piss and vinegar: 10/10 One of the best songs on the album
Comfort from a bomb: 10/10 The lyrics to this song are absolutely amazing
Silverback: 10/10 Best song on the CD
Audio star satellite: 9/10 Love the guitar work on this song
Racer X: 10/10 Another great song
Mouth Wide Shut: 10/10 Very catchy song
Paperheart: 10/10 Good song
Radio Drowning: 10/10 Very good lyrics on this song that mean something

Tracks:

Roads
Whatever
All The Same
Valhalla
Furnace
Who I Am
Westerly
Elixir
Sad
Otis
Oxbow

Customer Reviews:

Great stuff.......2000-02-12

Coming out of an already diverse music collection I haven't been able to stop playing this disc. I've been listening to it everyday since I got it and continue to love it even more. All in all it's happy music. I don't think there is a single bad song on this disc. I have yet to hear any of their other stuff but I can't wait to hear some more of it because it's just that kind of music that makes you feel happy. It's just great, check it out.

INSPIRATIONAL, PHENOMENAL , 100% TALENT.......2000-01-30

This band music is a must to listen to. Been a life time dead head, I injoy phish also. But no band has moved me the way STRANGEFOLK has. As writers of music ;everyone of their songs are moving.I never heard a bad song from them.Their music will make you dance (don't dance "maby"but you will find your self moving)If you have chance to see STRANGEFOLK do so you will have no regreats.If you read this review buy all their CD'S. You will not regreat it.Enjoy People.

Expansive with evidence of maturity............1999-11-17

This album, as opposed to their previous semi-independant efforts, has a higher quality of production while retaining the earthy feel of their off the cuff style of music. Expansive vocals and lyrics accompany the incredible guitar playing with songs that also have more of a groove than their previous, but none the less inspiring, efforts. An excellent presentation.

Excellent Disc from an excellent band.......1999-11-05

I can't stop listening to this CD. I absolutely love it. The Band is amazing, catch them anytime they're in town.

Amazing flow.......1999-10-12

A cd that just captures your soul, will keep you groovin' into the next century.

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Weightless
Skinny Boys
Manufacturer: Traffic Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000EWAXD8
Release Date: 2006-03-28

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Jock Box
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Get Funky
Weightless
Ill
Feed Us the Beat
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Rip the Cut
Skinny Boys

Product Description

Superman Jay Harrison, along with his brother Shockin Shaun Harrison and their cousin, beat-box maniac Jacques Jock Harrison, put forth one of the illest Warlock releases from the mid 80s. Along with Krown Rulers Paper Chase, Weightless is one of the harder albums from the Warlock catalog that comes to mind. Released in 1986, this family affair laced us with incredibly powerful cuts like Feed Us The Beat, Rip the Cut and the track Ill, all featuring the qualities that make the Skinny Boys dope: strong rhymes, scratches and mouth beats to boot. In the 80s, the Bridgeport, Connecticut based trio sold hundreds of thousands of records, and toured the world with some of the biggest names in Hip Hop. With the release of this official reissue from Warlock and Traffic, here is your chance to own this now hard-to-come-by album from a group that never really received the recongition they deserved.

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great record but not at that price
Abstract? He barely spits a simile...
A real poet in hip hop
Got lyrics? Yes. Got beats? Yes. Perfect Album? Yes.
solid performance from the underground's Jay-Z

Got Lyrics?
Illogic
Manufacturer: Weightless Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Y9L9
Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

Introduction
Got Lyrics?
Stop Lyin'
Name Game
Pure Form
Figment of My Concentration
Too Many Times
Day by Day
Screenplay
Break Bread - Blueprint, Illogic

Customer Reviews:

great record but not at that price.......2006-05-29

this is a great cd and i highly recomend it but don't pay 75 bucks for it. you can still get it from the weightless record site for 12.

Abstract? He barely spits a simile..........2003-11-06

Is there a six I can give this album, and why not? This album's production (by Blueprint) is simply put, amazing. Nothing too OUT there, just plain straight up fresh beats that fits Illogic's style and intent for this project perfectly. This album shows the originality and maturity independent artists can have. If I was just reviewing this due to the beats it would get a five, but what captivates me is the lyricism from Illogic. He instantly became high amongst my favorite emcees upon hearing his classic "Unforseen Shadows" album that I accidentally stumbled upon. The level he has raised his vocals here is outright insane. Although this was supposed to be an EP, it turned out even better as an LP, and I doubt the spoken word would've been included.

One review compared this guy to Jay-Z?! Why, because he has confidence that what he says no "pop" rapper could ever dream about writing? Because he accuses the industry of releasing (for the most part today) nonsense to the masses? It's not that industry rappers can't spit, it's that alot of them seem to be doing it as a gimmick JUST to cash in, that's not emceeing. I can see how Blueprint's occasional smirky comments may make it seem like they're "stuck" on themselves (especially on "break bread"), but listen to the content! Listen to what Illogic is saying! Better yet, check out Blueprint's solo album and co-ops with Greenhouse Effect and Soul Position (with RJD2).

There's ten minutes of spoken word, although slightly dry if you were expecting some kind of "Saul Williams" or "Sekou da Misfit" quality slam content, but excellent in its own right at the end of the album. The writings are just plain honest heart felt and inspiring poetry. I'm sorry, but this is just another quality of rhyming that we're dealing with here. This man rhymes at a level unseen to most heads. And the fact that I can play this album to any person who HATES hiphop (or what theyve deduced as hiphop from mainstream hip-pop) and they instantly have RESPECT for the art. They actually get to see hiphop as an ART and not just as "entertainment".

This emcee sets a standard not unlike KRS-ONE, and if he keeps releasing albums of this caliber, I have no doubt he will attain the title of one of the top UNSEEN emcees (which some feel, including myself, that he's already there) of all time. Head's feelin this look out for his more personal, "Write to Death Vol. I" album.

A real poet in hip hop.......2003-10-24

Illogic's definitely got my attention. The man turns his music into pure poetry. After buying this cd about a year ago, I can't wait for this guy to develop a little more and release a full length album. And by full length, I'm not talking under 10 songs. Illogic is unique to the game. His flow is spectacular. His lyrics are deep and abstract. His whole voice and presence, however, aren't what some would call "nerd rap". He isn't a nerd, like some other rappers out there, and his flows are a testament to that.
Blueprint, the Producer, also impressed me a lot with the beats on the album. For some, they may be somewhat hard to sink into. Once you get into them, however, the beats grow on you.
The decent tracks here are Got Lyrics? and Day by day. Got Lyrics? has a neat horn in the backround and a cool chorus, but Illogic's rapping is the highlight. Day by Day features a nice, somber, and smooth beat over more Illogic flows.
The standout tracks, however, are Stop Lying and screenplay. I'm not even going to try to explain how well concieved these songs are, even though that's kinda the point of this review. These tracks prove that when Illogic is at his best, and when blueprint is at his best, these two are some of the hottest artists in the industry. Illogic is a poet's poet. It's like having a modern day Robert frost on the mic. Get this cd. He beats out Aesop rock any day of the week. peace.

Got lyrics? Yes. Got beats? Yes. Perfect Album? Yes........2002-04-22

First heard him on the Aesop Rock - Labor Days album. I read lots of reviews on this album, most of which labeled it a masterpiece. I bought the album, listened to it, loved it, and the rest is history. The new vinyl pressing has an extra song with Aesop Rock, the song is incredable but its only on the vinyl version. I dont give out 5 star ratings that easy, so I really like this album. After hearing the track with Blueprint I'm about to order Greenhouse Effect.

solid performance from the underground's Jay-Z.......2002-03-30

Hate me for comparing Illogic to Jay-Z, but they have a lot in common. Both are talented MCs with big mic presence and lots of attitude. While Jay-Z brags about his money and his women, Illogic brags about his mic skills and generally big-ups himself and his dj. Both have a laid-back attitude that says, "I have nothing to prove." In short, both are long on personality but short on ideas.

And sometimes, that's just fine. This is a nice album with classy, flawless beats by Blueprint (who is a pretty decent MC too). Illogic does his thing with clockwork precision and the confidence of a pro. There's nothing really experimental here (except for a pretty abstract piece of spoken-word at the end of the album), just a solid block of catchy, smart, head-nodding beats and some fairly impressive rhyme-flipping.

One nice thing about this album, by the way, is its length. No huge intros, no wandering skits, no filler. Just one tight song after another. The spoken word at the end is pretty cool too, even if you're not really into that kind of thing.

Illogic is not the savior of hip-hop but he's helping to keep it alive, and with Blueprint backing him he's a force to be reckoned with. This isn't an innovative album but it has a tightness and quality that make it repeat-worthy. 3.5 stars is probably a more accurate rating, but four isn't stretching things too much. If you're new to underground hip-hop and you want something that's not too far out, this is a good place to start.

Unforeseen Shadows
Average customer rating:

quialty music

worth buying for "hate in a puddle alone"

Lyrical Masterpiece!

Unforeseen Shadows
Illogic
Manufacturer: Weightless Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005AVPT
Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

Introduction
What It Takes
Me vs Myself
Lioness
Blaow!! - Illogic,
Favorite Things (Intro)
Favorite Things - Blueprint, Illogic
Check It Out
Blacksmif
Illogistics
Angel
Dose One
Hate in a Puddle
Blueprint
Tale of a Griot
Cinderella Complex [*] - Blueprint, Illogic

Customer Reviews:

quialty music.......2004-04-15

this album is outstanding. illogic is a true mc, that deserves respect. his lyrics are fun, deep, broad, astract, original....everything!! the thing i like most about him tho, is his delivery--the way the words flow out his mouth, his cadence, is simply outstanding. just great breath control. Contrary to others, i loved the production of this album. every track complemented ILL's direction. i got this album about a month ago and can't stop listening to it. Really feeling him. My favorite cut...."check it out"

"purified, still i demonstrated the wack is eliminated'"

worth buying for "hate in a puddle alone".......2001-11-28

illogic. what an amazing talent. his lyrics are incredible and "hate in a puddle" has to be one of the greatest tracks i've ever heard. some of the beats are misses but on the whole this album is a must and illogic's upcoming lp will no doubt be great as well

Lyrical Masterpiece!.......2001-05-31

This album is absolutely brilliant! At first, I recieved it and didn't enjoy the beats that much, but once I sat down and listened to the lyrics I was just amazed! Imagine listening to Ras Kass's Soul on Ice and you'll understand what I mean! Well, even though the production isn't amazing or will get you to bump your head with pounding bass every song, there are some majestic production moments. My two favorite beats are from the songs "Angel" and "Hate in a Puddle" in which producer Blueprint uses soft piano to correspond with the tone of the song. Illogic is an emcee that should rank in the upper echelon of any knowledgeable hip hop head's list. His ability to switch from battle raps ("Blaow and "Me Vs. Myself") to conceptual poetics that are amazing ("Angel and "Hate in a Puddle"). For fans of underground rap, there are a few guest spots. These include Dose-One, BlackSmif, Lioness, and Blueprint. So to conclude, GET THIS ALBUM JUST FOR THE ILL LYRICS!!

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Weightless in Water

Manufacturer: Strangefolk
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005A0FC
Release Date: 2000-08-29

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Silverbliss

Weightless
Silverbeam
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00000611C
Release Date: 1998-03-31

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Weightless
London
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Walk
Sensi
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Tense
Weightless (Red Beamer Mix)
Seed

Customer Reviews:

Silverbliss.......2005-04-05

First off, I've had this CD for quite awhile.. and I keep coming back to the escape from the first song. Pure bliss!
The rest of the album flows fairly well - ok, there are a couple of songs that actually "wake me back up".. like they don't really belong, but hey, for the most part, this is a ONE of a KIND album and deserves at least "a" review . ;) Enjoy -- I always do.

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Let's be Real
best original outing of the year
Excellent Album
California's best kept secret

Weightless
Jackpot
Manufacturer: Future Farmer
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ASIN: B00004SU8F
Release Date: 2002-08-27

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Weightless
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Customer Reviews:

Let's be Real.......2001-05-08

I think this is grossly overrated by previous reviewers. Comparisons to "No Depression" acts like Son Volt don't hold up well (Son Volt can actually write songs you want to hear over and over). As far as original songwriters, Joe Henry has it all over this act. Rusty Miller is an average songwriter, arranger, and singer. This release is OK, but barely so. Much better pickins elsewhere.

best original outing of the year.......2000-12-07

Easily the most interesting release of the year, and, possibly the last few. Nary a clinker song on the release. Admittedly, they sound quite a bit like the long-gone Replacements at their very (too brief) best--that's certainly not a bad thing to sound like. Funny, interesting lyrics and arresting tunes. When they do venture into some country-esque stuff, it makes one realize what country rock might have been, if it hadn't been perverted by the '70s schlock. This reclamation service is worth the listen, alone. Highly, highly recommended. Keep your ears open to these folks in the future. And the other reviews are correct: they are blisteringly fine live.

Excellent Album.......2000-11-28

Jackpot's latest album is a example of pure rock. There are 11 excellent tracks on it, with my favorite tracks being weightless and She's So Cool. If they are playing live in your area, make sure that you go see them!

California's best kept secret.......2000-05-18

As with most great live bands, the true essence of Jackpot's music cannot be conveyed in a recorded format. However, their latest release "weightless" comes pretty close, especially on the slower numbers. A much more cohesive album than their last offering "Boneville", "weightless" is a collection of finely crafted American songs that readers of "No Depression" will love. "Whiskey" gets my vote for the best song of 1999-2000. Likes its namesake, that song is the sickness and the cure! However, the album as a whole tends to drag a bit. Rusty Miller is an incredible songwriter and the rest of the band is top-notch, but I just wish they would have produced a more diverse collection of songs that better represents their infectious live shows. Still, well worth the money and definitely a band to keep an eye on. If Jackpot is playing near your home, it is your duty as an American music lover to go ckeck them out.

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Weightless
Katie Herzig
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ASIN: B000FTARLI
Release Date: 2006-01-31

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Weightless
Weightless by Doll Factory
Astute, intense electro rock
Dark Industrial Rock

Weightless
Doll Factory
Manufacturer: Neue Asthetik
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ASIN: B00008BNTA
Release Date: 2003-02-26

Tracks:

we are the hollow men
tin girl-tin love
bite the coil
permanent
blessed
glory
re/z/onator
shapeshifter
stand and fight
blank dirge
weightless
touch (ill-starred)
baby one more time

Album Description

From the opening song "We Are the Hollow Men", inspired by the TS Elliot poem "The Hollow Men," to the final club hit cover of Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time", Doll Factory's new album, 'Weightless', grabs you and doesn't let go. The album showcases Seattle based duo Garrick Antikajian and Chris Roy's diverse musical tastes and abilities, ranging from the sassy "Tin Girl" with its insidiously addictive beat to the crunchier fare of "Stand and Fight" and "Re/z/onator". Doll Factory has created an industrial album that transcends the guitar and sample-driven norm for the genre, mixing in catchy synthpop keyboards and hypnotically danceable bass lines.

Customer Reviews:

Weightless.......2003-03-28

Seattle's Doll Factory are somewhat displaced from Reznor's dour-obsessed denizens and instead seem more infuenced by Chemlab or Sister Machine Gun's ingenuity, if not their musical schematics. 'We Are The Hollow Men' and 'Bite The Coil' build themselves into stomp-anthems around their complex drum and bass patterns (as opposed to drum 'n' bass patterns), while 'Tin Girl-Tin Love' introduces an electro-clash-ish edge to the album. 'Permanent' gives Doll Factory the opportunity of expressing the influence of the mighty Mode with its morally magnanimous lyrics, whilst the beguiling 'Shapeshifter' cuts like a knife...their 'Weightless' debut burns with a righteous energy that almost consumes those that hear it. ~ Rock Sound, Issue 46

Weightless by Doll Factory.......2003-03-23

You need to hear this CD over and over because it will mean more to you each time you listen to the music of Chris and Garrick. Ergo, a purchase must be involved if you care to have this belong to you instead of the greedy Gordon Geckos in the "music" industry. (I hope you're too young to remember the quote from "Wall Street" : "Greed is good".) Chris Roy and Garrick Antikajian would be pretty pleased if you should happen to be intrigued enough by their musical interpretations to purchase it and make it your very own. Believe me, you will never be sorry.
XOXO

Astute, intense electro rock.......2003-02-27

Somewhere in rainy Seattle, there's a groove on, a post-punk electronica groove. Doll Factory's full length debut combines diverse elements to deliver a disk with a nice combination of pop sensibility, musical freshness, and astute cultural observation. Duo Garrick Antikajian and Chris Roy weave guitar-influenced, industrial rock with creative electronics to create a sound that nods to Nine Inch Nails and Prodigy, but is a tad lighter in execution and uniquely their own. The disk opens with a string arrangement intro to 'We are the Hollow Men', a sit-up-and-notice track that segues into the irrepressibly spunky yet strangely haunting dance track 'Tin Girl-Tin Love' and onward through eleven more infectious, well-crafted pieces of eyes-wide-open post-modernism that you can still bounce to. Refreshingly, Roy and Antikajian have the confidence to reveal their individual personalities within the context of the band. Both sing and write, with Roy's compositions, such as the hard-rock flavored 'Permanent' and the sinister yet romantic ballad 'Blessed', tending towards a more traditional sound, while Antikajian's compositions offer playful percussive experiments and drip with irony. Gems include 'Blank Dirge', a song that is anything but, with layers of percussion, keyboard and sample building with controlled intensity, and 'Stand and Fight', a jointly-written hard-edged confrontational tune that walks a challenging lyrical line. The production, lyrics, and maturity of this album are remarkable in a debut offering, a trait owing to the years that Antikajian and Roy spent paying their dues in other projects. And, for a bonus, the disk ends with an inspired version of the Britney Spears vehicle 'Baby One More Time', a darker, surprisingly edgy interpretation that also gives us a subtle commentary on the commercialization of our innermost desires. The only thing weightless here seems to be the title. Somewhere, a factory produces dolls. Antikajian and Roy noticed, and so must we. ~ The Sentimentalist, Volume III Issue X, Winter/Spring 2003

Dark Industrial Rock.......2003-02-27

After the release of a highly touted demo, Seattle's Doll Factory finally makes their full-length debut as they bring forth their contagious mix of industrial rock, goth, electronica, and a slight touch of experimentalism. 'Weightless' is a cathartic collection of crisp electronics, driving beats, and more than a fair share of guitar riffage creating a sound somewhat similar to Pig, KMFDM, and Sister Machine Gun. The album opens with 'We Are The Hollow Men', as eerie and ominous synth arrangements give way to distorted hip-hop rhythms and guttural vocals just before special guest, Jason Bazinet of SMP breaks in with a spitfire rap delivery. On the catchy electro rock of 'Tin Girl-Tin Love', the duo of Garrick Antikajian and Chris Roy showcase a strong pop sensibility infused with melodic electronica. Doll Factory also slows the pace down and moves away from the chant-along choruses of their more energetic material as heard in the gothic undertones of 'Glory' and the brooding Nine Inch Nails-like 'Touch (Ill-Starred)'. The duo even turns in a gritty cover of Britney Spears' 'Baby One More Time', turning the bubblegum pop hit into a twisted obsession-themed S&M ode. In the end, Doll Factory produces enjoyable industrial rock that could have easily fit in with the mid-90s coldwave craze but yet manages to sound fresh today...

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