:SITD: - Laughing Stock CDS

:SITD: are among the new breed of dark EBM, sitting amongst other new young upstarts like Grendel and Interlace, they are the future of EBM/Industrial and in these threes’ capable hands, the future looks good!
:SITD: stormed onto the scene thanks to the superscout of new EBM talent, Dependent boss, Stefan Herwig. He featured a then unknown :SITD: on the legendary SEPTIC series of compilations (SEPTIC 2 September 2001), the track? 'SNUFF MACHINERY (club version)'.. It was to become an overnight success, move over the old school, the new boys had arrived!
After the disappointing official first release ("Snuff Machinery EP") and a wave of great remixes (notably the dancefloor smash, ‘Wake up’ formally by Pzycho Bitch) :SITD: come at us again with their new CD single, ‘Laughing Stock’. So was it to be another disappointment? Or a renewing of their vow to take the EBM/Industrial scene by storm? I am glad to announce that it is the latter. A cementing of :SITD: as being amongst the forerunners for the crown of best newcomer to the Industrial scene.

Let's start with Track 1: Single Version:
The characteristic German sample, and pounding beats this is :SITD: in their element. Listening to the lyrics, (you can actually hear them in this version) it seems that 'Laughing Stock' is about the Columbine massacre, something close to Americans’ heart and a difficult subject at the best of times. However we are given some kind of hope of a brighter tomorrow on the trademark slower, uplifting strings bridge section. This is great music, it really has everything a great industrial track should have… German samples, harsh vocals, a driving beat and weird up siren sounds. This is EBM/Industrial at its best! 

Remixes? The best is by The Retrosic!
Oh wow… oh wow, oh wow, oh wow! What a f**king brilliant mix! This is pure f****g industrial, no compromise! The Retrosic have made 'Laughing Stock' a true dancefloor smash. I predict this track to be club track of this year, I kid you not, this mix takes everything raw in the opening track and makes it perfect. Remember you heard it here first! F***d up frequency melodies and beats that pummel your brain into submission. Shut- up-and-dance music. Listen to the future now. It doesn’t get any better than this…

Track 3: '@QXT Mix' by Das Ich
If it weren’t for the great mixes before it this would be a great remix. But amongst such auspicious company it just doesn’t quite cut the mustard!

Track 4: Lights Of Euphoria remix - no comment. Sadly.

Track 5: 'No Compromise Remix' by Blutengel
Excellent vocal sampling in this remix, highlighting something that could have perhaps been picked up in the original? Fair play to Blutengel, they know how work a good sample!

Track 6: Extended Version
More atmosphere, more darkness, listen to it in the comfort of your home, it builds layer by layer to equal its edited single version sibling.

The problem with a CD single like this is that their can only be one winner. There is no prize for second place. There is only one track that you will hear on every dancefloor and that quite simply is 'The Retrosic remix'. And trust me, you’ll be listening to this track as long as you have been listening to 'Snuff Machinery'… (see you in 2005 then!)

:SITD: have one single fault. It’s a small but potentially damaging one, they need to pick up their tempo. It’s ok for us DJ’s we have the equipment to speed it up a little, but for the buying public that just isn’t good enough. So, :SITD: if you’re listening out there… give us some more BPM! And we, your advocates, will salute you! All hail :SITD:! The next generation!