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| Disjointed | 
 enlarge | Artist: Pain Station
Label: Allegro Corporation
Category: Music
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 558045
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 703513004328
EAN: 0703513004328
ASIN: B00000I52I
Release Date: March 2, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Pain | | • | Anxiety | | • | T.O.S. | | • | Martyr - Pain Station, Metz, Rainer | | • | Flatline - Pain Station, Stallard, David | | • | Control | | • | Tourist - Pain Station, Muschitz, Tom | | • | Grovel - Pain Station, Shear, Tom | | • | Monster | | • | Solitude - Pain Station, Hansen, Leif | | • | One Fine Day - Pain Station, Metz, Rainer | | • | More Pain |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
A little bit of everything makes it onto this disc, the sophomore release of Pain Station, a.k.a. Scott Sturgis. In places, he seems to share the very American approach to industrial music favored by bands like Index and Heavy Water Factory: dense, dark compositions laced with keyboard squelches, samples, and distorted vocals alternately whined, whispered, and shrieked. In other places, he strips down the mix, evoking a sound closer in spirit to the cold minimalism of European electro bands like Dive or Suicide Commando. In still other places, we get hints of Skinny Puppy or perhaps a more adventurous Nine Inch Nails. What we don't get is a record meant for the clubs--the beats per minute are kept to a relative crawl, and the emphasis is really on the more cinematic aspects of the mix than the rhythm programming. That's refreshing, and Sturgis pulls it off quite well on Disjointed, using a cleaner, less muddled production that emulsifies the disparate elements in the songs. Standout tracks include the gloomy sultriness of "Martyr," the deceptively simple programming of "Flatline," and the sweeping faux strings of "Solitude." --Steve Landau
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| Customer Reviews:
Early Work From Converter's Scott Sturgis June 15, 2005
I'd classify this industrial album as being EBM instead of power noise (which better describes his better known project: Converter). Disjointed was the 2nd Pain Station album, and first of three easy to find Pain Station albums released on COP International. Good luck finding Sturgis's first album; I've combed the US West Coast and Germany hunting for it.
With the exception of the last two tracks, I really enjoy this album. Since this is earlier Sturgis material, it is easy to hear similar sounds to what we now associate with Converter. In fact, "T.O.S." is actually what I'd call classic power noise. But be warned, Pain Station is not Converter, nor is Disjointed really a power noise album. The music is laden with distorted vocals and to industrial music fans: danceable. The tracks "Flatline" and "Solitude" have a Belgian minimalist EBM signature (early Klinik or early Dive). I also think the Pacific Northwest influence of bands like early Front Line Assembly can be heard in the tracks as well.
The track "Tourist" might fit in with a set of late 1990s / early 2000s EBM, but overall Disjointed's tracks tend to be a bit more dynamic than old school (1980s) EBM and today's synthpop, and I find the change in the standard four on the floor club routine to be welcomed.
But be warned, I wouldn't expect fans of softer or fast music to like Pain Station. This is more like older industrial music. It is angry, but unlike many terror EBM acts, the anger is deeper than the surface and focuses on itself. It is a brooding sound.
If you are curious, I would suggest first listening to my personal favorite track "Monster", which I think is representative of Pain Station. The energy of the song changes from a rather slow beginning, to a fast and hard pounding middle, and finally to a layered last half where you can focus on the faster beats or the slower electronics as you wish. If you like this track, then I think you should add this to your collection. If you don't, no worries.
 Harsh, dark electro January 14, 2001
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just finished reading the [currently only] other review of Disjointed, which likens this album to Nine Inch Nails. Ha ha ha. A round of ovation for a misleading and misinformed comparison. Pain Station is, as my title suggests, harsh and dark electro music. It's aggressive and layered, often with buzz bombs of static and melodramatic orchestral moments, to create a much more creative atmosphere than what your typical electro artist does. However, it is also restricted by the cliche distorted vocals, a sin so unforgiveable that it bumps the music down one whole star. The vocals aren't bad if you like any other growls, but they mar what could be a solid electro release unlike many others. Pain Station's Disjointed hints at the beginnings of Scott Sturgis' power noise side project, Converter, but it has enough accessibility that a fan of typical electro will enjoy it. Be warned, it's not very melodic, but that makes the listen more challenging and rewarding.
 GREAT CD August 9, 2000
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
This cd is great! Ilike everything about it. If u like any industrial music like nine inch nails youll love this. BUY THIS CD!!!!!!
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