Bunker Gate Seven carries within it all sorts of sounds, ranging from electronically slow arrangements to assaulting sounds, and its perhaps one of the more cohesive pieces I've bought from :wumpscut: (omitting the remixes, of course). It begins with the intro "Open Gate," building sounds, and then follows with an audio clip prelude for the driven "Dying Culture;" an angry piece musically resounding like the byproduct of a machine shop in overdrive. That then leads into "Bunker Gate Seven," also driven and totally masked in Germanic lyrics, and then moves into the slow-starting, boldly stated, "Capital Punishment." In it, the lyrics speak of confusion and the crimes we all bring tot he table, heralding a question on Capital Punishment via religious documentation and how we were abandoned, not given the forgiveness we were promised, and spitting into the empty skies that ask us to beg on bent knees to. This then travels into "Die in Winter," a more electronically-melodic sound that creates a bleeping canvas to carry those voxed lyrics, and then to the again-driven "Mortal Highway." That then travels into one of my favorite songs on the album, the build-piece "Torn Skin," that asks you to "give me your warm skin, I'll wrap it around. You'll get it back when your corpse is sound." That then leads into other, equally foreboding lands; two more mixes of "Bunker Gate Seven," and Haujobb edit of "Die in Winter," the musical "Thorns," and the suicidally-questioning "Tell Me Why."

I personally found the album worth listening to as a whole, and I thought that both the atmosphere of the music, the sometimes disturbing imagery in the songs and in the sleeve accompanying the album, and the engineering of the quality of the sounds was great. It fit into the :wumpscut: range of work nicely, having some very rewarding songs in it, and the remixes were done aptly. For anyone that likes their music dark, driven by thoughts of demise, anger, and a brood sea of aggression, then this would be something for you to feed from. In fact, most of what :wumpscut: does would be - albeit experimentally from time to time.


wumpscut wumps a**   November 1, 1998
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

A phenomenal album. It is as if KMFDM and Skinny Puppy crashed together and were the better for it. Specifically, tracks 1-14 rule. Once you have listened to this cd you will no longer be able to sleep at night with dreams of NIN albums dancing in your head, but instead your mind will be lost in the soundscapes of this album. Madness awaits for those who call for it.


Harsh....   July 3, 1999
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Loud, Brutal,...Harsh. Not for wussies. Beats the crap out of Rammstein. Makes Rammstein sound like Hanson.


Rudy is amazing!   October 26, 2002
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I do sound editing and i'm just amazed at how awsome he is, combining so many sounds and layers and making them gell like that is just increadable. To have that creative talent and make it sound so DAMN good! EXTREMELY talented, one of the best darkwave or dark industrial i have ever heard! In otherwords he kicks EVERYONES ...! Extremely creative and brilliant, wish i was that good. Rudy is a great example to follow for his brillant dark industrial/techno industrial in his musical creations.