This World (my personal favorite)
Final Thrill
Date of Expiration
Prisoners of War

I highly recommend this release for fans of ebm & industrial as well as DJ's.


Yet another electro masterpiece by Funkervogt   October 22, 2002
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Funkervogt's new album, Survivor, continues their legacy as one of the best electronic industrial bands ever to hit the scene. While some of the later songs in the album seem to lack the inspiration that was present in Maschine Zeit and Execution Tracks, it still packs plenty of high energy soon-to-be club hits. Hightlights include This World, History, Final Thrill, and a couple of tracks with excellent use of electric guitar like Fallen Man and Red Queen. Now some fans have become disappointed in Funkervogt's decision to water down the distortion in their vocals. I, too was skeptical at first...but now I kind of like being able to hear the lyrics (at least it's a deviation from the staticy vocals heard on their first album, Thanks For Nothing). If you listened to the new tracks on the T double disc set, you have a good idea of how the lyrics sound here. Most songs on Suvivor stick with the theme of war and politics, but there are a few that harken back to their older albums with themes of their personal life, ect. With many industrial/ebm bands now diluting into synthpop, it's great to see a band like Funkervogt sticking to their roots and still putting out aggressive material. Whether you are a long-time fan or an electronic industrial newbie, Survivor is a great album to add to your collection.


[sad] and effortless   October 29, 2002
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Funker Vogt stopped making decent hard hitting music after Execution Tracks. Although I liked Machine Zeit, the drums and hard-hitting crashes and slams were EQ'd really low and didn't stand out in most tracks. It had some excellent songs on it, but it was starting to evolve Funker Vogt into a pop music genre in which Survivor is in now. Survivor isn't hard at all. None of the songs make you want to just kick some [butt] like Thanks for Nothing, WCTK and Execution Tracks. The beats in Survivor are all the same, and I'm so sick of the members getting lazy and using NOTHING BUT SAMPLES over and over again. There's no breakdowns like before, nor are there any crazy pace changes in BPM. It sounds like American club music with a guy who can't really sing. It's cool without distortion sometimes, but it gets boring. The static sound with overdrive and distortion was awesome. The only thing that would make Survivor a great CD is if Funker Vogt's next EP starting gradually converting back to the old ways, and the next full length sounded like Execution Tracks or Thanks for Nothing. Then you can say "Survivor was just a little change of pace, nothing to worry about. The new one is harder again." I hope that's the case.


It is different than their past, still great though.   November 7, 2002
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Survivor is Funker Vogt's first full length release in two years and it was about time. Over the last couple of years we had only heard remixes and other limited releases from the band, and all the fans always wanted more.

Survivor really is a different sound for Funker Vogt, although they intended to stay to their original roots, hence the cd name Survivor. The sound is definately different, it is closest to Maschine Zeit but still is a different sound and far from Execution Tracks. This is their first release where they actually use electric guitars and I really like how they use them, note: they're used in "Compulsions" and "Red Queen". In the past they have always been known for songs about war particularily, although they still do this, they also have songs that are more emotion based as well.

Funker Vogt really is my favorite band, but this is their first release where I actually enjoy listening to every song on the cd. I particularily enjoy "History", "Compulsions", and "Faster Life". "Date of Expiration" is also very good but we heard this song, or a version of it, on the Date of Expiration single release so it wasn't anything new.

Overall, I would have to say that this is their best release yet. I would give it a 4.5 out of 5.