Greater Than One, "G-Force" 3xCD

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Greater Than One,  "G-Force" 3xCD
September 1, 2008
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G-Force marks a clear transitionary period from the post-industrial
sounds of London to the techno sounds of Tricky Disco and GTO.  The
package includes all the music from both singles "I Don't Need God"
and "Utopia" plus the Index EP, various compilation tracks, and music
from the Japanese-only VHS tape Video Drug 1, available on CD for the
first time ever.

"Dancefloor Surrealists - and that's just the half of it - GTO
construct collages of multi-lingual samples and wacked-out noises to
cover their technological tracks. G-Force is a cartwheeling
combination of Steinski's nimble feet and The Young Gods' operatic
gusto, all stitched together by St. Winifred's style choir chanting
devil-worship slogans in the middle distance. "Ich Liebe Dich Mein
Prinz" energizes ethnic wailing seemingly recorded through a snorkel,
and "Black Magic" impales minimalist vocals onto a wiry violin while
sevarel Daleks dance themselves dizzy in the studio. Fragments of MC
900 FT Jesus's harsh, dislocated chatter and Front 242's leather-clad
New Beat throb abound, with tons of Acidic sparks and dadaist
references tossed in for extra momentum. But the weirdest, simplest
track here is "Why Do Men Have Nipples?," marrying snatches of
American dating-game show dialogue with a toe-tapping tape-loop of
numb percussion." - Stephen Dalton, NME

"Greater Than One have clear affinities with the sonic terrorism
approach…as well as the grindingly austere "body music" movement
flourishing in Europe, but their own work has an edge of with that's
definitely their own." – Jonathan Romney, The Guardian

"Greater Than One are yet another group who are popular in Europe.
They fit loosely into the new genre of Front Line Assembly, Click
Click, and the lesser purveyors of the new beat. But their redeeming
quality is that they don't shout over their hybrid of techno sound
sculpture. Here they toy with crisp snares, clean beats and the
occasional acid bass line. They Sample amusing commentary from
American TV shows, and steal one-liners from Peter Sellers.
Occasionally, GTO suggest they would be capable of crafting huge
soundscapes, alive with delicate textures of noise. On "Learn with
Pleasure, Knowledge Is Power," speeding rhythms are mixed with layers
of crystalline choral tones. And the simple, schizophrenic collection
of beats and breaks connected by vocal outbursts of "I am somebody,"
on "The Man Who Lived In Books," shows they are not obsessed by
overindulgence." - Rob Deacon