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AMBASSADOR21 "JUSTIFIED THIRST FOR BLOOD" (INV044)


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ORKUS MAGAZINE

Diese neu gemasterte Werkschau auf die Jahre 2002 bis 2007 des weissrussischen Electro/Industrial/Punk-Duos Ambassador21 bietet einen perfekten Einblick in die Arbeit von Alexey und Natasha Protasov. Chronologisch unsortiert, dafuer thematisch perfekt aneinanderhaengend, finden sich auf Justified Thirst For Blood Tracks von Dogma, Akcija, People vs. A21, A21 vs. The World, I Wanna Kill U.Com, Weight Of Death und Fuck All $y$tem$ sowie zwei Live-Songs aus Paris 2007 (Winter Trip 2) und Florenz 2007 (Ambassador). Die neu gemasterten Stuecke, insbesondere die aelteren, tragen den wuchtigen A21-Spirit mit ungehobelter Wut nach draussen, die ausgesuchten, meist rhythmischeren Tracks aus dem Repertoire ballern mit ordentlicher Kraft aus den Boxen, und das wilde Zugemenge (unterstuetzt unter anderem von CTRLer und Mark Kammerbauer) schiebt einen wundervollen Noise-Pegel auf volles Volumen, was nur noch durch das wilde Geschrei der beiden Hauptprotagonisten uebertroffen wird. Fettes Programm fuer aktionistische Stunden! (9)

by Thomas Sonder for Orkus

 
   

ELEGY MAGAZINE

Comme s'il n'avait deja pas fait assez de degats avec son precedent album "Fuck all Systems", le duo Bielorusse Ambassador21 revient effriter ce qui nous reste d'oreilles avec un "Justified Thirst for Blood" particulierement bien nomme dont le but avoue est de nous faire saigner les tympans a mort. L'ultraviolence sonore de Natasha et Alexey se double d'une intelligence dans la gestion des sons et des beats la ou on pourrait, au premier abord, ne voir que du chaos. Les textes tranchants, pretextes a de veritables joutes verbales entre les deux protagonistes, surnagent a la surface d'un mur sonique compact, sans failles malgre l'assaut incessant de samples et de beats saccades deferlant sur lui telle une lame de fond. Au milieu de ces "morceaux"» composes entre 2002 et 2007, deux titres live donnent un bon apercu de ce que Ambassador21 est capable de donner de visu, comme le "Winter Trip 2" enregistre lors de leur passage memorable au Kata Bar, a Paris, l'annee derniere. Alors, la Bielorussie patrie du trashcore? Il y a des chances…

by Sabine Moreau for Elegy

 
   

GOTHTRONIC

Shortly after the release of their most recent album Fuck All $y$tem$ another new release of the industrial duo from Belarus , Ambassador 21 is out. It is a compilation cd with tracks from the period 2002 to 2007. From ‘New Doctrine About Trinity’ to ‘Revolution is a Business’ and ‘Dogma’, from ‘Legalize Death’, ‘Smith & Wesson’ and ‘Light My Fire’ to ‘In Love’, they are all featured on Justified Thirst for Blood. Add to this the two live recordings of concerts in Florence and Paris during their last tour, and you’re in for a real treat. The nice thing of this compilation is that it does not only show Ambassador 21 as one of the most explosive eclectic industrial artists, but also how they developed from a digital hardcore focused style towards a rhythmic industrial style, whilst grabbing back on influences from all sorts of electronic genres, like breakbeat or techno and covering an overall style with massive distorted beats, heavy breaks, sharp guitar riffs and of course the trademark vocals of the punk duo with lyrics that get shouted like a salvo of guns from an AK47. Justified Thirst For Blood shows where the band is at and it gives a nice overview of highlights from Ambassador 21’s discography. Essential. (9)

by TekNoir for Gothtronic

 
       
     
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