MYTHMAKER - SKINNY PUPPY
It is appropriate that “Mythmaker” radiates impending doom. Group member Ogre is ringing the death knell for relationships that did a number on his psyche, which explains the tolling bells that sound during “magnifis–t.” Curiously, the air of a requiem is more distinct when you hear the watery piano intro of “haZe” than the bombast that follows. Stuttering tracks like “daL” seem constructed for worshipping instead of dancing, which relates to Ogre’s lyrical exploration of control and its manipulative nature. (See also the chunky, abrupt “politikiL.”) Twittering among the album’s machinations are singing birds (”haZe”) and gleaming acoustic guitar (”pedalfly”), leaving you to appreciate how beautiful Skinny Puppy can be when it follows a more emotive, ambient trail. Those uninterested in those ruminations should fast-forward to pure industrial chargers “lestiduZ” and “ugLi.” Billboard
