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Alan Vega
New Raceion
Digging Diamonds (DIGGING58-1)
Release date: Jan 1, 2018, France
"New Raceion" is by any measure Alan Vega's most stylistically varied album. In addition to the usual chaotic electronic dissonance ("Go Trane Go") and extended poetic rants ("Do The Job"), the album veers all over the map musically. It contains the closest Vega has ever come to hard rock and metal, complete with thrashing guitars and pummeling rhythms. "Viva The Legs" actually has speed-metal riffs and "Gamma Pop" sounds like the best song Ministry never recorded. The biggest standout by far, though, is "How Many Lifetimes", which mixes smooth Caribbean rhythms with sleek electronic pop. The stylistic departures are intriguing, and, for the most part, successful. Vega's songwriting is sharp and focused, so that even the longer tracks sound concise and the production keeps the sound sleek and elegant.
A1
The Pleaser
A2
Christ Dice
A3
Gamma Pop
B1
Viva The Legs
B2
Do The Job
C1
Juniors Little Sister's Dropped Ta Cheap
C2
How Many Lifetimes
C3
Holy Skips
D1
Keep It Alive
D2
Go Trane Go
D3
Just Say