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Controlling Crowds
Rock · 2009 · 13 tracks · 1h 18m

Controlling Crowds

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A sprawling, three-part epic of urban paranoia. Cinematic trip-hop rhythms collide with progressive rock structures and haunting orchestral arrangements.

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It's like Pink Floyd and Massive Attack had a baby in a dystopian surveillance state.

A relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness.

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The writing leans notably further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 18m
01
Controlling Crowds
10:09
02
Bullets
5:54
03
Words on Signs
4:00
04
Dangervisit
7:37
05
Quiet Time
5:55
06
Collapse / Collide
9:12
07
Clones
5:00
08
Bastardised Ink
3:34
09
Kings of Speed
4:22
10
Whore
4:15
11
Chaos
5:28
12
Razed to the Ground
5:22
13
Funeral
7:19
Moments Worth Waiting For
The relentless, mechanical piano loop in the title track that slowly accumulates layers of choral dread.
The sudden, sharp transition into the aggressive rap verses of Bastardised Ink that breaks the melodic tension.
The way Bullets builds from a simple electronic pulse into a soaring, desperate anthem of modern isolation.
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