Bleep

Songs Of Love And Hate is a fulcrum for Godflesh. Earlier material like the bewildering Streetcleaner and Pure were like nothing we'd heard before, extremely hard yet rewarding listens. Post Songs Of Love And Hate (as the dub version that accompanies this release, and Us and Them demonstrate) came dabbles with hip-hop and drum and bass previously untried in this forum, which paved the way for other things completely - not all of them welcome. This record, though, stands resolute as a unique snapshot of a shift in the Godflesh trajectory, as well as being their most multi-faceted release. Accessible? Comparatively. Experimental? Less so. Yet this is nevertheless a mighty attempt at duality which compromises neither their raison d'etre nor core spirit. Oh, and 'Frail' might be their career highpoint.