Links is quite nicely built up, with quite a unique sound to it overall. The machines are speaking in their plaintive tongues about overwork perhaps. Good fusion of electronic with the rock element. A well constructed track around a main theme with a good finish. Fritz Da Kat is a fairly straightforward rock effect, done well enough. It manages to entertain the senses with its energetic flow. Nice dynamism. From experience I pick up a punk influence or two, the energy gives it away. The guitar work though is more precise than punk tended to be back in the 70s and 80s, though that's not to say it never was. Just that a raw edge was what was generally maintained, to suit the style.
The Pulse keeps on going (thank goodness!) and again the listener is presented with quite a precise guitar theme around which the track orbits. I would imagine this going down well live, certainly with the right audience, though that's not to say you have to have been a punk by any means. It may well appeal to fans of more recent guitar-led industrial outfits, where I also suspect some influences can be heard, as well. It is quite a positive sound all-in-all. The last track, Bach On Crack, has a lovely start, and makes me think of the likes of Spizzenergi, amongst others who were keen on electronic fusion with 'rock' in a general sense. Very strong on melody, but the tracks are well constructed enough to get away with it, and not for it to become overpowering. Would like to hear a decent sized album from XPO, to see how the variations work out.
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