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Planet-loud.com - The High Order review

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Straight outta Brighton, this unusual band certainly catch the attention when they site their influences as ranging from Nine Inch Nails and Botch to David Bowie. I have to admit that the mind boggled as I tried to work out what the hell a Botch meets David Bowie collaboration would sound like but it all became clear when the CD went on the player.
A Citizen Above Suspicion are a dark, brooding rock outfit. The sound is soaked in electronica and while the vocals sound like a more warped Mike Patton.. if there is a such a thing ? When combined they make a sound that is bleak yet powerful, atmospheric yet stark. In otherwords a captivating, rewarding listen if you're willing to give them the chance.

Fury Fanzine - The High Order review

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After their impressive demo last year A Citizen Above Suspicion are back with a new EP and quite simply it rocks, in an understated kind of way but it rocks all the same.
Since the first demo recording they have added more personnel to the line up and this has greatly fleshed out the sound no end. Coupled with the fact that the excellent older demo tracks have been rerecorded and now sound as good as the new ones. And they slot very nicely beside them too. Read more »

Raw Nerve Promotions - The High Order review

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After glowing immensely about the fantastic "Short stories" EP, "The high order" has a hell of a lot to live up to, and even within the first forty five seconds, it seems quite happy to be matching it. Certainly they show in this that they really have found their sound and definitely are settled and happy with it. The guitars have a wonderful razor sharp feel to them, and the vocal distortions, which normally put me off a touch, really do aide the delivery of the hooky vocal patterns. "Ten steps to a healthy mind" is not as punchy and impactive as the opener to "Short stories", but with great use of ideas, different sounds of instrumentation and chilled out emotions, it is a very worthy and quirky in a Mr Bungle "California" album style. Read more »

Raw Nerve Promotions - Short Stories review

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"Cair paravel" takes no time in kicking in, and immediately begins to raise eyebrows, some fantastic rhythms and an odd vocal quirk intrigues, and then an incredible riff follows. Imagine the weirdo-ness of Jesus Lizard combining with Meshuggah or Dillinger Escape Plan's rhythms, played by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Mr Bungle. Some brilliant patterns and timing which really is what I love the most, added on are some delightful atmospheres in the break, very original and suave ideas, all delivered with a great tense mood that is neither heavy or relaxed, but perched nicely between, in the same way that any Mike Patton projects would do. An incredible song, and performed even more incredibly, which definitely makes me hope for great things from the rest of this CD. Read more »

Every cloud has a silver lining...

Submitted by citizenpaul on Wed, 18/02/2009 - 22:10
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It's been a strange week in music news. Firstly, Trent Reznor has posted a somewhat cryptic message on the Nine Inch Nails website suggesting that NIN might be no more...
 
http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?9,484360
 
But '90s music fans like us should keep the faith (for want of a better term) as it appears that Faith No More are reuniting after a long absence to do a European tour:
 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/feb/25/faith-no-more-reunion-tour

Check out the new video

Submitted by citizenross on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 10:11
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'The Shape Of Things To Come Part 2' is now up in the video section - take a look! Read more »

The Shape Of Things To Come Part 2

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More clips from the writing and recording of ACAS album number 2

Death Prophetic – the end of the loudness war?

Submitted by citizenpaul on Wed, 08/10/2008 - 22:58
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September was a bit of a quiet month in terms of website updates, but lots has been happening behind the scenes. Despite some holidays and a fair amount of day-job strife, the four of us managed to make some good progress with new song ideas at rehearsals, which has been really enjoyable (the working titles of 'Soundgarden' and 'Joy Division' give a clue as to what we think they sound like...). Read more »

Evacuate hits iTunes

Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 23:06
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As highlighted last week, our debut album Evacuate is currently being made available across a number of digital music stores. This week, the release was made available on iTunes - simply here to launch the album page in your iTunes application.

Changing times..

Submitted by citizenross on Thu, 04/09/2008 - 11:32
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Firstly Id like to wish Tim all the best for the future, he was with us for just over a year and contributed some fantastic bass lines to the new album - we all very much appreciate the work he did when he was with the band.So, we're looking ahead as a 4 piece and we've been having some very productive writing sessions indeed. I don’t know where its all coming from but its certainly flowing at the moment! It can be difficult sometimes when there are so many potential new songs floating around, as at some point you've actually got to make some firm decisions about what in and what’s not. Read more »

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