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  • Summary: This is the first full-length release for the British industrial duo of Graham Cunnington and Paul Jamrozy in over 20 years.
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  1. Apr 9, 2019
    90
    Disturbance is precisely what the dark uncertainty of the present moment calls for: a primeval blending of ancient ambiance and modern tech, building fast and furious into a soundtrack that batters the fragile Quotidien present with a beautiful rage into which the listener yearns to hurl themselves, body and soul.
  2. The Wire
    Mar 7, 2019
    80
    Merging a sophisticated rhythm dynamism, often with an almost gamelan aspect (“Two Flames Burn”) with a Laibachian apocalyptic proclamatory element and 90s crossover rave-electronic-industrial urgency, Disturbance may not be entirely different from what Test Dept were doing a long time ago, but, then again, nor is the political context in which they’re doing it. [Mar 2019, p.60]
  3. Mar 8, 2019
    80
    In this time when dank edgelords across techno and industrial music are still flogging the dead SS cavalry charger of suspect aesthetics and prissy growling, it's refreshing to listen to a record where you've never a doubt that the sturm-und-drang is in aid of righteous causes. May the Test Dept cogs keep on grinding.
  4. Mar 7, 2019
    70
    The first album from the rebooted Test Dept. is an update of their '80s aesthetic, with metallic percussion, dramatic samples, and aggressive, political lyrics all forming the basis of the group's sound.
  5. Uncut
    Mar 7, 2019
    60
    A certain oppressiveness is part of the design, but there are glimpses of beauty here, too. [Apr 2019, p.39
  6. Mojo
    Mar 7, 2019
    60
    Basic themes remain unchanged. [Apr 2019, p.89]
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