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[MM2: Salvation Through Suffering]

It sounds like someone had a busy night. And it payed off.

I love the addition of the scraping howl that comes in after the track resets at 1:50. This version definitely paints a better picture in my mind. If there were a 6th star, this would have received it.

Anchorwind responds:

"If there were a 6th star, this would have received it." That's a firm compliment right there, I appreciate it.

[MM2: Dance of Mother Machine's Servants]

Such a celebration could only come after the annihilation of man.

The distortion and static feels like some sort of digital bath. I find a strange comfort in the chaos of it all. It's something I can sink into and soak in its density.

It deserves to be more than a concept. Flesh this bad boy out.

Anchorwind responds:

This bad boy has been 'fleshed out.' Hope it was even better than the concept.

[Desperation]

This is definitely something to work on but you've got yourself a nice starting point. I'd start building the atmosphere and give it a bit more character.

I would love to hear a more fleshed out version of this.

Corode responds:

Thanks, I'll see what I can do with it. it's kind of a mess but I can hopefully change that. I am proud of it so far though, I'll work on an improved version.

[Jimbo Jones]

Delightfully perverse. Bravo.

TheBigWhiteVan responds:

Fuck you.

[MM1: In the Teeth of the Mother (Extended Gnashing)]

Excellence. It's pure nightmare. To your playlist it goes.

Anchorwind responds:

I have a playlist? Excellent. I'm glad you approve.

[MM1: In the Teeth of the Mother]

When the cycle ends, it begins. What a marvelous idea. This would certainly help out with the dark fantasy I described in my review of the The Resurrection Prayer.

The lo-fi and static sound great together and this one definitely takes me to the dark corners of my mind. I would love to hear an extended version.

Anchorwind responds:

I'm glad you see the vision of the story, not that I doubted you. Your request for an extended version has been granted.

[MM1: The Resurrection Prayer]

This one took me to one of the darkest corners in my mind.

Let's say, for the sake of the fantasy, that I'm fucked up to chain someone up in my basement. I would keep them in complete darkness and blare this track for a month straight. Did I mention they were naked? Yep, naked. If they haven't gone completely mad yet, I'd press play and see them in another month or so.

My imagination is unhealthy at times.

Anchorwind responds:

This response made making this track worth it, by itself.

[MM1: The Living and Breathing Machine]

I don't know how your music kick starts my imagination. Don't stop.

While listening to this, I involuntarily imagined a massive Mother Machine in her final stage of production/repair. Millions of worker machines scurrying about her body, preparing to unleash her upon the world.

Anchorwind responds:

"I don't know how..." Yes you do. We tell stories with our sounds, reflect upon moods and explore concepts. At times it may not even be a choice, or a conscious effort: it's just what we do.

[MM1: Enter The Mother Machine]

I'm extremely grateful that today wasn't the day I started taking hallucinogenic drugs again. Well, the day is still young. At :32 the track switched gears on me and really took off. I didn't know what to expect from there.

The dense wall of sound really makes this work. I like how it can either smack you in the face or swell up from below. Very disorienting and chaotic. The ambiance really sucked me into a daydream.

Anchorwind responds:

Thanks for taking the time to review. The Smacking of Faces and Swelling up from Below are both intentional. At this point in the Mother Machine story, Having just been revived, she's in full pursuit mode: it's the creepy-look-out-behind-you-here-she-comes section followed by the burst-into-the-room part.

[NG: The Challenge (AW|RX)]

It sounded as if the softer elements of this song were fighting it out with the guitar for dominance on this track. It was a good mix of the two though. I was kind of waiting for it to explode into a metal frenzy but it never came. I suppose it served it's purpose and left me at the edge, waiting for more.

Anchorwind responds:

I love metal frenzies when done right. I'm glad you enjoyed, and thanks for taking the time to review.