With all of the negative threads, I thought I’d reintroduce this.
Very few bands evolved as much as Pitch Shifter did, and I’d like to hear your guys’ thoughts on them.
They are finishing up a new album and I thought the timing was relevant, sort of.
I’ve never heard 'em. If you put up a couple recommended tracks I’ll give 'em a taste.
I’ve never heard 'em. If you put up a couple recommended tracks I’ll give 'em a taste.
Go to Youtube and look for the these three, as they show the progression of the band.
Pitchshifter went from trying to rip Godflesh off to trying to rip Prodigy off. They sounded better when they were trying to rip Godflesh off.
Submit & Desensitised had their moments as did that tune “Insects” from Infotainment…until the guy sings…everything after was horrible.
I flipped through some of their stuff. I definitely hear the “Godflesh” and also Prong in some of their stuff, and yeah, then stuff like Prodigy and whatnot.
Anyway, it just feels stale and dated to me. I might have liked it in 1992 (and it probably was more cutting edge at that time) but it doesn’t do much for me now.
Thanks for sharing, though.
I got into Pitchshifter in 1992 and loved them. Desensitized is a classic to me. I believe Metal Hammer did a list a few years back of the most underrated albums of the 90’s and had it in the top 5. I also enjoyed Infotainment which was truly the bridge between the new and old Shifter. After that, I enjoyed the band, but never as much as Desensitized. I always assumed they got tired of being called a Godflesh ripoff and tried to go in a different direction.
One of their albums had a bunch of samples at the end for people to use.
I’ve used the hell out of the “CLANG!” sound effect on there.
One of their albums had a bunch of samples at the end for people to use.
I’ve used the hell out of the “CLANG!” sound effect on there.
That would be Infotainment?
yeah they had a great 3 lp run there where each was a progression:
Desensitized, Infotainment, www.pitchshifter.com.
both the earlier and later stuff has its own merits but those 3 really caught my ear back then.
Yeah, Infotainment?
I momentarily forgot the name.
They are finishing up a new album and I thought the timing was relevant, sort of.
I thought these guys were long gone.
They broke up for a long time, everyone did ‘projects’ - some didn’t materialize, others didn’t sell.
They did a reunion show or two…
With all of the negative threads, I thought I’d reintroduce this.
Very few bands evolved as much as Pitch Shifter did, and I’d like to hear your guys’ thoughts on them.
If you didn’t want a negative thread then why did you start one about this shitty band [laugh]
I like them. It used to bother me that they base a lot of their stuff on ripping off other bands (Godflesh and Prodigy were already mentioned) but they are fairly interesting on their own as well… I actually thought their final album PSI was their best since they introduced some more melody into their music with a fair bit of success. Their drummer is quite excellent.