Quite simply one of the heaviest albums out there. Although its a few years old, its strong, down-turned guitars and chunky riffs are NOT dated. This is a masterstroke for an already amazing band. Its hard to believe that out of all of their GREAT albums, this one outshines most of them, but its true. Anything by Pitchshifter is great…this is just awesome.
Rating: 5 / 5

Back before Pitchshifter (then Pitch Shifter) went alternative-by-numbers, they used to be a pretty cool metal band. They lumbered onto the scene in the early 90’s with a lead-heavy sound that practically belched smoke, a sound so dire and dreary it could only come from the UK’s coldest, harshest industrial wastelands. The vocals came in the form of monosyllabic grunts, the drumming was purposefully stiff and programmed, the guitars didn’t dazzle with complexity, but rather stunned with blunt force trauma. Their first LP (released by Peaceville) may not seem so impressive now, but transport yourself back to 1991 and you had people scratching their heads at this strange new genre. Industrial is just that – industrial. Nothing more and nothing less. Eight tracks of coarse, hairy industrial-metal in the vein of Godflesh and Ministry’s best work. Listen to the jumpy, alien riffs on “Landfill” or the slow-moving guitar waves of “Eye” and you can sense on whose alter these Brits worship on. Industrial is about as subtle as a killing spree, the music pared down to its most raw, simplistic form. Lacking Godflesh’s trippiness or Ministry’s density, Pitch Shifter nevertheless managed to craft a fine noise that seemed tailor made for the mosh pit. As years went on that noise would become less linear and more cluttered, the Clayden brothers twisting the sound into an amalgam of metal, techno, and punk, until finally the metal influences were dropped altogether with 1998’s http://www.pitchshifter.com.
Rating: 3 / 5

Well, bands have to start somewhere, but i think its safe to say that if you are a true Pitchshifter fan and own all their albums then this one should be the one that collects dust the most out of them all. This is back when Mark Clayden was growling into a vocal distorter and the guitars sounded like mush, the same back forth riffs over and over. I think its safe to say they were into Godflesh at the time they started. The same can be said for the Submit E.P. because it is an equally tough listen. Bad lyrics, bad songwriting. After you listen to the whole album you’d think you were listening to a detuned radio. Get all the albums starting with desensitized and ending with their last album P.S.I. Those are the good albums and they all rule. Great band and one of my favs but their first album is not such a classic, but more a document of the band circa 1990. A skipper.
Rating: 3 / 5