Breathtaking or annoying – in between these two extremes CONTROL HUMAN DELETE see-saw. The cover portrays an apocalyptic scenario and Terminal World Perspective comes across like a best fitting soundtrack. The songs are built up variably, endued with high class melodies, but the programmed drum machine kind of derogates joy in listening. The band uses the programming consciously of course to create a doomsday mood, but after a while this always-faster-and-faster effect wears off markedly.
That’s why I breathe a sigh of relief having the chance to enjoy a slower part; nearly doom-like such contrasting elements in Protocol Systematic Belief or in highlight The Creation Equivalence Principle boost the intensity level. First mentioned song offers a nice guitar solo additionally and because of that I can speak of a felicitous start with clear conscience; similarly the industrial guitar elements do not disrupt the atmosphere. Some breathers are welcome, but I think that the relaxed monster track Transpherum gets way boring. In the end of the song Operation: Genesis Reprise a short classical sample fits in much better. The overlong compositions demand total concentration to follow the detailed and cumbersome structure. The sound is presented really modern and cold, thus it is a good chance to cool one’s head fighting the tropical temperatures these days. Unfortunately the concluding work Absolution clings annoying and irrelevantly and does not bring many brownie points on my personal popularity scale - consequently it is kind of salvation after 11 minutes of modern sounds.
Terminal World Perspective absolutely depends on sentiments and it is not appropriate to be consumed along the way or to doze off. Do you have strong nerves? Do you need an adrenalin kick on a lazy day? Then you should put this CD into your car’s glove locker; or you could listen to this work while you exercise running – you could beat your records, including incidental sprints and breathers – unless the sports(wo)man did not fasten his/her legs because of permanent time changes…