Metropolis Records
2004
Inhuman
About This Album
Die Form's main man, Phillipe Fichot, has 20 years of recording behind him and it's pleasing to hear how far he's come from the band's early, rawboned recordings. Part one of a diptych dealing with man's relationship to the animal world that will be completed by Exhuman, Inhuman contains some of Die Form's most vivid mixes of the industrial and the operatic. Drum machines sound huge, the structures of the songs are stunning, and the alternating between Eliane P's grand vocals and Fichot's electronically manipulated chants still works. The rather pastoral "Feerie" is one of the most memorable songs the group has ever recorded, and the Enigma-at-the-S&M-club highlights don't stop there. "Fossilized Light"'s chorus is irresistible and "Diktat (Savage Peace)" is a glitchy, dark jungle monster that goes well off the electro-industrial map. This is mature, camp-free Die Form and track by track, Inhuman is their best work. The problem is that Fichot has a lot of side projects and he throws anything that falls out of the Die Form philosophy to them. It makes the album monotonous in one sitting, which is really a shame. "Diktat" almost does it, but between-song segues, a track of noise, or anything that would offer some relief from the dark grandness would have helped. Perhaps Fichot is too wrapped up in his cottage industry to see it, but Inhuman is a great collection of Die Form songs that could stand a little diversity. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
Track List (try tracks 1,4,7,10 and 12)

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