Kill Switch...Klick - Almost Ambient Collection, Vol. 1

After the acoustic experiments (!!!) of Organica, Kill Switch...klick continue to move away from their industrial-goth roots into a calmer, more mature sound. Divided about equally between new material and old tracks (some remixed, some not), 2002's Almost Ambient Collection, Vol. 1 makes the case that this move is more organic than it might seem at first, since leader D.a. Sebasstian has always had a taste for Eno-style minimalism (the excellent "Feeding the Machine (Day to Day)," which marries an almost lush soundtrack-inspired soundscape with some deliberately discordant Cecil Taylor-style piano fills, bears a strong Another Green World influence) along with the more obvious goth and industrial influences. Read More