Author: Ryan Speck

  • Oh, look. It’s 2023.

    Made an effort to actually check in and update the site with a new theme, so it’s somewhat more readable and less ugly. Not that there’s anything new to see or report, but at least I’m getting a few things in order.

  • Quick Update

    Setting up a new site (for no good reason) and adding some old writing content that you can access from “Reviews” or “Fiction” above.

  • On The Commission Chief’s Covert Tactical Operation

    Gortan Peter Mephet-Galleho stood outside the Lunar Space Administration Building, staring up at its aluminate and plastic spires, admiring their smooth and shapeless beauty. It reminded him of his forefathers as he looked up at the floating energy globes hovering in the dark, starless expanse over the dome of the Administration and realized that his…

  • Various artists – “Revelation”

    Various artists Category: Noise Album: Revelation This review is a long time coming. It’s not so much because the CD was hard to listen to or that I was being completely lazy. I felt I had to read the booklet while I listened to the CD. Some might see that as a bit neurotic, but…

  • Concept 7 – “Extract E.P.”

    Concept 7 Category: Electronica Album: Extract E.P.   Concept 7 desperately wants to be The Prodigy. Really. With a touch of Pitchshifter, minus the intelligence and social relevance. Concept 7 seems to think that by throwing very techno dance beats along, some guitar-like synth cords, and tweaky noises in with bad Prodigy-like vocals that are…

  • Foetus – “Love”

    Foetus Category: Avantgarde Album: Love I had quite a bit of expectation about the latest Foetus album. The last album, Flow, is undoubtedly one of the best albums of all time, in my estimation, and I knew it would be a hard act to follow. Knowing the rather strange nature of Foetus’ output since the…

  • Various artists – “DElecTROnIcT v3”

    Various artists Category: Compilations Album: DElecTROnIcT v3 I used to think that Detroit was a town that had plenty of local talent, something my locale of Atlanta never has, and that it was the type of place where you could get behind the bands that came out of the scene. Maybe I’m being a bit…

  • Skinny Puppy – “The Greater Wrong Of The Right”

    Skinny Puppy Category: Industrial Album: The Greater Wrong Of The Right Almost everything than can be said about Skinny Puppy’s latest album has been said. It’s been said and re-said. It’s been folded, spindled, and mutilated. It’s be hashed and re-hashed. And you still have one opinion or another: it’s fantastic or it’s crap that’s…

  • Girls Under Glass – “Zyklus”

    Girls Under Glass Category: Electro-Pop Album: Zyklus I’ll admit that I’m a bit surprised. I always figured, from the snippets I had heard, that Girls Under Glass was some whining dark moping goth bitchfest, likely full of cello and crap. But, surprisingly, it’s not. What I seem to have here is a very German electro…

  • FAKE – “Los Angeles Synthetic”

    FAKE Category: Industrial Album: Los Angeles Synthetic Despite trying my best to always be impartial and fair, I’m going to be a bit negative in this one. I’m going to skip journalistic integrity and just tell you what I think. Bear with me. I’ve heard of System Syn. I’m not sure why. From what little…