Here is the year's newcomer Dismantled. There's been a lot of talking about American immigrated Russian Gary Zon, and after I first heard of him from TG Mondalf at RhythmUS Network, I interviewed him (please read interview in the appropriate section for more info and background). He's only been doing electronic music for a little over a year and yet after an mp3 demo and a couple of compilations, his powerful blend of electro-industrial music has convinced even the talent scouts at Metropolis. Nine blasting songs where strong bombastic industrial beats are the common ground for atmospheric long-chord layers and jumpy ebm textures and an intricate web of sounds, media samples and bass lines. Filtered and vocoded vocals singing lyrics about life, annihilation, extermination and so forth (including a 9/11 tribute). An outstanding balance between robust rawness and melody. Perfect for all lovers of FLA (primary influence), but also :W: (who he remixed), Velvet Acid Christ, Haujobb, F242. Album will hit the streets on June 4th in US and June 17th in Europe. Look out for his first single "Dystopia" also!