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Puscifer: "V" is for Viagra - The Remixes

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Artist: Puscifer
Title: "V" is for Viagra - The Remixes
Format: CD
Label: self-released
Distributor: Red Distribution
Rated: * * * * *
Great record. For those who are not familiar with Puscifer, that would be another pseudonym for Tool/A Perfect Circle singer Maynard James Keenan's solo endeavors. He first released the debut album "V is for Vagina" and now present us with its deconstructed and reinterpreted remix album version called "V is for Viagra". Maynard's voice is immediately recognizable and unavoidably marks this record with that aura of mysteriousness and coolness that surrounds his two main projects. But even if you are not a Tool/APC fan, this record has legs of its own and it stands tall against what's out there in this niche genre. There are no rock guitars and Maynard barely ever sings. All the vocals are either recited in a grandiose and powerfully enunciated way (almost Laibach-style) or spoken and distorted like many electronic bands do, or just simply heavily treated, cut up and staggering. The music is electronic in almost its entirety but still sounds very organic, dynamic and exciting, ranging from minimal and dark to climatic and chaotic. Remixes by Josh Eustis (Telefon Televiv), Lustmord, Dave "Rave" Ogilvie and Colin Janz, Danny Lohner of NIN/Renholder, Mat Mitchell and Contradictator (QOTSA, APC), Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Paul Barker (Ministry, USSA), Aaron Turner (ISIS), Richard Devine, Michale Patterson and 8MM insure freshness of approach and style and a true and established connection with the electronic world that we support and represent. Highly recommended.

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