Milwaukee's Boy Dirt Car (BDC), among the
elite of American industrial bands in the 1980s, returns for the group’s first
studio recording in about 20 years. Where once they engaged in metallic,
percussive excursions, the mood has changed. Drones, throbs and the sounds of
various modes of transportation dominate, sometimes to psychedelic effect. The
angry or gravely pensive recitations of BDC members such as Eric Lunde (the
only original member not present) have been replaced, as the only vocals are
the hushed conversations that pepper one of the four cuts. Boy Dirt Car’s album
offers a compelling musical discourse for those with open ears.