Tarrie B. sounds like the kind of woman you would most
\ndefinitely not want to cross. First making her name in rap, then
\nmoving on to bands like Manhole and Tura Satana, she gained a
\nfanbase and reputation, but she apparently was not personally
\nsatisfied with her musical life.<\/p>\n
The end result is more than just an album; it’s a person pouring
\nout their soul on tape. Her vision now has a name – My Ruin, and it
\nhas a debut effort –
\nSpeak & Destroy<\/i>. It’s an exhilirating disc to listen to;
\nit’s a difficult disc to listen to. It’s a powerful statement of
\nlife and the pain one can feel; it’s an album whose message grows a
\nlittle tiring near the end. It’s an album of contradictions in both
\nmusical style and content, and is a disc that is sure to have you
\ntalking about it for a long time afterwards.<\/p>\n
There is no simple way to define what My Ruin is, simply because
\nTarrie B. utilizes all the musical styles which have shaped her
\nlife. There’s spoken word, there’s industrial, there’s hard rock,
\nthere’s ballads… it’s almost as if Tarrie B. wanted to leave no
\nstone unturned in the process.<\/p>\n
Normally, such a move does not work; something always gets
\nshort-shifted, even if it’s unintentional. Fortunately for My Ruin,
\nTarrie B. hits the mark on almost every style, though the two areas
\nshe sounds to be most comfortable with are spoken word (“Terror”)
\nand hard-rock-meets-industrial (“Blasphemous Girl”). Imagine what
\nwould happen if Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against The Machine
\nmerged, dropping the political messages and adding a female
\nsinger\/screamer. It’s an interesting portrait, and one that Tarrie
\nB. paints constantly on
\nSpeak & Destroy<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Oh, sure, sometimes the ride gets a little bumpy. Her cover of
\n“Tainted Love” doesn’t really add too much to the original track.
\nAnd occasionally, the formula that Tarrie B. utilizes to its full
\npotential doesn’t carry through near the end of the album. Tracks
\nlike “Masochrist” and “June 10th” aren’t quite as strong as earlier
\ntracks. However, Tarrie B. and crew make sure to hit the finish
\nline swinging, as heard on “Sycophant”. The final montage, “‘Beware
\nOf God’,” reminds me a bit of “Welcome To Paradise” from Front 242,
\nonly without any music.<\/p>\n
There is, however, one complaint I have with
\nSpeak & Destroy<\/i> – namely, the overall mixing of the
\nalbum. When you’re listening to this, don’t be surprised if you
\nsuddenly find yourself adjusting the volume up… only to quickly
\ncrank it down on the next song when you’re getting blown out by
\nyour speakers. The overall mix of this album is uneven at times,
\nand is a pain in the nuts to deal with. This particular release
\nfeatured new tracks from the original; one would have thought that
\nsomething like this would have been taken care of.<\/p>\n
Still,
\nSpeak & Destroy<\/i> has many more positives than negatives,
\nand Tarrie B. should be proud that her musical vision has come to
\nfruition. There is supposed to be a new My Ruin studio album
\nreleased in 2001; if it’s even half as intense as this disc is,
\nTrent Reznor and crew should be ready to make room for another
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