Well here's something a little outside my usual box, but it really caught my attention. DISINTEL is a new synth-punk band out of Los Angeles, and its EP OUTLAW ELEKTRO is not for the faint of heart. I can roll with some Screamers, Suicide, Units, and Chrome quite often, and DISINTEL is doing a modern version of that style of music. In a good way, I'm hearing an industrial influence as well. But what really hits me hard are the lyrics. I won't spoil them for you since you can read them on Bandcamp. But man, these songs are dark and disturbing — painting a bleak portrait of a techno-fascist world that would seem dystopian if you didn't know it was the one we're already living in. This is brilliant, haunting stuff. And I love the way this band uses synthesizers in a way that's genuinely bold and creative. The synths aren't just there in place of guitars; they are the main driver of this band's nightmare-ish vision. This is synth-punk that qualifies as genuine art. "ESC.DEL.RTN" has me seriously shook. "The Future (I Can't Afford)" could not be any more in tune with the despairing zeitgeist of present day. This EP plays like a bizarre dream that would jolt me awake in a cold sweat, and I mean that as a high compliment. You won't hear anything else like this. If an electro-punk mind-fuck capable of chilling you to the bone has been on your wish list, DISINTEL is calling your name.
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