Funkyhell
1996 studio album by haloblack
funkyhell (or sylized as :funkyhell:) is the second studio album by haloblack, released on November 1, 1994, by Fifth Colvmn Records. The album represented the band's musical shift from a guitar dominated syle into a minimalist approach to dark ambient and electronic music composition.
Reception
Aiding & Abetting gave funkyhell a positive review, saying "I love "dirty" electronic music albums" and "Bryan Black (aka Haloblack) has crafted a fine set of experimental industrial tunes. Tom Schulte of AllMusic called the album "an impressionistic headspace, electronica incompatible for the dancefloors of even neo-gothic club nights." Last Sigh Magazine praised the contributions of the guest artists and said "it continues right where Tension Filter left off, the sound remains constant and is just as good if not better than Tension Filter."
More negative in their critique of the album was Option, who was critical of "the relentless 4/4 beats, the cheap arcade video game soundtracks, the pseudo-creepy whispered vocals and the campy banality of heaaawvy lyrics." Sonic Boom criticized the band's lack of musical progression from their previous work and stated "there is zero deviation in the whispered vocal arrangement, all of the percussion loops are extremely stifled, and many of the sounds are reused from track to track."
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the funkyhell liner notes.
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