Excessive Force- Conquer Your World
What do you get when you cross KMFDM with My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult? No, it’s not a bald German devil worshipper into disco music. It’s Excessive Force.
Excessive Force is a collaboration between KMFDM’s Sasha Konietzko and TKK’s Buzz McCoy. This duo teamed up previously when they released a double A-side single for KMFDM’s “Naive” (Remixed by Thrill Kill Kult) and TKK’s “Days of Swine & Roses” (Remixed by KMFDM). Whereas that single was heavily dance oriented, their latest collaboration, Conquer Your World, is extremely harsh. The sound they have created in this album is different than any of the material covered by either band. The sound here borders on metal with only one dance song.
That dance song is the first single “Conquer Your House.” It is a pretty good dance song but it suffers from a too-repetitive beat and unimaginative, boring lyrics. This is very strange, especially when you consider that it is the hybrid offspring of two bands known for their experimental beats and dark lyrics.
The rest of the album, thank God, is very interesting to listen to. The lyrical topics of the rest of the songs all concern war and violence with titles such as “Blow Your House Down,” “Ride The Bomb,” and “We Like War.” Another topic touched upon by the song “Worship Me” is religious violence. This song deals with those who “kill in the name of Christ.” It is a very scary song which can change your perception on religious fervor and its sometimes devastating consequences.
Helping out on this effort are a variety of guest stars. The vocals on “Worship Me” are supplied by Reverend A. Chester. Vocals on “Blow Your House Down” are by Jacky Blaque from The Bomb Gang Girlz. And “Finger On The Trigger” features guitars by Svetlana Ambrosius and drums by En Esch both from KMFDM.
Conquer Your World is a satisfying compilation of material from two of the best minds industrial music. It is not as good as the music of either band it is derived from, but with repeated listenings you will come to consider Excessive Force as a separate entity all unto itself.
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