Drifting In Silence – Facewithin (CD, Labile, Electronic)
Drifting In Silence is the one man electronic recording project created by Derrick Stembridge. Facewithin features slightly spooky compositions with funky and/or dub-like beats and a decidedly industrial sound that harkens back to some of the darker underground artists in the United States in the 1990s. Stembridge makes music that has a cold harsh feel…but the beats are fairly simple and familiar enough to draw listeners into his audio universe. More than any other band, Drifting In Silence music reminds us very much of Front Line Assembly. Even though this style of music may have been all over the place in the late 1990s…nowadays we hear relatively few artists taking this particular path with their music. Eight cuts here including “Forever,” “Coming Up For Air,” and “Virus.” (Rating: 4+++)
