Electronic Warfare

• Artist: Underground Resistance
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• Release Date: 1995
• Type: Extended Play (EP)
• Genre: Electronica

Review

For the Electronic Warfare double EP, Underground Resistance mastermind Mike Banks lays down some funky electro-influenced techno compositions and one truly stellar techno anthem. The several electro-influenced songs function well, alluding to Banks' direction away from the furious, pounding 909 kick drum and 303 acid-riff style tendencies of early '90s UR. Still, clocking in at a mammoth 11½ minutes, "The Illuminator" is the reason to own this record, as it fully utilizes Banks' gift for creating some of the most uplifting string-harmonies from his synthesizer, comparable only to DJ Rolando's "Jaguar" and the Martian's "Windwalker." The underlying percussive rhythms shuffle and keep the momentum in tact while the high-end barrage of synthesizer melodies, riffs, rhythms, and harmonies simply propel this song beyond the dancefloor and into the realm of divine poetry -- the sort of music that can bring tears to the eyes. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Credits

Underground Resistance (Main Performer)