PRECISE CONTROL (mini lp version)

by MODEBIONICS

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1.	ENTER: Populous Delete 02:52		buy track
2.	Destra Destroy 03:52		buy track
3.	ONE by WAR 04:33		buy track
4.	Time Resist Lobotomy 04:00	lyrics	buy track
transmit your fate forever more your beating mind on the floor lobotomy caught between a double life the screen has caused my suffering no time to resist caught between a double life weakness caused my suffering no time to resist there is no time to resist resist re-exist
5.	RESUME FUNCTION 02:37		buy track
6.	The Advent Of Computers 01:28		buy track
7.	OVERMIND 03:14	lyrics	buy track
fate does fate evolve myself I go to terrorize no one to euthanize invade invade invade until i can fight sacrifice my lens-clear vision all eyes, distance chased by shadows this terrorized OVERMIND don’t walk / a mind terrorized this hints the way the war I seek i lead on my own i think for myself no one to euthanize invade invade invade still, i can’t fight sacrifice my OVERMIND (OVERMIND) over minds i fight! OVERMIND distance no eyes/ useless OVERMIND terrorize don’t walk/ a mind terrorized all eyes distant chased by shadows this terrorized OVERMIND don’t walk/ a mind terrorized all eyes useless chased by shadows this terrorized OVERMIND no OVERMIND identified
8.	Revolt IN Silence 03:22		buy track
9.	Fold Vice 03:40	lyrics	buy track
fold vice ascending to penetrate reaction no parts of it remaining hold vice hold still incision to terminate reaction desire no parts of me conditioned all eyes vision mission phase-revolt, some fear sufficient vice sun faded all starvation illuminated armor hold vice till they come illuminate desire on neon pulse, in daylight no reason fold vice ascending to penetrate reaction no parts of me remaining still, hold vice all eyes terminate no part of them remain sown my vision-eyes they’re fading next to moonlight sufficient vice sun faded, all starvation illuminated armor all eyes vision mission phase-revolt, some fear sufficient vice sun faded all starvation illuminated armor sun fade fold vice and divide then we shall see who died
10.	EXIT: Soliis Transmission 02:09		buy track

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"One-man San Antonio based project MODEBIONICS has been releasing a fairly steady stream of one-off singles and EPs over the last two years, notable for their invocation of a classic style of industrial situated between the first wave of 90s dark electro and mid-decade electro-industrial sounds. More than just capturing the cybernetic aesthetics of the era, new release Precise Control has Rolan Vega showing his capacity for the intricate programming and arrangements that characterize its production style and more importantly, its distinctive atmosphere.

A track like “RESUME FUNCTION” is essentially a primer on how to put together a song in the early Zoth Ommog mold: the chirpy synthline that runs razortight through the track, gated drum sounds and processed vocal samples are cleverly worked around one another in patterns that build, stall and then burst forward paying off the built up tension. Those kinds of unpredictable choices in placement of sounds and sections create a mood of unease that Vega leverages to good effect; see how “DESTRA DESTROY” forgoes any sustained four on the floor beats for much of its runtime, allowing the 16th note bassline and harshly whispered vocals to hold the spotlight as drum triplets and snare hits pop off around them, or how the more rhythmically straightforward “ONE BY WAR” inverts uses its main synth part to flip between verse and chorus.

The strength of the record’s idiosyncratic choices in configuration are matched by a good ear for mood and texture, foreboding and pensive by turns. The more portentous sound is the order of the day on opening and closing instrumentals “ENTER: POPULOUS DELETE” and “EXIT: SOLIIS TRANSMISSION”, their sound design marked by voices both distant and proximal, rich pads flowing between thoughtfully between snatches of drums and blasts of synth on the former, and whirring and wheezing samples that invoke deep space on the latter. The potency of those big swathes of sound is equally potent in busier tracks, such as “REVOLT IN SILENCE” where the pall cast by the cloudy synths that float above the song’s faster moving elements tamps down the mood without losing any of its energy or momentum.

While “PRECISE CONTROL” is certainly reminiscent of the classic run of early singles and albums from familiar acts like X Marks the Pedwalk, Leaether Strip or even Evil’s Toy, it rises above imitation by simple virtue of its thoughtful execution. Its one thing to reconstitute the graspable aspects of a vintage sound, but it takes inspiration and consideration to tap into their spirit. With this, their most complete release thus far MODEBIONICS has claimed its spot at the forefront of the rising wave of new US dark electro"
- idieyoudie.com

All songs recorded, mixed and mastered by MODEBIONICS between 2008-2023.

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released September 1, 2023

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