Industry - Industry - LP

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Berlin's Industry have quickly emerged into the foreground as one of the more exciting groups of the European DIY punk scene.Much has been made of how `on point' Industry sound - a mid-paced cocktail of heavy toms and churning riffs recalling `No Sanctuary' era Amebix or classic Killing Joke. But Industry use these sounds as a springboard rather than a template, utilising the form for genuine expression where others are tempted by retro cosplay. Their sound is pared back, pulsing, relentless but danceable. But it's the words that result in a listen that's engaging from start to finish, an album that's both expressive and polemic. Just as people often describe Discharge's lyrics as Haiku, Industry uses the band's repetitive grooves as a wide-open canvas on which their exasperated observations are given space to land with precision.