for DTRASH31 - "The Tension And The Darknesst"
Reviewed by KSP @ Terrorizer Magazine UK

Riddle me this: does a side project still fall under the side project classification if the project in question is a one-man band from the mind of a guy whose main gig is already a one-man band? In this case, Exist is sliced, diced and stiched together by J Schizoid, the man who slices, dices and stiches the Catherine Yates approved, electronically eviscerated noise feast that is Schizoid. The major difference is that Exist is far more musically conventional than his namesake alter ego. Where Schizoid rocks and shocks like Fantomas copulating with Kid 606 in a tool shed, Exist sounds more like the languid pulls off the after sex cigarettes. 'The Tension...' has more of a European Industrial feel, only warmer and along the lines of The Young Gods, Ec8or or Front 242 going nuts with a sampler, complete with song based structures. However, Merzbow-ish, erratic sound terrorism does rear it's head at times, which is always a neat surprise in more structured pieces. 

(PS. EXIST not just J.Schizoid, the other 1/2 is .miQ Schmidt from Revolutionary Independent Productions, you should check his stuff out!)

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