Review of ‘Blood Lush’ by lithiumradio.net
Four albums in three years, no other musician or band, that I can think of, has ever done this. And had any other artist tried it something would be lost with each succeeding album. But Blood Lush remains true to the style and aural presence that is the musical world of Anders Manga. The album takes you through a soundscape of sexuality cloaked in darkness.
Tolerate is the track that hit me the hardest, though I’m not sure why. The Lines:
Let’s crash the world and let’s shatter all of the gates
Let’s conjure all the insanity that we can tolerate
Conjure in me a willingness to take things to excess, but that’s just me. It’s heartbeat rhythm and screeching synths can conjure nightmare if you leave the headphones on while you’re listening to it. But like I’ve said before nightmares are a good inspiration. Science Fiction is a soft ballad of a twisted and warped relationship. It’s almost heartbreaking to listen to, Anders successfully projects the wrenching pain through his voice and the band is a symphony of tears. 49 Snakes is easily the most energetic track on the album. It’s a scary insanity filled song bringing images of hallucinations and padded cells. The are two tracks that didn’t do much for me though, Public Service Announcement and I Cast You Out. And it’s not because they’re bad, I just didn’t get anything out of them.
I think Blood Lush might be the best album Anders has made thus far. It’s dark and scary, and could totally be the soundtrack of one of those old Hammer House horror movies, but it would have to be one of the Dracula movies starring Christopher Lee.