{"id":6706,"date":"2018-04-25T22:50:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T02:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=6706"},"modified":"2018-05-07T15:17:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T19:17:58","slug":"hide-castration-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/hide-castration-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Hide <br>Castration Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/hide.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6708\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/hide.jpg\" alt=\"Hide, Castration Anxiety\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/hide.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/hide-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Heather Gabel isn\u2019t hiding from anyone. Not anymore. She and percussionist Seth Sher are quite blunt throughout <i>Castration Anxiety<\/i> (Dais Records), the duo\u2019s debut album. This is throbbing protest music, empowering the visual artist against all who oppressed her while still remaining suited for darkened dancefloors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to cut you open,\u201d Gabel moans on \u201cWear Your Skin,\u201d and she does it almost completely void of emotion. She\u2019ll make a mask of your flesh with the same apathetic despondency as she might if she was informed that the restaurant was out of whatever dish she wanted. Just give her what you were having before she dressed for dinner. And more wine, please.<\/p>\n<p>Minimalistic and ritualistic, the beats are sparse and the synths are hazy, emulating smoke blowing through a goth bar. Although the album takes its cues from the classic dark industrial of In Slaughter Natives, as well as more modern stuff like Youth Code, <i>Castration Anxiety<\/i> feels refreshingly unique. Maybe it\u2019s how, despite nary a guitar in site, Hide are bold enough to be played alongside more metallic groups. (They even opened up for Marilyn Manson.)<\/p>\n<p>It all comes back to Gabel\u2019s quest for revenge. \u201cBound\/Severed\u201d is self-explanatory and self-revelatory; when Gabel moans, \u201cTell me where it hurts,\u201d you are pretty sure the only acceptable answer is \u201ceverywhere.\u201d \u201cWildfire\u201d is slow and sultry, with Sher\u2019s synths acting like extra percussion. \u201cFucked (I Found Heaven)\u201d is the most repetitive track, one where Gabel actually raises her voice; it\u2019s the best fit for a dancefloor, albeit one covered in blood.<\/p>\n<p><i>Castration Anxiety<\/i> is a brutal, intense and completely immersive release. 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