Loud Like Nature
With a sound that fits well into the neo-electro revolution, Add N To (X)'sLoud Like Naturecomes along at the right time, offering up computer-age music with an eerie yet accessible irreverence. While still wearing influences likeKraftwerkandNeu!on their sleeves, the band have added little touches of traditional pop to their ostensibly experimental noise-synth that lump them with ultra-hip acts likeTrans Am,Ladytron, andFischerspooner. There's a flat, abrasive edge toNaturethat puts it in a more experimental category than records by those artists however, and the band is more willing to try odd combinations like the hip-hop string section on "Up the Punks" and the ambient atmospheres of "Pink Light." Still, if you're a fan of electro and want to sample something a little closer to the original source, or if you just prefer the harsher side of what a synthesizer can sound like,Naturewill satisfy.--Matthew Cooke