the Tongue Achieves the Dialect
A tribute to Rozz Williams

Tracks:

1. The Glass House AUDRA
2. Figurative Theatre ANTIWORLD
3. In Winds of Time My Body OMEWENNE
4. Stairs/Prayer GALLAXY CHAMBER
5. Cervix Couch CRUSH VIOLETS & GITANE DEMONE
6. Dream for Mother STONE 588
7. Theatre Figuratif - INSANASOMNIA
8. Into The Light SILVERY
9. Deathwish CASUAL
10. In Absentia HUMAN DISEASE
11. Relax The Word I WILL I
12. Red Handed MICHAREL
13. Epitaph KISS THE BLADE
14. Stairs CONTRADICTION
15. Desperate Hell HEAVEN FALLS HARD
16. System of a Non Union ALLOTROPY EXHIBITION
17. The Devil and Mr. Williams MKA

| German Import at a Domestic Price | The Official Rozz Williams Tribute album initiated by ROZZ.NET. "About two years ago we got the idea to put together a Rozz Williams tribute album. We put the word out on RozzNet and by word of mouth. Almost immediately the tribute tracks started pouring in from artists and bands from around the world. We were astonished at the number of Rozz cover track submissions that kept coming in the mail every month. We hadn't anticipated the enormous response from bands who were actually willing to donate their time, effort, talent and art to the memory of our dearly beloved Rozz Williams. The Rozz tribute project was now demanding of far more time and effort than originally anticipated. The title came to us from Anna- Varney Cantodea of SOPOR AETERNUS ." ( Chris, ROZZ.NET )

A review from Gothic Paradise.com | In the world of tribute albums it can be hard to find a good tribute where the artists stay true to the style of the artist they are paying tribute to and yet add their own touches as to more fully show respect for the music the artist has left behind. In the case of this album, the artists pay their respects and do covers of the many tracks that the late Rozz Williams left behind. I find that these artists in general do a good job of recreating in their own way the songs covered herein. Omewenne performing "In Winds of Time My Body", one of the more laid-back tracks on this album and very nice in many ways that you almost wouldn't expect on this album. Now Galaxxy Chamber does pick up with what I would expect more on this tribute with a joint cover of "Stairs and Prayer" the obscure deathrock style really stands out like I think Rozz meant it to be.

Along with many of these classic tracks covered, it's nice to see that the rtists that contribute are also those that were influenced by or collaborated with Rozz on his various projects. Included are legendary greats as well as some newcomers that have quickly made a name for themselves, including Crush Violets, Gitane Demone, Stone 588, Audra and Heaven Falls Hard. I certainly have some favorites out of these, including the artists I've listed. I think that Casual's cover of "Deathwish" is extremely well done and stays well within the original style. Stone 588 performs "Dream for Mother" with their unique style that delves right into female-fronted Gothic/Deathrock. Audra have been around for a few years with a couple of albums, but are still relative newcomers and do an excellent cover of "The Glass House".

Besides the covers on this album we're also presented with a tribute song "The Devil and Mr. Williams" by MKA. This track is more of a folk song about Rozz and his death, excellently done with acoustic guitar and thoughtful lyrics.

As far as tributes go, I think overall, this one is very well done.
Rating: 4/5