Attrition: 3 Arms & a Dead Cert (CD)

“On 3 Arms, Martin Bowes illustrates why he’s managed to compose numerous albums without sounding like darkwave’s other merchants. The electronics are smooth, sounding as if they’re computer generated, while every other element seems organic. Bowes’ dark semi-spoken delivery creating the perfect foil for Julia’s eerie operatic wail. Their style caters to the clad-in-black Nosferatu followers and the club-stomping cyberpunks, and it’s this dichotomy that has defined them.” (HUH MAGAZINE August 1996)