'Wait For My Signal' from Attention System

‘Wait For My Signal’ from Attention System

April 28, 2010 0 Comments

Attention System is an electro-rock band from the heart of Atlanta. They have an incredible live show and their new CD, ‘Wait for my Signal’ is a great listen. The band is comprised of 5 members, Brian Fisher on vocals and keys, Joshua Broughton on guitar and vocals, Jonathan Davis on guitar, Chris Edmonds on bass guitar and Jason Curtis on drums.
The CD draws on many external influences such as club dance, hard rock, disco to the big booming sound of newer metal bands. The singer even tends to have a country, Chris Isaak feel to his crooning, making all the ladies in the club feel slightly weak at the knees. The lyrics are genuine as is the music as a whole. The theme throughout the album is like the compromise between machine and soul, breaking down boundaries and introducing new ideas. Titles such as BOT killer and Resistant Transistor exhibit some of the mechanical tendencies and songs such as Siren’s City and Radio Silence show some of the more humanistic side of the CD. You can almost picture the band’s collective vision of a neo-future city reminiscent of the film Blade Runner.

Although the band did not record with electronic drums as other bands of this vein have, and the bass is typically not simulated, it still has a clean and tight sound to it. The electronic sound is not separate from the live sound and is one of the best recordings mixing the two sounds since the Flaming Lips ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’ release. The singing is distinctive and adds more flavor to the sound, and the guitar wails on and on to the rhythm of the simulated city. Users will enjoy rocking out to this CD, although not a lot could overcome the spectacle of Attention System’s live show. This is a well produced CD with a ton of soul. Track 5, Drastic Measures, is one of my favorites because of the dissonance and originality of the breaks in it. All of the songs are very listenable, especially for those of you who like to actively listen to a CD. It shows a lot of intelligence in song writing and it is obvious that this CD was made by a very dedicated band. I can only see good things happening for this band. They are hard working, fluid and in general awesome musicians and they rock so well that a name is already made for them. Their CD speaks of familiar things in an unfamiliar world, and speaks of paranoia but also of bravery and resistance to this new change.

Overall, this is the perfect CD for Attention System at this point in their musical career, and is definitely worth the buy. All the tracks lead to the same point and it is just plain great to listen to however you feel like partying, by yourself like a personal pan pizza or with others like 10 pizzas delivered straight to your door. So go out and get a slice! The CD is available at such locations as the official website at www.AttentionSystem.com or Amazon.com. Also check out the band’s myspace here to listen to songs from the CD and upcoming show dates.