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People don't seem to realize there are more Noise Unit Album

Toxic Excess | Chicago, Illinois | 08/16/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a particularly excellent disk and I'm delighted to see them working under this name once again, but many people below seem under the mistaken impression that "Drill" was their first outing as Noise Unit. This is totally incorrect. The first one, "Grinding Into Emptiness" was a pairing of members of FLA and Klinik (from Belgium) on Chicago's legendary Wax Trax label and much more minimalist and experimental in tone, and my own favourite is still "Response Frequency," which never got a domestic release and has a very sinister element to it. My copy is on Antler-Subway Records from Belgium. Then there was "Strategy of Violence," which is harsher (like "Drill") and I never cared for as much."

Electronic Music for the Masses

Ambient Guru | Vancouver, B.C. | 07/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'll start by saying that I have not heard in great detail the other 2 Noise Unit albums. Though I am familiar with all of Leebs/Fulbers Delerium, Intermix and Synaesthesia projects I have generally strayed away from their harder, more industrial sound. Other then Front Line Assembly's last outing Civilization I've never been a big fan of FLA.



So, when I first heard about a new Noise Unit album from Leeb/Peterson I was not really all that excited. That was until I heard some samples. They sounded intriguing and it wet my appetite to hear more. After much ado to find "Voyeur", I was finally able to track the sucker down!



As soon as I walked out of the store, I placed the CD in my discman, took a stroll along the seawall and for 59 mins was taken for a ride far away from this chaotic world.



WOW... is all I can say! I'm even at a lose to describe what this album sounds like. There is a lot of ambience mixed with heavy beats at times and the occasional decoded voice. The production on this album is also unbelievable! There are a lot of sounds and layers happening all at once and it feeds the senses immensely!



Highlights include the mesmerizing opening track Illicit Dreams, with its decoded vocals, rumbling bass and heavy synths. Another great track is Surveillance with its dreamy, long intro... it feels at moments like your in a nostalgic dream. These tracks are only topped by the closing song Monolith which is simply epic.



Though the album still has some industrial roots and sounds, fans of Deleriums instrumental work, Intermix or Synaesthesia will want this album!



Like a previous reviewer stated I hope Leeb/Peterson are smart enough to continue Noise Unit into the future, it would be a real shame if they didn't....."

Top-notch dark electronic

Some Guy | 07/09/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I really took a gamble with this album, I'm a fan of delirium, frontline assembly, synesthesia and most of the other Leeb projects but I had never heard of noise unit. I am very relieved that this is easily one of the best electronic albums I've ever heard.



Voyeur is an incredibly polished and deeply atmospheric journey into dark realms that showcases the evolving talents of Bill Leeb. There are layers upon layers of complex synths and vocals going on here that evoke images of a dark, sinister, high-tech future world. It could almost be another front line assembly album, except the vocals are very minimal and subtle.



This is a great CD to listen to while reading a science-fiction novel or something. Voyeur is a stunning achievement in dark-ambient soundscapes, I can only hope that Leeb makes another album in this vein."