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Another Life by Rob Dyer, Dark Star Mag

I've always had plenty of time for Greenhaus. They started off producing simple but dark club techno and did that very well. They then progressed towards spacerock territory after adding guitars to the sound and did that even better. Now they've taken a quantum leap forward and the results are mightily impressive. This is full of fine songwriting that demonstrates that Greenhaus truly deserve to rise to wider public acclaim.

Superb tracks like Trigger about the Hiroshima bomb are as cleverly structured as they are moving. There's a bunch of well-chosen guest vocalists too: Liz Green (Swarf), Roi Robertson (Mechanical Cabaret) and Sandrine Gouriou (Seize) all contribute. These and the inclusion of further guest lead female vocalist, Lahannya, really help the Greenhaus sound step firmly into the mainstream. There's a cover of The Cure's Plainsong that is simply terrific, while One Day Closer continues the band's love affair with Joy Division.

This is overtly commercial, in the Rhys Fulber sense of commercial, in that it retains a distinctive style all of its own and yet has a decidedly accessible quality, but all the time retaining credibility. This really ought to see Greenhaus achieve far greater recognition and well-deserved professional success. It's hard to single out favourite tracks as the whole thing is that consistently strong. This is a great album - simple as that. Go and buy it.

8/10

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