Branching out from a Dieslboy dominated DnB collection, I picked up Gridlok’s Break The System. The DJ mix part of the album has been in pretty solid rotation.
Break The System starts out strong, with an interesting spoken word, futuristic, manifesto regarding humanity needing to “break the system”. Wake Up, Bottomfeeder, and Watching Us bring a lot of energy and seem to be working towards a great peak.
Then Break The System sort of plateaus. I can’t say any of the subsequent tracks are weak, but a little more variation was needed. Also, the initial manifesto was never followed up on thematically, as far as I can tell.
Infected is the track that keeps me coming back. I’m a sucker for a really strong close to a mix. However, it would have been great to have this as a mid-mix peak, and then close with something just as strong. Halfway through the listener is “infected” and then by the end he becomes a tool for breaking the system.
Or something like that.
In any event, Break The System isn’t off the charts great, but it’s a good listen.