Location: Minneapolis, MInnesota
Country: USA
Genre: Industrial rock, electronica
Full length: Chaos of Man
Format: Cassette, digital
Label: Phage Tapes
Release date: October 17, 2025
Originally executed by Zaremachine’s iconic lineup; Mach FoX, Dbot, and Dein Offizier; “Chaos of Man” was first intended to be Zwaremachine’s third full-length. However, the industrial rock likened to Nine Inch Nails. Skinny Puppy and Thrill Kill Kult was more fitting as a new full length for Mach FoX’s and was planned as such after the passing of Dein Offizier and subsequent lineup changes in the Zwaremachine camp.
Zwaremachine is currently on the 2025 The Machine Comes Alive Tour while founding member Mach FoX is talking with such webzines as Peek-A-Boo-Magazine and Asphyxium regarding both of his projects. A track entitled "Biteback" was launched as a promotional single on September 5; if its focus on lyrics and musical depth is any indication, "Chaos of Man" is likely to be well-received by deejays and clubgoers.
Similarly to Mach FoX's earlier works, "Chaos of Man" serves as the auditory counterpart to obscure nightclubs from the 1990s, prior to their displacement. These nightclubs, which seemed somewhat disreputable and slightly dilapidated at first glance, possessed a unique dark and enigmatic charm all their own.
This album expresses similar dualities, one of them being mechanized overtones pushed forward by living heartbeats. Guitars rich in atmosphere, a prominent fuzz-heavy bass line, ambient keyboards, and waves upon waves of programmed percussion produce an organic and electronic balance, subtly referencing 70s funk and R&B, 80s new wave a la Duran Duran and gothic post-punk a la Samhain. All this contributes to a darkly catchy, somewhat radio-friendly experience that envelops the listener.
Repetitive lyrics complement repetitive progressions, degenerating the album to a relentlessly consistent and animalistic essence throughout the seven tracks, intensifying the distinction between the organic and the technical as the lead vocals maintain malevolent overtones. The guitars and lead guitars sound generated from the electronic/industrial backgrounds, animating those backgrounds with strange shades of color.
Though the songs exhibit repetitive qualities, an array of samples and additional vocals in songs like "Death Wish List" maintain nuanced vibrancy, intensifying to where they resonate with the essence of conscious beings or self-aware artificial intelligence in the form of a flesh and blood woman with endless energy to dance to the pulsating rhythms.
I envision “Chaos of Man” revitalizing and energizing any goth or techno club where the deejay presents it to the patrons. I could even see this energy spilling out onto the street at its heights of intensity. –Dave Wolff
Lineup:
Mach FoX: Vocals, guitar, /synthesizer, programming
Dbot: Bass
Dein OffizierL Surdo drum
Track list:
1. Chaos of Man
2. Death Wish List
3. Biteback
4. Points of Power
5. Thin Ice
6. Reaching
7. Strangled Ties
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