Originally released in 2002, but “The Dividing” will be released again through Projekt on 29-07-2003. Now released with printed lyrics and a somewhat disappointing ‘Enhanced CD’ (the photo’s are nice, but that’s all).
The music is however difficult to describe. Shikee is originally from Bangladesh, but followed her education in England and the United States of America. Her music seems to put all these experiences together. Industrial with rock influences that surprises through their strength and power, but at the same time got different relaxing moments. Listen to the difference between openings song ‘Division’ that sounds quiet and a little dreamy and the intense, heavy ‘Kingdom Of One’ that combines the guitar sound of Marilyn Manson with the voice of an act like Queen Adreena. Android Lust however knows to bring her pain, frustration and loneliness in her own way. Shikhee enchants you with 45 minutes of whispering, singing and shouting. Musically she balances between the different forms of industrial. Danceable, with light influences of drum ‘n bass during ‘The Want’, threatening and calculated during ‘Stained’, the flute oriented ‘Fall To Fragments’ and the neurotic ‘Sex And Mutilation’.
Of Shikhee is told that she have the same talent as Trent Reznor (NIN) and this time it’s true, because Android Lust shows that she isn’t a copy of the mentioned band but has the same qualities to create her own music.
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