Acts of Volition

"Lipostudio . . . And so On" is definitely, without any question, the absolute best song of all time to incorporate samples of an actual liposuction. Check out the extra squooshy liposucking samples about halfway through. Splooshtastic! Of the entire the album, this song is probably the most closely resembling a "traditional" electronica tune. It has the most straightforward beats and lengthy melodies of the album, and is one of the better songs.

A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure is super-minimalist, micromanaged electronic noodling, but more fun than that. "Memento Mori" and "Ur Tchun Tan Tse Q" are both incredible, with all kinds of clicks, pops, and all types of itchy-skritchiness. The sound of a drill, apparently boring into the base of someone’s skull, at the end of “Spondee” is absolutely terrifying and relentless. It still occasionally gives me dry heaves.

This album uses some very weird and amazing samples - every song samples from plastic surgery operations. It’s not just the “organic” samples like this used, but close attention to such small details, that makes A Chance to Cut sound very human, and very far departed from the artificial machine-gloss that covers so much electronica.