catalogue

FOUR STROKE BARON

DATA DIAMOND (PROSTHETIC RECORDS)

FOUR STROKE BARON - DATA DIAMOND 163781
format:
1 CD
release:
31.05.2024
label:
PROSTHETIC RECORDS
genre:
Metal
item ID:
163781
barcode:
0656191062121
Data Diamond is the sound of FOUR STROKE BARON at their most confidently unhinged. Originally conceived as two separate EPs (one purely electronic - Data, one heavy - Diamond) that would then meld together on one full length release, the idea morphed into what is now the succinct sucker punch of an album that is heading our way at speed.

Heavily inspired by their own work on Data Diamond's predecessor, Classics, Witt and Vallarino got to work in their laboratory creating the most potent, concentrated form of FOUR STROKE BARON possible.

Data Diamond - a dizzying sub-40 minute dive into the deranged psyches of its creators.

The tracks on Data Diamond are lithe yet still allow enough room for idiosyncratic flourishes that mark this out as a true FOUR STROKE BARON opus.

If Classics was a Man vs. Food belly busting plate of indulgence, Data Diamond is an upmarket Gordon Ramsay dish, served with a side of insanity.

Finding a co-conspirator in Cynic's Paul Masvidal, the trio get somewhat psychedelic on the album's eponymous closing - and most expansive - track, which also features Vola's Adam Janzi on drums.

Thematically, this is their most murderous anthology to date. Those who find themselves embroiled in these bloodthirsty tales include a Radio Shack CEO, an internationally acclaimed cyborg, an accidental trafficker of human body parts, and the leader of a death cult located in a convenience store.

FOUR STROKE BARON's anomalous view of the world takes a particularly dark turn across the songs on Data Diamond, yet, as ever the macabre tragedies are dressed up with catchy melodies, pop hooks for days and a big shimmering bow of positivity.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. ON MUTE
  • 1.2. MONDAY
  • 1.3. THE WITCH
  • 1.4. CYBORG PT.3 (BECAUSE I'M GOD)
  • 1.5. VALLTT
  • 1.6. OPEN THE WORLD
  • 1.7. PEOPLE IN MY IMAGE
  • 1.8. 1000 THREADS
  • 1.9. DATA DIAMOND