I say "I think" because I haven't heard the original album. I was at a CD store having a "going-out-of-business" sale, and picked this up on a whim. I knew nothing about the band aside from the fact that Maynard James Keenan from TOOL and A Perfect Circle was in it.

The main reason I decided to pick up the album was because of the impressive list of people doing the remixes. There are two remixes by Lustmord, who I was introduced to a few years ago when I got his fantastic collaboration with The Melvins. One track is remixed by Aaron Turner from of one of my favorite prog-metal band, Isis. Another track is by Danny Lohner from NIN, among other bands. Dave "Rave" Ogilvie, who produced all of the early Skinny Puppy albums, gets dusted off to tackle my favorite track up to this point, "Mamma Sed". Finally, Paul Barker (the "other half" of Ministry from 1986 to 2004) also comes out of storage to produce another great track.

Having not heard the originals, I don't know how these tracks stack up in comparison. That being said, I love this CD. The first thing to note is that those buying this to hear Maynard's amazing voice and lyrics will be disappointed. This is a remix album, so vocals are treated as secondary. In most tracks where vocals are noticeable, they are buried deep within the mix. The lyrics are barely discernable. What little Maynard you do get on this album is either a passing whisper, or a very similar vocal style as used on APC's "Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drums". Given the producers he found for this album, it's easy to hear the influence that bands like Ministry and Skinny Puppy had on how Maynard treated his vocals on this album. The only exception is the final track, "Country Boner". A hilarious song that would sit just as well on a RevCo CD as it does here.

Anyone who is a fan of electro-remix albums would probably really like this CD. I surely do. Mr. Keenan rarely retreads familiar territory, so anyone expecting to hear the focused aggression and musical complexity of TOOL or the blissful beauty of APC is sure to be disappointed. On the other hand. anyone who is a fan of the many NIN, Ministry, and Frontline Assembly remixes would surely like this. It's not an industrial album, but it defiantly sits very nicely on the border of being one.

Now I have to go buy the non-remixed version...