Review by KosieKat for Godflesh - Streetcleaner (1989)

AAHHH Smells like a classic. Can't you smell it? When you read the titles? See the album art? Hear the screaming? the pounding repition of the snare in the track Pulp while the guitar wails behind it? Smells like dirty streets, burnt out garbage cans, and Disatissfaction.  Love it. The imagery is very strong when listening to this album.  Broaderick is very powerful in his delivery and messaging. Long hailed a pioneer of this sound, this album stands up as being just as heavy and enjoyable to listen to today which for something recorded in 89 is saying something considering how many artists these days continue to try and 'push the envelope'. Pack it in guys, Justin Broaderick basically invented the envelope decades ago and it remains unmatched by many sounds. Life is Easy is like the industrial version of a funeral doom dredge, just ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh   for 5 minutes ( bonus if you go ahhhhhh with it)  Then Streetclear picks up  with some more dynamic drum beats and to keep you hooked in.  Dead Head and  Suction finish the album with what I feel are very bass heavy tracks, as the vocal becomes more dissonant and pushed further away while the bass takes a more prominant roll in the mix to round out the album. While there are tracks on here that stand out as ' singles' ( Pulp, Locust Furnace)  I do think it is best enjoyed as a singluar listen start to finish.