I have to confess, that I've never been that much into the music of one of the pioneers with such an enormous meaning for everything, which can related to EBM and its finding. UK's Portion Control, active since the early 80s, have been often pronounced as being an inspiration for so well-known projects like among others Front 242, Nine Inch Nails, Skinny Puppy, or Front Line Assembly. Okay, in my vinyl collection you'll find a 'Raise The Pulse' 12-inch single, but that's it - no further stuff, also nothing after their triumphant return in 2009. Therefore to receive this complete new studio-album has surprised. After checking and giving it some first spins, I was quite blasted by its quality and became more and more clear, that this album is additionally a kind of reward. Under the sub-title 'Electronic dissonance for Techno Industrial pilgrims' you'll get 14 new tracks, from which some of them will leave you completely breathless. The reason is simple: Portion Control are able to integrate best programming abilities to present you an album, which even doesn't start to bore after the 47 + spinning. First and foremost, this album is a raw and pummelling, very EBM-inspired piece of work with its strongest moments presented in its diverse drum pattern programming. Tracks like 'Deadstar', 'Katsu' or 'Skins' are promising stuff to cause an intense pogo-movement on the floors of the darkest clubs. Above of these fine tracks thrones with 'Point Blank' the most outstanding produced track, which takes your brain into an acid bath. John Whybrew and Dean Paviani, the both protagonists behind this tiny masterpiece offer from the first to the last, the 14th track, a diverse sounding Electronica-experience in its finest kind. Surprising tempo changes are also a useful tool for them; with a track like 'Chosen Seed' they at least represent one of the most unconventional tunes by integrating drastic white noise-like textures into the mix. It astonishes, how easy this productive duo expresses different moods in their tracks, the float and authenticity of this amazing album just celebrates highlight after highlight also with those mysterious sample-driven interludes like 'Something Fierce' or the last track, 'Chrono Form'. A fat produced, rather old-school-minded Electro/Industrial onslaught not at all to be missed - Portion Control are regaining ground of that territory they've in between left in hiatus. This album represents their triumphant return on top of the scene - buy it!!!