I was not familiar with either Sick System or Rosa Luxemburg. Sick System describes themselves as "Anti-fascist Harsh/Noise/Drone/Wall project." There is not much else. The liner notes state that Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919), described by one of her colleagues as the "most brilliant intellect of all the scientific heirs of Marx and Engels," is one of the most original and influential thinkers in the history of Marxism." The notes conclude that "Luxemburg was a brilliant thinker, sharp-tongued rhetorician, and trailblazing leader of the proletarian revolution. This album is an humble homage to this inspiring woman, for whom 'the most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening.'" Sounds promising, so let's dive in.

This disc consists of three tracks, each titled "I Was. I Am. I Will Be. (Homage to Rosa Luxemburg)," all weighing in at 6:36. The first track opens with a spoken word snippet discussing socialism and the connection to the workers. This then kicks into a wall of harsh noise blast. The second track keeps the noise rolling strong with a healthy dose of feedback. I like the variety in the noise; this is not just put a sample in front of a recording of television static. It’s well-crafted and engaging. The last track is similar in style to the previous tracks. It is as if Sick System wanted to portray what it would sound like to be in a wind tunnel while the fragments of the disintegrating building whip by you. It becomes almost hypnotic until it ends with another sample stating that "we must fall forward into socialism or fall backwards into barbarism."

If you are looking for something that is a bit more politically oriented, this may not suit your tastes, as the samples seem almost incidental and are limited to the beginning and ending. However, if you like harsh noise wall with a hint of socialism, this is well worth picking up. This disc weighs in at around 20 minutes.