Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Brainbloodvolume...

One of the albums I purchased this week was Brainbloodvolume from Ned’s Atomic Dustbin. Beforehand my only familiarity with the band was their contribution to the So I Married an Axe Murderer Soundtrack and their album God Fodder. However thanks to Carl Kruger over Motel De Moka, I was recommended this album awhile back and thankfully finally stumbled across it. Without a doubt it’s easily the best thing they ever released and actually is the last proper studio album the band has put out. Despite that being way back in 1994, the band is apparently still functioning sans a couple original members and actually has a new single floating around titled “Hibernation” from what I understand. You can hear a small clip of that on their website.

Although definitely not perfect or necessarily groundbreaking, Brainbloodvolume is an interesting mash up of styles. Originally noted for their thrashing pop sound, it is expanded upon here by quite a bit with touches from techno and 80’s new wave. With all the inclusion of samples and loops, it almost feels at times that is an offshoot of the dance community. However, it stands on it’s own as a fairly solid piece of overlooked alternative rock with some fairly hard hitting and catchy guitar hooks.

Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Talk Me Down [MP3]
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Stuck [MP3]
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – I Want it Over [MP3]

Brainbloodvolume sold very poorly when it was released being buried underneath the numerous British rock bands that were rising at the time. Although I doubt there was a very large market out there at the time for the music that was presented on this album, I don’t think it deserved to sell as poorly as it did. As I said, when compared to everything else I’ve heard by the band, it’s easily their strongest and most accomplished released. I would suggest picking this up if you see it around in used stores like I did, or just search around eBay or Amazon for a cheap used copy.