OLD stands for Old Lady Drivers. Originally started in the 80's as a freak out drum machine grind band, their sound has evolved through the years thanks to the innovative guitar processing virtuosity of James Plotkin (Namanax, Phantomsmasher, Solarus) and the vocal strangeness of Alan Dubin. I discovered them from hearing one of their tracks, "Freak Now", which appeared on the soundtrack to the early 90's computer hacker movie Brainscan. It was featured on their album The Musical Dimensions Of Sleestack (which came before this album). However Formula is quite a departure from their signature electronic grind sound. Light, airy guitar-synth work, warm fretless bass and large deep drum machine hits make this one a brighter spacier listen. The odd time signatures keep things interesting, and Alan Dubin's esoteric yet simplistic vocoder-sung lyrics provide a more happy variety of mental psychosis. They definately manage to fall under their own category with this record. It's a shame the project came to a halt around this time. I can only imagine what would've came next in their sonic evolution.Tracklist:
1. Last Look
2. Break [You]
3. Devolve
4. Underglass
5. Thug
6. Rid
7. Amoeba
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