Website: Panzer AG
The Inside Pulse:
It seems Icon of Coil’s Andy LaPlegua can’t sit still for three minutes. His second effort under the Panzer AG moniker, he’s perfectly content to split his various tastes in electronic music between several projects rather than attempt to make them all work together.
Your World Is Burning combines stripped-down electronic tracks with occasional heavy synth and tastes of rock guitars to craft enigmatic, dark pop. Friendlier than industrial but spookier and less danceable than rave mixes, Panzer AG almost shoots for the mainstream before taking sharp turns into a sound that’s almost comically gothic.
Positives: “Paper Angels” is the strongest point of the entire disc, doing what LaPlegua does best: wooing people to the dance floor. Similar could be said for “Crash N Burn”. Where Your World Is Burning excels is when it motivates people to move. Some of its slower tracks, like “Not Too Late,” are beautiful creations of mood and round out the disc properly.
Negatives: It’s a mixed bag with this album: standout tracks and total cheese. “Monster” is a schticky song straight out of B-horror, “Tip the Dancer” has some of the most ridiculous pseudo-sexy lyrics of all time, and the disc opener “Aenimal” features a singalong spelling of “Fuckhead.” Where Marilyn Manson can pull off things like this and make it work, Panzer AG is winceworthy.
Cross-breed: Post-Kelli Dayton Sneaker Pimps wrapped in a Wal-Mart vampire costume.
Reason To Buy: The good tracks are good, but unless you’re a die-hard for Icon of Coil or are a DJ looking for a couple of singles to spin, you may as well skip it.
