Description
Excessive Force – Conquer Your World – Cassette
Conquer Your World by Excessive Force is a 1991 industrial and electro-industrial album that showcases the heavier, more abrasive side of industrial music. Excessive Force was a side project founded by Sascha Konietzko of KMFDM and Buzz McCoy of My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. This project allowed Konietzko to push into more aggressive territory than he did with KMFDM, incorporating intense sampling, driving rhythms, and an overtly confrontational attitude.
Conquer Your World is marked by a fusion of electro-industrial beats, repetitive yet infectious guitar riffs, and gritty electronic programming. The album heavily features distorted vocals, pulsating bass lines, and layered samples, all creating a sound that’s harsher than mainstream industrial music of the time. The beats are often aggressive and militant, evoking an almost mechanistic, dystopian atmosphere. Many of the tracks lean toward danceable, yet relentless, rhythms typical of early ‘90s industrial clubs, with a provocative attitude that feels quintessential to the genre’s rebellious spirit.
Lyrically, the album tackles themes of control, aggression, and societal issues, often with tongue-in-cheek cynicism and overt calls for rebellion. Excessive Force frequently makes use of slogans and provocative statements, blending biting social commentary with industrial bravado. The title, Conquer Your World, reflects this confrontational stance, suggesting both empowerment and an urge to defy societal norms.
Notable Tracks
“Conquer Your House” – A powerful opening track that lays down the aggressive, pulsating beats and grinding synths, setting the album’s assertive tone. The lyrics echo themes of personal control and domination, mirroring the album’s larger-than-life attitude.
“We Like War” – This track features heavy sampling and anti-establishment lyrics, addressing militarism and political power with an ironically gleeful delivery. It’s one of the album’s standout statements, aligning with the industrial scene’s critical stance toward societal issues.
“Ride the Bomb” – With its explosive energy and repetitive lyrics, this track emphasizes rhythmic intensity, combining thrashy guitars with dark electronic layers.
Conquer Your World solidified Excessive Force as a project that took the political provocations of industrial music into a grittier, more intense soundscape. Though not as commercially successful as some of Konietzko’s work with KMFDM, it became a cult favorite within the industrial scene, admired for its unfiltered aggression and dark humor. The album’s unapologetic tone, driving beats, and aggressive sampling style made it a staple in industrial clubs, capturing the confrontational essence of early ’90s industrial music.
For fans of the genre, Conquer Your World is a quintessential record, representing a raw period of industrial music when political criticism, abrasive sound, and rebellious attitude were all at the forefront. It’s often revisited as an example of the genre’s boundary-pushing potential and is a must-listen for those who appreciate the more uncompromising side of industrial music.
Song List
1. Conquer Your House II
2. Conquer Your World
3. Blow Your House Down
4. To Death II
5. Ride The Bomb
6. We Like War
7. Worship Me
8. Finger On The Trigger
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