P. Children, P.Ch3 (side A)

P.Ch3 sounds like early-80s European industrial at its nastiest, but it's from the US in 1989. By the time that the founders of the genre had generally moved past their dance music phase and stopped releasing music completely, P. Children continued to make and record abrasive and unpleasant sounds. The only structure of each piece is a somewhat unified palette, as the album as a whole is quite diverse. There are electric guitars and basses, drum machines, both digital and analog synthesizers (or at least effects), vocals, and probably more that I can't pick out through the din. As its a bit later than its antecedents, P.Ch3 achieves a bit more clarity and aggression than the legendary early 80s industrial records. It comes in a nice clear package with clear vinyl and a blurry image silkscreened on the cover.