Decomposition, the second full-length by US / UK / German
collective Cross Stitched Eyes, follows in the tradition of anarchist
punk and demonised death rock (Rudimentary Peni, Amebix and Killing
Joke). Embracing the many irrational and visceral shades of this style’s
darkest corners, the album decidedly rejects traditional copy-and-paste
guidelines of musical conformity with a puncturing attitude. The
harsher side of Cross Stitched Eyes derives directly from the band’s
artistic influences and its deconstructed presentation. Decomposition’s
leadoff track “We Follow” evokes reactions to seemingly unchanging
lifestyles with a vitriolic diatribe. Others like “Animated Corpse” and
“Earth’s Defiant” display a lyrical depth seldom heard these days. At
times benign, at others aggressive, Decomposition explores the
complicated relationship between dark and light in a repulsive world
filled with gloom. 12 new tracks recorded between 2010 and 2011 and
mastered by Skott Brown of the Phantom Limbs.  Black vinyl, Skuld Releases version.