A Lot on My Crate

The cover art is a great descriptor of this album already as Jane Remover pushes the edge forward on how noise and dance music can be implemented. The whole album is fire. Revengeseekerz is a blaze and leaves a trail that marks their spot on the rager map. They have repurposed rager music and EDM by opening the curtain to anything is possible within this genre. There is no box to contain Jane. They hop onto many genres and experiment with many sounds that makes the underground wanting more and this album is what has gripped my attention the most so far in their discography. I was curious about their music when people were making waves for Jane. Frailty and Census Designated were ambitious and intense projects with only a few songs I liked, but Revengeseekerz has a distinct personality that I was charmed by. This project is laser focused in distorted power electronics, 808s, and synths that just crash into you constantly. The tone is constant and the same, but the beats change throughout. It has changed my perspective on rage completely as it was something I found infantile, but now can be a weapon for one’s turmoils. In their interview with Paper Magazine, this album is a weapon to inflict damage on the people that have wronged them. It’s a blind rage that devastates everything in its path. The damage you inflict can actually be self healing, which can be such a weird dichotomy. What I felt through the intensity through this album is much needed, there are almost no breaks. No breaks at all in this album. You sometimes can’t hear yourself think during your listen. So, the album can be one note and polarizing, but if you just feel like fucking shit up, then gear up with this one.

It starts soft and then gases up at “TWICE REMOVED” and if you’re not into this sound then turn back now. It’s triumphant and Jane postures themselves against God and the grim reaper. “I sent a prayer, I don’t think he hit me back.” We’ve all felt wronged by people in our lives, right? The arc begins and resumes on “Psychoboost” with the great Danny Brown as a feature, who is one of the few rappers who could rap over unconventional beats that Jane Remover chaotically concocts. It touches into hardstyle and this kind of EDM you grab hold of the concert rails and headbang violently. “Star people” goes into braggadocious territory and “Experimental Skin” goes into persecution territory. It’s interesting, yet necessary these two are close together as the people who hurt you still linger in your head even after you succeed. They still describe themselves as a flawed vulnerable person who can hurt. It’s very human, even though Jane have said the others see them as a robot. There are many religious overtones here such as “angels in camo” and “Dreamflasher” as they wish for a power to take out their demons or a plea for help. In “TURN UP OR DIE”, it is a ritualistic dance that celebrates their opposites to blow their heads up. Their gift is this party anthem for their listeners and the drop around the midpoint is such a sweet release. There’s a sort of chiptune loop that makes “Dancing with your eyes closed” fun. And same with “Professional Vengeance” with their synth loop sounds like the 2000s Y2K pop era where you’re seen running down the halls of your school. It ends with a really noisy industrial beat that just mashes your brain. And the last highlight for me is the closer track, where Jane states this was the first track made for Revengeseekerz, which is “JRJRJR.” This may have set the tone for the whole album to be this angry fest. It lashes out on critics that make jokes about their name. They make self-degrading bars by stating they want to do whatever the fuck they want. Such as sexual acts or wanting to escape referencing a procedure that trans people desires. Jane being a trans woman is part of a very marginalized group that has been demonized and this closer is the most vulnerable as they have every right to do whatever they want as much as others. Shouldn’t they stand by for who they are even if it’s against their own fans? Referencing death and the want to reset at the end, it was very riveting and necessary as the song just ends abruptly.

The album is very one-note, there isn’t very much variety between songs. And even though the song-writing can be poignant and eloquent. Sometimes the vocals can be incoherent or buried in the loud chaos. Sometimes the vibe is good enough though. There was a song called “Supernova” that didn’t make the cut on the original and that song did feel like an afterthought, so I’m only looking at the original. Some songs such as “Fadeoutz” just didn’t do it for me and I want to jump back into the mosh pit that is the aggressive maelstrom of this album.

Revengeseekerz is a wild ride. It’s a fight back for justice for oneself. A metallic rose with thorns that inflicts pain on others and admittedly that feels good. The album is harsh and abrasive and serves its purpose if anyone wants to lash out in their room. This is my favorite Jane Remover project and I’m excited to see what they have in store later. I appreciate the video game sound effects such as Fortnite and they provide. It’s so vulnerable that made me empathize with them even more. I hope they get out with less wounds and scars after leaving that razed building.

FAVORITE TRACKS: TWICE REMOVED, PSYCHOBOOST, EXPERIMENTAL SKIN, DREAMFLASHER, TURN UP OR DIE, DANCING WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED, PROFESSIONAL VENGEANCE, JRJRJR

LEAST FAVORITE: FADEOUTZ

You can purchase this album on Bandcamp and their discography is also available for streaming.

https://janeremover.bandcamp.com/album/revengeseekerz