We are eyes, We are builders

Grade:

C+

If your idea of good music is something that you can bang your head to until it bleeds, We are eyes, we are builders isn't the album for you.

But if your idea of good music involves listening to your old Tears for Fears and Flock of Seagulls tapes, rejoice.

Official Site

http://www.sovietmusic.net

Combining techno music with straight-out-of-the-'80s cheese, Soviet comes out with a sound that would feel right at home in a John Hughes film.

With song titles such as "Candy Girl" and "Sensitive," Soviet takes their Î80s-ness to its fullest capabilities.

Not that that is a bad thing, however. The album's strength lies in the bands willingness to not take itself too seriously, a trait that many so-called "techno" bands have a problem with.

But Soviet's strength can also be viewed as its weakness. Never during the course of the album do they stray from their formula. Consistency is good, repetitiveness is not. In order for the album to be more successful, they should have changed something, whether it was the speed of the music or the tone of the lyrics.

They do, however, change gears for the last two songs on the album. For some reason, they decided to make these last two tracks entirely instrumental. While this might make the album popular in techno clubs, it does nothing to improve its overall quality.