SUSPENDED ANIMATION

Liked their debut? Then their new album, "Suspended Animation" is not to be missed! An ecletic compilation with compositions similar to the ones on their debut, only with hilarious cartoon noises from Loony Tunes replaced with the somewhat scarier stuff featured on their first album. Also, "Suspended Animation" sounds more professional than their debut, with a surprisingly lighter mood and overall better production.

It's difficult to pick one favorite track though, concidering that there are 30 of them on this album, all so diverse, creative and original in their own ways, I just have to say that I love them all (well, at least most of them, there are a couple of weaker moments too, though not many). Fantômas has not loosed their creativity or compositional skills, with other words. Mike Patton seems to contribute less vocal-acrobatics here than on Fantômas previous albums, focusing more on silly cartoon samples, famous from Loony Tunes especially. It does not making this album weaker though, in fact, it only makes it better and even more funny than on their first release, which saying a lot. The music is complex, heavy and extremely experimental. Just like Fantômas are and hopefully always will be!

I'll give this one 4.75/5, rounded up to 5.