Tried + True |Hollywood Records, 2000| 
1. Arrange, 2. Way Thru, 3. Immune, 4. Drop, 5. Never Was Sure, 6. Always/Never, 7. Halo, 8. Mouth As Sharp, 9. Idol, 10. Overrated, 11. Dangergirl, 12. It's Late
"Tried + True", the third Tinfed album published in 2000 by Hollywood Records. It differs from the previous albums thanks to better song-writing and especially because of Ed Buller's (Pulp, Suede) supervision, whose production and mixing made this release significantly different compared to the previous albums.
This album has little or almost nothing to do with coldwave or industrial rock; at most it could be compared to a pop version of the music of Filter. Rey Osburn’s voice is more at ease with this sound, so the songs seem to vary more. There is also a beautiful hit called "Immune" on the track list that was used for the blockbuster movie "Mission Impossible II" soundtrack.
If you're looking for the most raw and coldwave Tinfed vibe, buy the first two albums. If you prefer Incubus or any other indie rock contaminated with electronic sound, then this album could be a nice surprise. (Marco Gariboldi. Proofreading: Scott M. Owens)
Hypersonic Hyperphonic |Reconstriction, 1996|
1. Thinwall Turmoil,2. Whatever,3. Wait Suspension,4. Dis-Jointed,5. Insulin,6. Elliv Noir Am,7. Doubtless,8. Unfamiliar,9. Dis-Jungle
This album made me disappointed a lot! My interest in Tinfed started when I got this Cyber Core Compilation featuring Tinfed amongst all other industrial bands. There was a stunning song Cleansed by Tinfed so it caused me looking for more stuff by this band. I found them finally this year and got disappointed. I mean the music is OK, guitars are edgy but it all falls apart when the vocalist begins singing. I liked tracks like Thinwall Turmoil, Dis-Jointed (reminds me Treponem Pal), and Doubtless is awesome, very psychedelic. Insuline reminds me Nirvana stuff, and Unfamiliar is a weird instrumental, even experimental track. But they all left me with a grim due to vocal parts. (
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Hypersonic Hyperphonic |Reconstriction, 1996|
1. Thinwall Turmoil,2. Whatever,3. Wait Suspension,4. Dis-Jointed,5. Insulin,6. Elliv Noir Am,7. Doubtless,8. Unfamiliar,9. Dis-Jungle
Hypersonic-Hyperphonic published in 1996 is the second album of the California based band "Tinfed". Previews of the three songs: "Thin Wall Turmoil" (including a remix version), "Dis*Jointed" and "Whatever" were published on a couple of Re-Constriction compilations.
Since the first listening, the album immediately shows its weaknesses: singing sounds problematic and a certain monotony in drums and guitars is what pervades the tracks with boredom. Indeed, it sounds like listening to the same song on the whole album.
There are of course very good tracks like "Dis*Jointed", but many of the ideas developed so that "Whatever" and "Wait Suspension" could be condensed into a single track.
If you like God Lives Underwater, Sunna and Deftones (Tinfed bass player Rick Verret cooperates with Chino Moreno’s Team Sleep), then you may find this album interesting. (Marco Gariboldi. Proofreading: Scott M. Owens)
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