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Reviews of THE URGE WITHIN - Rage (CS originally 1997, CDR reissued by Stridulum 2004):

Vital Weekly #444:
Of an entirely different nature is The Urge Within. This is (or perhaps, was?) a side project of Jonathan Canady of Deathpile fame. Here he shows his love for the old Maurizio Bianchi sound. Recorded using an analogue synth only, with no overdubs, in one take only. Originally released in 1998 as cassette by the Circle Of Shit and Labyrinth labels, now remastered and re-issued due to big demand. Using a vintage Moog Prodigy and effects, The Urge Within indeed comes close to the old Maurizio Bianchi sound: a heavy, somewhat distorted sound that always works nice in terms of hypnotic sound - strangely enough I'd say. Though these days I am not that big on loving the old school industrial music, I'd like to make an exception for such as sounds as the Urge Within, but then I am also a great admirer of MB. A wall of sound that is both a striking force as well as dense and intense, this is indeed the way I like industrial music best.
- Frans de Waard