No One Gets out of Her Alive

by Jim HarperRaymond Watts continues to be one of industrial's undiscovered treasures. If anyone still has doubts about the matter, a brief listen to No One Gets out of Her Alive should be enough to make them change their minds. Although it's not all new material -- three of the songs appeared on 1997's Wrecked -- there isn't really a bad track on the album. In keeping with other Pig releases, it's very weird and orchestral, with some strange samples cropping up here and there. But Watts is clearly in touch with his muse, since this strange brew never fails to succeed musically. It's hard to fault songs like "Contempt" and "Satanic Panic," while the oddly sedate "The Murder Car" wouldn't sound out of place in an episode of Twin Peaks. Anyone with an interest in modern experimental music should be checking Pig out. You won't be disappointed.