Isolrubin BK - Crash Injury Trauma (1993)

Crash Injury Trauma is the first solo album from former Lustmord member and collaborator Isolrubin BK. Isolrubin BK (real name withheld) made his recording debut on Lustmord’s second album "Paradise Disowned" (1983-1986, Side Effects Records SECD 7), getting credit for "construction, demolition, combustion". From 1987 to 1989 he assisted B. Lustmord with "Heresy" (Soleilmoon SOL 9 CD), providing source material for the recordings. Shortly thereafter he was sent to prison for two years following his conviction for violently assaulting a man in a brawl outside the notorious Pork Pies pub, in South London’s seedy New Cross.

Much of his time in jail was spent in the prison library, exploring the relatively unknown area of fatal automobile accident investigation. Why did crash victims die so violently? What were the most gruesome injuries? How did they happen? This morbid curiousity was the inspiration for what will long be remembered as one of the most disturbing albums of 1992, "Crash Injury Trauma", an ode to the terrible cost of society’s love affair with cars.

With such appropriately named tracks as "Resistance of the human head to crash impact" and "Return to the scene of a severe road traffic accident for detailed investigation of conditions pending reconstruction", there can be no doubt that Isolrubin BK is obsessed with some of the most brutal and unwelcome consequences of poor driving.

Much of the feel and atmosphere of "Crash Injury Trauma" is the result of Isolrubin BK’s ongoing collaboration with B. Lustmord, who’s "Heresy" CD is hailed by many as one of the best examples of "post-industrial ambient" music. Andrew Lagowski, who has worked closely with Lustmord in the past, was the engineer. Many of the original sounds used here were recorded on the Interstate highway system of California, and thanks are due to M. Handelman for her superior driving skills during the high-speed road tests.

One word of caution: Although preferable, high volume playback of these recordings should be undertaken with care, as speaker damage may result. High level headphone monitoring is not advisable.

In a world of hyperbole and cliche Isolrubin BK’s "Crash Injury Trauma" stands tall and proud, defiantly waving a bloody fist at "Techno" and "Industrial Music". Derivative imitators trying to replicate these results will find their meaningless lives violently ended in ear-shattering wrecks, run off the Highway of Hype by Isolrubin BK, the true Road Warrier. Watch your mirrors!

TRACKS
01.Resistance Of The Human Head To Crash Impact 15:09
02.Motor Vehicle Collision Victim Removal Procedure 06:50
03.Three Possible Points Of Impact That A Driver May Incur When Colliding With A… 05:15
04.The Dynamics Involved In An Injury By Mechanical Force 05:34
05.Extensive Fissured Skull Fractures Produced By The Head Striking The Border O… 06:09
06.Cranio-Facial Absorption: Multiple Lacerations 08:28
07.Return To The Scene Of A Severe Road Traffic Accident For Detailed Investigat… 08:13