Contraption 7 sure make a hell of a lot of noise for only having 2 members in the band, in fact with the amount of ruckus this duo kick up one would expect at least a quintet to be involved, but in this day and age a lot can be done with the help of technology and this is entirely prevalent in the bands sound. Kinetic programming collides with steamroller like double kicked drumming, throaty barked vocals and convulsing chunky guitar riffs in a fashion that brings to mind Fear Factory, Five Pointe O, Vision Of Disorder and more.

Relentless and pounding yet melodically balanced, the band pounce with a battery of vicious snarling screams that make their way into haunting emotional wails which are surprisingly cogent with their drawn out demeanor, making them all the more potent in the long rung. Placed over top of a constantly supportive, yet antagonistic wall of grating guitar riffing and rigid electronically programmed drumming that is accentuated by the impact of a few cleverly placed bass drops and the like; The groups music is dense, fearsome and modern, but still retains a distinct organic feel that sets it aside from their often overly industrially tainted peers.

This organic feel is definitely bolstered by the introspective melodic vocals which bring to mind Tim Williams of Vision Of Disorder on occasion, while the bands constant juxtaposition of the emotional spectrum over a raging rhythm section is both immediate and bruising. However, for all the band get right with the first few tracks, the momentum does seem to die off towards the end with substantially less urgent ideas being toyed with and this coupled with a slightly flat sound in general does tend to wear the listener down as the songs progress. Such an undesirable quality is often sparked by the percussion which seems stiffly programmed and lacks a human warmth, giving a little less breathing room for the band to work with overall. In an odd turn of events however, the EP also features a hidden track in the form of a nu-metal/electronic reworking of Christina Aguilera's "Genie In A Bottle", which serves as an amusing, if not disturbing way to cap the record off. Growing pains aside, this effort serves as an impressive achievement for a two piece band and if their future efforts build upon the strong points featured here, they should have no problems building a successful career for themselves in the future, traditional band line-up be damned.