Scientific have a sound comprised of classic 80's new wave elements, but rearranged in a way that sounds fresh. The vocals are very reminiscent of Gary Numan with a dash of Fred Schneider at times, and in contrast to most albums you hear they are rather quiet in the mix. Catchy synthesizers act as a driving force and though they have a real drummer, the drumming itself is rather mechanical sounding which fits the mood of the music well. After listening to this, I felt like the full potential of this band has not been realized. However, Scientific's half potential is still better than the full potential of most bands out there these days.
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Decapolis 2001Reviewed by Matt R.Scientific's new EP finds them taking a bit of new direction with new band members and a departure in sound from their debut full-length. The '80s comments about the first record will probably be discarded from reviews this time around, taking a more raw approach to songwriting that retains the pop structure, just not the pop structure associated so often with the era of cheesy pop and bad…Opus 2000Reviewed by Jason MoreheadBefore I headed down to Cornerstone 2000, I received a couple of e-mails from Christian Lee Wargo, the vocalist and songwriter of Scientific. In one of them, he mentioned the band was going through several changes, including a new sound, which immediately intrigued and disappointed me. Good bands are always evolving and maturing in their sound, but darn it all, I really liked Scientific's…Similar sounding releases
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