Banner
Health - Health
I can't help but think of Health as a collection of superheroes. I've seen them live, and yeah, they look like a bunch of normal-looking guys but on record, they're other-wordly beings having incredible battles against supervillians on the edge of our atmosphere.

Like with Fantomas' 'Suspended Animation' I can just close my eyes and fall into this bizarre and violent cartoon world. It's a bit like Transformers. There's cut scenes of this well-built, not-quite-human, not-quite-alien, thing dressed all in white, flying with his arms outstretched and the background zooming past. He's wearing a red visor and softly letting out an unaffected voice going "Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhh". Which is quickly interrupted by thrashes on the drums - our hero has met his fate.

It goes on and on like this, there's even a bit where they all make friends and go to this disco. The moves they pull aren't that great (I blame lazy animation) but they take you to this place... A place that seems familiar, yet is scarily new. It's cold, and totally synthetic, yet it knocks you down with its power whilst looking at you with a totally emotionless face.

Mind-blowing at times, slighly irritating at others (the beginning/ending for '//M\\') but consistently awe-inspiring. Highlights have to be 'Heaven', 'Triceratops' and 'Perfect Skin'.


Craig Sharp