Neither Bdbeyond nor Yonnas has a flow for the ages, but the passion and anger they pour into the likes of "Government Church," keyed by lines such as "Fuck this dirty country/And fuck its dirty laws," keep the tracks compelling. The musical contributions of DJ Psycho and Joey K. are just as important. Rather than rely on played-out sonic elements, they draw from a dizzying variety of sources -- "Meet the Pirate Sygnl!" includes medieval chants, of all things -- to create a mix that's dark, dense and consistently ominous. The result is uneasy listening in the best sense of the phrase.
The voices of protest broadcast by this Sygnl come through loud and clear.
