The instrumentation on Seizure is typical for (and consistent with) Knox’s aesthetic: simple, straightforward, solid. A tune like the opening track “The Face of Fashion” arguably doesn’t need anything beyond a distorted electric guitar and Knox’s voice. The quirky, catchy pop of “The Woman Inside of Me” features a less-distorted guitar, bass, a spot of keyboards and some rudimentary percussion, but even with the relatively full arrangement, it’s still a stripped-down affair that keeps the emphasis on the song itself. “Statement of Intent” is insistently punky in an almost industrial way, but this ain’t no Throbbing Gristle; Knox’s pop smarts are closer to the approach of Atlanta’s LMNOP (another obscure act that would be well-served by an Unterberger profile, by the way). It’s unfair to characterize Chris Knox’s albums as interchangeable, but his singular approach to songwriting, playing and recording means that it’s also safe to say that if you like anything he’s done, you’ll dig this. And vice versa.
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