“Chuck van Zyl and Peter Gulch are no newcomers to the electronic scene, although their names might not garner recognition. Both have been recording electronic music for about fifteen years (primarily cassettes) working under the name Xisle and Gulch having been a member of the Nightcrawlers.
Regeneration Mode is actually a departure from their more traditional Teutonic roots. This CD is instead a series of stark soundscapes, many having a lunar quality. "Sector Zero Zero One" is a half-hour series of these aural environments, mixing images of barren planetscapes with the gentle hush of stellar winds.
But the CD's best moments occur on "Shield Failure", an ambient industrial piece (along the lines of Lustmord) that seems to tell a dark story. The piece is dark and forbodding, filled with distant rumbling, metallic sounds, and the music of machinery. Then we are struck with the sound of something vital breaking down, followed by the strains of mournful string synths. It doesn't require a background in science fiction to figure out that when shields fail in space, people die. This song reflects that perfectly.”