The EP begins with a grinding crash and squeals of feedback. A voice can be heard screaming in the background of the noise, although it's hard to discern what the voice is saying. Various sound clips play: women moaning, screams, things being smashed. The most prominent sample is of a man crying, screaming, and begging for mercy, lifted from the movie Hostel. All of these dark sounds are accompanied by a slow, plodding, ominous synth beat and electronic drum line. The audio levels shift back and forth, sometimes the synthesizer is more prominent, and sometimes the screams of agony drown out the music. Trent mumbles almost incoherently in the background the whole time. The track serves as a strange intro to the EP, perhaps being an omen for what is to come.

Trent: I didn't even know people used the term jumper anymore. Nevertheless, I'm glad you enjoy it.

OOC: Okay, I'm not being facetious at all: "i'm bleeding out and i'm wondering if god and dog are two different things," is probably one of the best lyrics I've ever seen written on here. I love it. So there you go.

OOC: Oh, hun. Just because I like it doesn't mean it's not cheesy. ;) very nice work though.

Beginning immediately with the blare of a siren, the third track of Malfunction is a fast paced industrial metal song in the vein of Ministry or Oomph! it maintains a steady rhythm with a militaristic marching beat and chugging guitars accented by synthesizer notes and distorted bass. Trent's vocals are yelled in an almost spoken-word style, and are once again heavily distorted and modified as he barks each line in rhythm with the steady pounding beat.

Quote:

"I almost thought the lyrics were too bitter, too ugly, when I wrote them. That's why their on here and not on an actual album. I remember - at least I think - that I wrote this song late at night after doing a lot of coke. That's why the song is so irritable, if that makes any sense. It drags on and on and just assaults your senses. I wanted it to get on people's nerves." - Trent"

Indeed, the song does drag on, for almost 8 minutes, of what might be considered needless filling monotonous riffs as Trent rants and raves like a madman, coughing, gagging, screaming, hooting and all but clawing his vocal chords out. The song ends abruptly with the sample of an explosion and a scream, segueing into the next track, "Gunz 'N Shit"

Trent: You got it man. If it sounds pretty, it's probably shitty. Although I don't recommend doing coke in ball-weight batches, I appreciate the enthusiasm!

ooc: just took time to appreciate your sig. love me some cm punk.

Trent: No more coke, I swear! I don't want to have to fight off any samurai, legitimate or not. I don't need that kind of stress.

The 4th track and first remix on Malfunction is a remix of one of Shadowmachine's most popular songs, "Simian," off of their previously released debut album 'Machine Music.' The 'Gunz 'N Shit' remix is huge change from the romping industrial rock of the original version. Instead of a steady guitar/bass/synth line, the song relies on a slow, reserved bassline that is sampled from another previous Shadowmachine song, 'Shine.' With it's slow, plodding rhythm and brooding synth accents, its transformed from the abrasive industrial song into an almost relaxing electro-house song. The lyrics are slightly different, with verses omitted, and Trent's vocals are distorted and glitchy. The choruses, however, still maintain the rock feel of the original version with loud vocals, monstrous production and grungy guitar. The song plods on and on until it's inevitable end.

Track 6 of the Malfunction EP is another remix, this time of "Palpitation," one of Shadowmachine's highest charting singles. The original is a quirky industrial-rock song with catchy guitar licks, tinny sounding beats and snappy, precise drums. Convulsion, the remix, is a much slower paced, groove oriented version. It is performed completely by Trent, who programmed the beats, key lines, and samples. The track plods along with a fluttering electronic drumline and slow electronic beats as Trent softly sings, the vocals sometimes barely audible over the music. Convulsion also features extra lyrics, which add to the surreal, isolated feeling of the song.

Amerika's 'Star Spangled' remix is, like most other remixes on this EP, a departure from the original song. Gone is the catchy beat and the subtle instrumentation, this time eschewed in favor of low, rumbling bass and swirly, ethereal samples. It is comparable to the 'Gunz N' Shit' remix of 'Simian' that appears earlier in the EP, as it is a much more laid back remix of an energetic song. Many of the lyrics are cut out, leaving just a few jumbled samples of Trent singing and a chorus, lending more similarities to dance or house music than to industrial.