The Norwegian duo’s late 2005 debut album was a killer of epic proportions, a heady, butt-shaking excursion into Italo, Moroder-homaging, European space disco and that strain of nascent electronic dance music which evolved in New York City between disco and electro and sometimes called itself boogie. Lindstrom and Prins Thomas obviously love the stuff but, instead of just copying, use the hallucino-disco vibe as a leaping-off point for their own passionate takes. This album ropes together alternative versions and vinyl-only B-sides and to create what is essentially a new, tougher-for-the-dancefloor monster. Take the opening ‘Turkish Delight’: disco beat, deadly bassline, dramatic chord changes and flying synths which come into focus until the melody is pure Giorgio taken to heaven as floatation devices like deep breaths creep in while percussion hots up as still the track continues to stretch out. It’s amazing and just one out of nine elevatory groin-scramblers made with this music’s true spirit of sonic exploration. The meerkat’s blowhole.
5 Out Of 5
Reviewed By: Kris Needs
