Chrome Hoof - Pronoid

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5...according to our Brett on Thu 26 Jun, 2008.

Those mentalists from Chrome Hoof, eh? The sleeve for this is great, a kaleidoscope of overtly theatrical show-ery. I'd love to see them live, I bet they're well skill. Here we've got 'Pronoid', one of the best tracks from Pre Emptive False Rapture, and it gets some cool remix treatment from Graham Massey of 808 State turning the weird funk-math-disco of the original all skittery, electro and MEGA. It's just well totally over the top party music, a 'dancefloor filler' as 'they' say. This'd be my single of the week if I got any say in the matter but sadly, as the newly-hired youngling of the office, I'm slapped down every time I dare open my mouth. On t'other side there's a radio edit of the original which is never going to be the most exciting thing in the world but there's also remix of Tonyte, the only word for which is bangin'.. It's got nothing on the Massey effort though.

After the launch of Pre-Emptive False Rapture last year, the press, record buyers and gig goers in the UK have gone bananas for the futuresonic be-robed avatars of Year 3000 Disco, Chrome Hoof. Thanks, in part, to two headline tours and appearances at the Supersonic Festival in July, Tapestry in August and All Tomorrow’s Parties in December.
To coincide with a UK national tour in May, we are releasing a limited edition 12 inch single featuring a radio edit of their dancefloor filler ‘Pronoid’, plus a pair of completely different remixes from some admirers.
First up, the legendary Graham Massey (808 State) lends some super dirty synths and electronic beats adding an icy chill to the proceedings, whilst man-of-the-moment Herve (AKA Count Of Monte Cristal) weighs in with a ferocious hardcore lo-fi rework of Tonyte.
Packaging is suitably maximalist, compared to the mirrorboard simplicity of the album, and features a disco sleeve of live photos of the band in full flight.
PRESS COMMENTS:
- "Chrome Hoof shouldn’t really exist in the modern world. But thankfully, they do, and everyone should experience them at least once. Only then will you appreciate the true joy of music.” - 10/10 Metal Hammer
- "If they’re a visual blast, then sonically they will blow your socks of at the knees...the Hoof’s rock n’ Grand Guignol will render resistance futile, so prepare to be crushed" - TIME OUT UK
- "Like Fela Kuti and Black Flag covering Earth" - NME
- "A Fractured endlessly interesting collision of disco shine and metallic grind~T - 4K’s Kerrang!
Tracklisting: 01. Pronoid (Graham Massey mix) 02. Pronoid (Radio edit) 03. Tonyte (The Count’s Ghetto Sax Mix)

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