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Recommended by us on 26th February 2009
...according to our Brett on Thu 26 Feb, 2009.
So, is Sytheme Global Goon or not? And and Brian reckon he's admitted it but the answer could've been there for all to see from the beginnning: take the first and third letters of each track title on the debut 12" on Weme and you'll spell out 'Global Gon Yes'. Tricky fucker! I get a bit bored of all this 'mystery producer' stuff if I'm being brutally honest.. Maybe a part of me always hopes it'll be a fresh new talent, only to be let down when, yet again, it turns out to be some sweaty old bloke we've heard a million times before. Well, working on the assumption that this is Global Goon, I reckon this is far better than the ambient electronica he used to pump out in his Rephlex days. I always found the EPs too bitty (whenever I started getting into something the next track always seemed to follow too quickly) but the brevity of the tracks seems to make total sense in the environment of a full-length; threaded together with a common tempo and the constant gurgle of an expertly manipulated 303, they create a sort of extended 'acid suite' which seems to be more than the sum of its parts. Plus you'd actually have to be dead not to want to dance to it, which is the most important thing. If you liked Aphex's Analord series and fancy a housey version with occasional disco, 8-bit and electro inflections then you're gonna wanna bagga yourselfa copy ofa Lazers 'n' Shit. Note that the vinyl cuts the tracks previously released on the EPs though! "Lasers ’n’ Shit" marks the return of Syntheme back to Planet Mu. Following from the success of the Syntheme "Volume
1" (Planet Mu), and "Lov3" on the Weme label, there has been much talk
on various forums as to the identity of Syntheme; but one thing is
sure, whomsoever it is, they sho’ know their acid etc.
Lasers ’n’
Shit. Well, the title says what to expect, giving you line after line
of funky 303 bass to the beat of thumping analogue drums. The opening
track "Mimtro" sets the scene with dreamy female vocals reminiscent of
the good old days when IDM was fresh and new. (And wasn’t called IDM
-mike). By the time "Red" drops on track three you are into a
full-blown Acid disco assault instantly making you feel like donning a
Smiley T-shirt and pair of roller skates.
When it’s all over
and time to go home you come to realise that this album has more catchy
melodies than you can shake a stick at and more bounce than any hair
care product can offer you.
Tracklist:
- 2LP: A: Mimtro Wazpz B: Csiris Scotch Paper C: 1: 144a Acicia Overdrive 2: FabaceaeCPea D: Thraqqqwa Mexicone
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CD: 01 Mimtro 02 Wazpz 03 Red 04 Eqxq 05 Csiris 06 Scotch Paper 07
Qarth 08 Xwc 09 Frf3k Up! 10 144a Acacia Overdrive 11 Heat 12
FabaceaeCPea 13 Easy 14 Medium 15 Hard 16 FrackZ 17 Thraqqqwa 18
Finnial 19 Mexicone 20 Electro Reading
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