Recorded with the 3-D depth of analogue but there's less geek and more funk; more Mod than Modular in the new album's tailored, minimalist design. Stephen Mallinder's vocals are a surreal joy, smeared with effects and electronics as they change, chant and shift around the jump-cut lyrics. The opening trio of lpha Omega', tupid' (Mallinder in a new mutant funk-falsetto) and lockwork' sets up White Glue with the crisp crack and thud of sequenced rhythms and lush synthesizers. irty' slams into a compelling funk beat with a bristling guitar riff courtesy of Julie Campbell (LoneLady). Mallinder delivers one of the most memorable vocals of his career - venting, sliding and punching through the layers of noise with real urgency and bile. He employs his ... mehr lesen