- Last year's "Bad Back"/"Vomee" single came with the briefest of bios. All we know is that its creators were two well-known producers with some history with Planet E. The latter made it onto Sven Väth's latest end of season Cocoon mix CD. denseandpika's second trip out doesn't quite have the magnetic pull of its predecessor, but there's still more energy here than a ton of sodium dropped into a duck pond. Combining window-rattling jacking techno with a soupçon of tribal stylings, you'll have some fun asking a DJ for the lead track at your finest late night musical emporium. If they greet you with a cheeky wink it'll either be for salacious reasons or because they know that "Buttplug" has a devastating 1-2-3 punch. A drawled female vocal and frequent Armenian duduk samples combine to add shape to the road drill thud of a bassline that seems to have been recorded in 100 metres of deep, inky water.
In contrast, "Cartoon Heart" revels in a classic, Trax-y vibe. Tenaglia-style percussive bash and crashes, cosmic wooshes and even Speak & Spell samples fill it all out. Think the pared back, retro approach of Levon Vincent and you're most of the way there.
Tracklist A Buttplug
B Cartoon Heart