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Igloo demo (from July 2002)
Yay! The latest demo from the experimentalist Hertfordshire/Brighton quartet, boasting former members of Terrapin and a Big Day Outing, and such celebriry feedback as Chris Eubank telling them "Don't give me that, I'm not even going to lithen to thith thee-dee". Thilly thod. This is melting headcheese music full of FX, industrial bass honed to dirty perfection, and the occasional seaside piano. They take Primal Scream's dark sun groove and turn their impenetrable muse into an apt soundtrack for some mad robot sex manga, cranking out dancey stuff more like variations on a theme than separate tracks. It's a bit like Super Furry Animals without the songs. Just the base rave elements are needed - the slower and quieter last song on this disc isn't so interesting. The band are best met first in their live shirts but the home experience is still worth purchasing, especially if you have a strobe of your own to switch on while you listen (or a flashing light stolen from any nearby skip).

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