Bambaataa Eats His Breakfast

Checking in with one of the best in-joke album titles of 2009, Neil Landstrumm comes off the triumph of Lord for GBP39 with an even stranger and more abstract set of grimey, dubstep-inflected techno. This time out, the only MC in attendance is the very impressive Profisee, whose sharp lyrics bring a bittersweet edge to the otherwise glistening, Bassnectar-esque groove of "Say 'n Do," and a measure of order to the otherwise nightmarish steppers chaos of "Can't See Me." Everything else is instrumental, and the moods and textures vary considerably, from the lighthearted abandon of "Coconut Kestrel" to the slow, weirdo freakout of "Schlump Funk," with its abstract sample of children's voices and its deracinated computer-game sounds. "SK1: The Damager" is glitchy house music with reggae-flavored vocal samples, a ska backbeat, and a subterranean bassline, while "6 at Le Mans" is a cool mess of slippery synthesizers and clattery percussion. Landstrumm's work probably has to be defined technically as dance music, but it's hard to imagine what someone would look like dancing to it -- which only adds to its charm. ~ Rick Anderson

古くはトレゾーやピースフロッグからの作品リリースで知られ、最近では自身のレーベル＝スカンジナヴィアやプラネット・ミューから12インチを発表しているヴェテランがアルバムを完成させた。彼の持ち味である変態的な音作りはまだまだ健在で、表題が示す通り（?）のエレクトロからダブ・ステップまでを独自の手法で料理し、一癖も二癖もあるドープなサウンドを作り上げている。この個性はマネできない!!
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