Factory Floor:
Factory Floor:
DFA:
Out Now:
9/10
After several sought-after 12" singles and all manner of regarded remixes, Factory Floor finally get around to issuing their debut studio-album - and it's a corker. Rather than replicate earlier post-punk influenced attitude, FF have delved deep into their imaginations and created a minimal percussive soundtrack to travel long distances to or simply dance your arse off.
The two previous singles are present - 'Two Different Ways' is an enthralling rollercoaster ride, while the superior and motorik 'Fall Back' is a busy pulsating beast that features trademark minimalist vocals and insistent rhythms that recalls, say, SPK's Metal Dance or Hard Corps' Lucky Charm, with perhaps minus the melodic respite of either. Both, however, are as good as it gets.
The opener 'Turn It Up' borrows heavily from Liquid Liquid, Arthur Russell and, not surprisingly seeing as it's issued on DFA Records, LCD Soundsystem in full throttle, a concept not entirely new but exhilarating nonetheless. Another candidate for a single-release is 'How You Say', a buzzing anthem reminiscent of the likes of '90s tech-house outfit Fluke or stable-mates Underworld, while the final two club-tracks vary greatly in quality. Sadly, 'Work Out' is something of a repetitious after-thought with none of the vibrancy of the earlier tracks. But the concluding 'Breathe In' is a deeply hypnotic sub-acid track straight from the Chicago and Detroit blue-prints that gave us Sterling Void, Derrick May and Kenny Larkin.
If anything, 'Factory Floor' might have benefitted from being assembled in a different order with less of the quirky interludes and more in the way of their effortless but relentless lengthier triumphs. Easily one of the electronic albums of the year, mind you. Get it on record, if you can - there's a white vinyl option with an enclosed CD and a super die-cut sleeve.
Factory Floor:
DFA:
Out Now:
9/10
The two previous singles are present - 'Two Different Ways' is an enthralling rollercoaster ride, while the superior and motorik 'Fall Back' is a busy pulsating beast that features trademark minimalist vocals and insistent rhythms that recalls, say, SPK's Metal Dance or Hard Corps' Lucky Charm, with perhaps minus the melodic respite of either. Both, however, are as good as it gets.
The opener 'Turn It Up' borrows heavily from Liquid Liquid, Arthur Russell and, not surprisingly seeing as it's issued on DFA Records, LCD Soundsystem in full throttle, a concept not entirely new but exhilarating nonetheless. Another candidate for a single-release is 'How You Say', a buzzing anthem reminiscent of the likes of '90s tech-house outfit Fluke or stable-mates Underworld, while the final two club-tracks vary greatly in quality. Sadly, 'Work Out' is something of a repetitious after-thought with none of the vibrancy of the earlier tracks. But the concluding 'Breathe In' is a deeply hypnotic sub-acid track straight from the Chicago and Detroit blue-prints that gave us Sterling Void, Derrick May and Kenny Larkin.
If anything, 'Factory Floor' might have benefitted from being assembled in a different order with less of the quirky interludes and more in the way of their effortless but relentless lengthier triumphs. Easily one of the electronic albums of the year, mind you. Get it on record, if you can - there's a white vinyl option with an enclosed CD and a super die-cut sleeve.
