Love The Machines
Martini Bros
(Poker Flat Recordings)
Reported Wednesday, July 21 2004
Courtesy of Jonty_Adderley @ www.skrufff.com
Despite being two DJs from Berlin and despite naming their new album in apparent homage to pure electronic music, Martini Bros' new album Love The Machines is a fantastically varied record that ranges from cutting edge electro-disco (Love The Machines) to Led Zeppelin style guitar driven charm (House of Malabar).
While in between (literally and figuratively- Love The Machine opens the album and 'House of Malabar' closes it) DJ Cle and Mike Vamp cover a vast ranges of musical bases on a record that genuinely fits the term 'eclectic'. However, what really distinguishes it, and makes it stand head and shoulders above the pack, is the sheer quality of the song-writing on display.
She's Heavy Metal rocks and rolls with poignant lyrics and thrashing electro-disco-tastic intent while Traveller is a punk-funk anthem reminiscent of Gang Of Four at their best. Smile in contrast, is a guitar based 60s style ramble into psychedelia, a ballad that's also remarkably catching and accomplished.
Love The Machines is out now on Pokerflat Recordings and is exceptional.
http://www.pokerflat-recordings.com
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