The dynamic duo, Hexstatic, return to the fray with "When Robots Go Bad," their finest album yet. Taking their electro obsession to greater heights than ever before, "WRGB" finds Robin Brunson and Stuart Warren-Hill mashing up sounds and influences in search of the ultimate machine groove. From first track "Red Laser Beam" they lay out their wares - crunching guitar samples, huge drum box beats and enough synths to drown a nation beneath a sea of (sine) waves. It's such a euphoric opening that it's hard to imagine how they can keep the pressure up. First single "Roll Over" quickly lays any fears to rest. Featuring new vocal find Sabirajade, this is a swinging groove of heavily-layered keyboards and soulful, sultry vocals. "Tokyo Traffic" takes the tempo up again for an acidic, glitchy, serialist pop-locker of a tune that just about makes sense of the term "future-retro". "Freak Me" features B+, a female MC from Oz, who effortlessly rides a more minimalist, sexy, funky riff. Continuing the sexy theme, "Prom Night Party" is a complete re-work of a classic 'lost' track from Mike Ladd's "Majesticons" project. Electronic ode to love "TLC" gives the boys an opportunity to take the tempo right down, whereas "Move On" (featuring Edinburgh MC Profisee) starts to drive us forward again. B+ returns on "A Different Place", a floating electronic groove that shows she can do much more than rap. "Subway" is another tune for a new generation of breakers, Profisee offering a paen to underground music inspired by the forced fears of a nation. From "Lab Rat" onward the vocoder takes over - "Newton's Cradle," "Newaves" and the superb "Bust" offering an object lesson in the contrasting ways in which synths and drum boxes can be used to create superb, funny, funky, driving dance music.

 

All acts on this roster are represented by Solar Penguin worldwide, except (*)

LIVE ACTS
Amos (Sounds Of Subterrania)
Arrested Development (Edel) *
At The Farewell Party
Bauchklang (Klein) *
Bubble Beatz *
Buscemi (Labels) *
Cargo City *
Cats On Fire *
Chromeo (V2) *
Dan Deacon *
Daniel Johnston
!dELAdAP (Chat Chapeau)
De La Soul *
Gasmac Gilmore *
George Clinton *
Gooseflash *
Holiday Fun Club (SoS)
IAMX (Major Rec)
Ipunx
King Automatic *
King Khan & The Shrines (Hazelwood)
The King Khan & BBQ Show (In The Red)
Kosheen PA/DJ-Set (Universal) *
Lapko *
Leningrad Cowboys *
Mardi Gras.BB (Hazelwood)
Mezcaleros
Mo` Horizons (Agogo)
Mon Roe (Roasting House)
My Robot Friend (Soma) *
Pest (Ninja Tune)
Pop Levi (Counter) *
Public Enemy *
Racoon (PIAS)
Reverend's Revenge (Hazelwood)
Rummelsnuff *
Russkaja (Chat Chapeau)
Smokestack Lightnin (Emi) *
Stateless (!K7) *
The Blue Sinners (Motor Digital)
The Fashion *
The Great Bertholinis (Hazelwood)
The Heavy (Counter) *
The Lemonheads *
The Low Frequency in Stereo *
Toni L & Safarisounds (360°)
Underwater Sleeping Society *
Urban Delights (Unique)
Velveteen *


DJs
4 Hero (Talkin' Loud) *
Adam Freeland (Marine Parade) *
Alex Gopher (V2 Music) *
Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) *
Aphrodite (Urban Takeover)*
Birdy Nam Nam *
Buscemi (Labels) *
Commix (Metalheadz)
Cyantific (Hospital) *
Dani Siciliano (!K7) *
Danny Byrd (Hospital) *
DJ Cam (Columbia) *
DJ Jazzy Jeff (Various) *
DJ Krush (Sony) *
DJ Marky (Brazil) *
DJ Patife (Brazil)*
DJ Premier (Gang Starr)*
Dub Pistols (Distinctive) *
Dunkelbunt *
Etienne de Crecy (V2) *
Freddy Fresh (Sony) *
Gilles Peterson (Talkin` Loud) *
Goldie (Metalheadz) *
Gooseflash *
Guns´n´Bombs (Kitsune Maison) *
Hacienda (Ministry Of Sound)
Hexstatic (Ninja Tune) *
High Contrast (Hospital) *
Julie Marghilano
Kenny "Dope" Gonzales (MAW) *
Knee Deep (Clubstar)
Kosheen DJs (Universal) *
Llorca (Fcom/Pias) *
Logistics (Hospital) *
"Little" Louie Vega (MAW) *
London Elektricity (Hospital) *
Louis Osbourne (Kingdom Come)
Martin L. Gore (Depeche Mode) *
Masters At Work (MAW) *
Michael Rütten (Compost)
Mickey Finn (Urban Takeover) *
Miguel Migs (Naked Music) *
Mo` Horizons (Agogo)
My Robot Friend (Soma) *
Nu:Tone (Hospital) *
Paco de la Cruz (Brazilectro)
Peter Hook (New Order/Joy Division) *
Plump DJs (Finger Licking) *
Shy FX (Digital Soundboy) *
Smith & Mighty (!K7)
Syncopix (Hospital)
Talvin Singh *
The Buttbrothers
The Freestylers DJs *
The Happy Mondays DJs *
Tomahawk (Hospital)
zero dB (Ninja Tune)*

MCs
J.MC
MC Tali (Full Cycle) *
MC Wrec (Hospital) *
Stamina MC *



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