confirms are pros at what they do, but it will hardly rank among their best records due to its own ascetic nature. Sure, the band's got their beats dead on, providing an effective acid house soundtrack for a night on the dancefloor, but it's nice when an album has a face, and here run into some problems. A lot of tracks on cross the line, minimalism turns into annoyance, and their decision to put some of those songs to the forefront of the record ( and ) doesn't help, even if it smacks of conscious provocation. The beat segments are too short, and the synths too sparse, occasionally too drenched in the Casio spirit of the '80s, and, most strangely, all too often devoid of the sunny vibe expected of the band. Coupled with some deep-voiced vocals here and there, those parts invoke the militaristic spirit of , which is weird for a techno/dance-pop band. Thankfully, such moments are fleeting, and as the album progresses, the songs get more fleshed out on all levels, from beats to more involved and better produced synthesizer textures, to varied vocal samples, both male and female. even reintroduces surf rock guitar to the band's sound, although the song and the album still don't have anything to do with rock music. But even though there's some quality material present, the general impression of is that , for all their skill, were trying to spread the butter thinner than they ought to. Maybe they should've limited themselves to an EP. [A CD/DVD version was also released.] ~ Alexey Eremenko