It’s a long time to wait for an album for 3 or maybe 4 years. But if I recall correctly, a new The Mover album was announced already some time after “Frontal Frustration” in 2003 – so we had to wait almost 15 years for this album! It had been awaited by the PCP fan base for a long time, but kept getting postponed.What is interesting, and important in understanding this record, is the back story of its creation. Marc aka The Mover had finished a new album. He spent a lot of time and energy on it. He premiered the tracks at an album showcase party. There he had the feeling they were overproduced. They were missing the spark. Then, after another party, he felt a wave of inspiration. He quickly got to work and nailed the tracks of this record.
And, in my opinion, this was the best way to go on about this. This record captures the head-on, active, bold and intuitive approach that PCP records always had. He really hit the nail with this one.
Regarding the tracks, we have two things going on. Techno tracks that pose in the way of old gems like the Alien Christ tracks, or Nasty Django, and the other classics; but that at the same time feel fresh and new. And, equally interesting, and to me personally even more fascinating, are the Electro tracks that take up the other half of this record. PCP did indeed Electro in its heyday, but only very sparsely. So it’s a nice touch to see half of a record dedicated to it, as the PCP approach to Electro is unique and outstanding.
My favourite track by far though is the last track, Fire Cloud. Without a doubt it echoes The Art Of Stalking by Suburban Knight again, known to be a personal The Mover favourite. But more than that, it’s just a totally psychotic, driving, pushing Techno affair, like only a PCP artist could create.
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