Motiivi Unknown
A lot of folks have been waiting for another outing from these three Finns since back in 2005 when their soul-destroying punisher of a track "1939" made us stock our shelters in delightful anticipation of whatever other firebombs they decided to drop. And it struck a chord elsewhere too, getting licensed to mixes from artists as disparate as Annie & James Holden. Two years down the road we find them now in Kompakt's Speicher series sounding unfortunately more shiny - rough edges polished back by software perhaps? The A-side "I Don't Feel Good (When You're Not Around)" is a bit of a let-down, brandishing these ugly ravey stabs that scream dancefloor filler. The flip, however, is a bizarre treat. While never as noisy as their former release, it pursues a more familiar moody-yet-hard vibe for a few, then drops the beat to let metallic synths trumpet around an abstract plain for the last five minutes. Like Eno doing Metal Machine Music. I'm not sure where they fit in much with other techno contemporaries but path they've carved with "1939", "Floor Defender" and now, "Mankind Failed", is to be applauded.
Motiivi:Tuntematon - Mankind Failed [Kompakt Extra]
