Kevin Gorman - Chemistry Lock

An astounding new release from the International Deejay Gigolos imprint, Kevin Gorman's debut album combines a fresh take on techno with the kind of geeky fan-boy attitude that owns eight t-shirts by the same band and allows Morrisey to keep releasing records. The title track's a pounding piece of early morning dancefloor material that nods to Ron Trent with its heavy kickdrum and dubby swathes, whilst Voxbox sounds like Model 500 and Detroit Grand Pubahs sweatily conceiving bastards on a Wurlitzer. Slang takes on Kraftwerk's retro-futurist sound and comes out smiling, with crashing percussion and a rampaging funk bassline that's far beyond anything Karl Bartos ever wrote. Gorman produced this album after playing live sets across the world, and Chemistry Lock burns with the energy of a packed club. Despite the über-geek at the helm, this isn't techno for bedroom snobs and should be played through the kind of rig that makes walls shake, glasses fracture and the infirm fill their incontinence pants in terror. [Liam Arnold]