Description
//Def Presse//
£18.99 – 1×12″ EP
This EP finds the trio taking another left turn in their fascinating discography, diving deep into the sounds of mutant disco and early electronic music to great effect.
“We wanted to go back to our dancier roots,” Matt states. “We strayed away from the chaos of the last album and were looking to embrace simplicity; bringing it back to the essence of just bass and drums. We wanted to embrace a pared-down version of what we’ve been doing these past few years.”
The EP’s opening cut, “Small Talk”, is chock full of spring-loaded rhythms and off-kilter synth squiggles, at once recalling the tricky figures of Aphex Twin and Hot Chip’s more left-field excursions; meanwhile, “Spin Wave” finds MADMADMAD stretching their limbs into Chemical Brothers’ territory, with a Bollywood-infused guitar riff a haunting bass line, and the type of laser-focused chaos that causes dancefloors to practically erupt in flames.
Then there’s the first single, “Run”, which features Rachel Kenedy on vocals and has a satisfyingly rude and minimalistic feel, nodding at Tom Tom Club and not unlike something you’d hear from legendary Berlin producer, Ellen Allien’s, bPitch Control label. Lyrically, the song represents what the band describe as “the feeling of walking the hamster wheel that is the day-to-day rat race,” and the general notion of perpetual, involuntary motion played a role in the EP’s creation.
“We’ve been working on this in between studios,” Kevin explains. “We were living in a warehouse where we had our studio, and after we got kicked out we started doing all of it at home, like we used to do when we started.”
Tracklisting:
1. Small Talk
2. Hey!
3. Run
4. Spin Wave
