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Molek FMHard-Fi: Once Upon A Time In The West (Atlantic)
Too self consciously clever for its own good
Múm: Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy (FatCat)
Múm’s first album since the departure of vocalist KristÃn Anna Valtýsdóttir
Sounds: Booka Shade: DJ-Kicks (!K7)
Text Alif Omar Bringing on their trademark tech-house sound, German veterans Booka Shade finally get a shot at the DJ-Kicks series. The unexpected mix of obscure material that ranges from dance classics such as Yazoo’s ‘Situation’ to John Carpenter’s movie score reflects the pair’s crate digging talents.
Sounds: Soulwax: Most of The Remixes (Parlophone)
Text Alif Omar Not many can bastardise pop as well as Soulwax and this 2 CD opus is no exception – take Sugababes’ ‘Round Round’ for example. Eschewing the standard protocol of modifying rock songs into pop-dance, here they’ve turned that bright idea on its head and made Sugababes an all-girls indie band.
DJ Vadim: The Soundcatcher Extras (BBE)
Text Alif Omar If the album’s name sounds familiar to you, that’s because you probably already bought it last year. The Soundcatcher Extras is Vadim’s supplementary material to the album of the same name, hence ‘extras’. But unlike most re-releases, this one is actually worth the dough.