- It's often said that less is more. In the case of Factory Floor's 2525+5, the reverse is true. On their last album, 25 25, the duo turned to minimalism and modular synths, a combination that, in electronic music, often promises appealing results. Somewhere along the way, though, they seemed to lose the industrial-edged funk that made their music so seductive. The three artists assigned to remix 25 25's proto-techno loops rediscover some of that feeling. Klara Lewis refines "Ya" with airy reverb and watery vocals, turning it into a feather-light ambient techno gem. Charles Manier's remix of "Relay" stretches syllables like dough across a swung EBM march. Jlin's remix of "Wave" is the best of the lot, placing hi-hats, bass tones and gasps in unpredictable, stereo-spanning slots on the grid.
When I saw Factory Floor at this year's L.E.V. Festival, songs from 25 25 energised the hundreds-strong dance floor. A track like "Work It Out" might've worked nicely in that context, but its rudimentary loop, running to ten minutes, is two-thirds too long here. A simple approach, however, works wonders for "Dial Me In (Club Version)," whose 808 one-shots, vocal snatches and ping-pong arps seem inexhaustible.
Lista de sequência de músicas01. Dial Me In (Club Mix)
02. Work It Out
03. Ya (Klara Lewis Remix)
04. Relay (Charles Manier Remix)
05. Wave (Jlin Remix)