Execute

Descripción

Breakbeat garage's flashy young Turks come strapped for action on their debut album Execute. Neutrino's grand guignol lyrics--skunk-fuelled paranoia and glock-cocked gun fantasies--sit well with the abstract mechanics of Oxide's music which meshes drop-step drum patterns and flesh-bruising bass rhythms into syncopated violence. But while the music brims over with boundless energy, Neutrino's duotone MC style tends to grate after just a few tracks. Relief comes in the form of the So Solid Crew, who provide so-solid support on the single "No Good 4 Me", which updates the Prodigy's "No Good" with solid state sonics. "Up Middle Finger" is Neutrino's boastful answer to all the underground nay-sayers who nixed them following the success of "Bound 4 Da Reload", the Casualty tune that caps this record. Later, So-Solid's Megaman lets go of his flighty flow over the stressed-funk of "Remy On the Floor". The "Devil's Nightmare" is an orchestrated exorcism for the dancefloor possessed. Oxide holds his own solo on "Foot 2 The Floor", which buoys up a click-clack four four rhythm with haunted house pianola melodies and ectoplasmic bass. "Back 2 Da Floor" (no relation) is an adrenaline rush of hyper-tensile hi-hats and warring subsonic bass. For such a young group, Execute is a promising start, but they'll need to stock up with fresh ammo if they are to break out of the generic garage battlefield. --Chris Campion