Unhuman

if motor have gone some way to setting themselves apart from other electronic live acts, then 'unhuman' has developed their sound away from the continued metallic pummel of 2006's debut 'klunk'. whilst obvious club pleasing tracks such as the new tense acid workout 'flashback' have already become live show favourites, the album displays a warmer and more developed sound. 'unhuman' (it's not a word) delves further into the structure of melody and vocals than its brut force predecessor. tracks such as 'volts of steel' morph vocodered vocals into jacking chicago house whilst 'night drive' tags hypnotic synth lines onto the chromed body work of a sleek, midnight destined electro-chariot. title track 'unhuman' and 'drug punk' ghost the melody onto the dancefloor, coaxing warmth and soul from the production duo's instruments whilst opening track and first single 'bleep number 1' bridges the gap between the dancefloor ready-to-go first album and more developed song structure of the second. 'tete en plastique' adds synth drama to its strobe strutting beats, 're-format' splices taut synth lines onto dynamic, grinding basslines and 'ac 775' rolls into the depths of the night with volcanic intensity. finally, 'sikk' reverberates into the twilight hours like plastikman going ten rounds with an exploding bontempi organ factory. now, not even a full year from their debut album, the engine has been tweaked and polished for a smoother, more sophisticated ride.