Based on the strength of two-and-a-half Kompakt 12”’s, the Spanish duo Ferenc somehow convinced Mayer and friends to release this full-on acid album. Unlike Köhncke’s album, I don’t see this one growing too much (perhaps because everything sounds so similar in tone). Luckily, there are gems to be found in the rough: “Nitsa Is 11,” the only previously released track on the record “France,” and the hard-hitting “Neng” immediately come to mind. It’s the mediocre, or worse, tracks that drag the whole thing down to a disappointing level, echoing more the group’s work for Pornflake than their previous highlights on Kompakt.

Kompakt / KOM 120 / KOMPAKT CD 41
[Todd Burns]