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Album Reviews
Album Review: Union Jack – Pylon Pigs (Platipus)
By Marc Samuels | Published on Friday 2 October 2009
If you thought trance was one-dimensional, then seminal electronic duo Union Jack will go a long way in proving you wrong. Their first new material in eleven years, ‘Pylon Pigs’ bears the hallmark of a group who were at the forefront of the progressive/trance genre in the 90s, but also has enough subtlety amidst its arpeggio action to appeal to those who enjoy the best of electronica from a more cerebral perspective. So, among the throbbing basslines, crashing percussion and effervescent electronics on the imposing slabs of dance music (‘Papillion’, ‘Triclops’, ‘Longhorn’) there are quieter, more subdued moments. The likes of ‘Submerge’ and ‘Mainlining’ are beatless wonders, all shimmering underwater ambiences, whilst ‘The Dark Major’ has an unexpected bossa nova rhythm, making it a lovely slice of jazzy sun-kissed downtempo. Working equally as a collection of seismic big room anthems and as a melodic rewarding listening experience for the armchair clubber, ‘Pylon Pigs’ is a very welcome return indeed. MS
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