Roentgen - The Hacker Vs Commuter (Cultivated Electronics)

 

Title: Roentgen

Artist: The Hacker Vs Commuter

Label: Cultivated Electronics

Cat Number: CE039

Genre: Electro

A1: Roentgen Pt. 1

A2: Roentgen Pt. 2

B1: RBMK (MMT-8 Remix)

B2: RBMK

The roentgen or röntgen (/ˈrɜːntɡən/; symbol R) is a legacy unit of measurement for the exposure of X-rays and gamma rays, and is defined as the electric charge freed by such radiation in a specified volume of air divided by the mass of that air.

There’s nothing like a bit of encyclopaedic gravitas to start a review off in a more enlightened way. The reason for this is the Hacker and Commuter’s ‘Chernobyl’ inspired release., with ‘RBMK’ being the name of the reactor. Once again we find ourselves in the sway of going back to go forward. And why not? If there isn’t enough menace to keep us busy in the present, plundering history will yield endless results. And no time has been wasted. Both title tracks, that’s ‘Roentgen Pt. 1’ & ‘Pt. 2’ are very well realised pieces of funky sci-fi imbued electro. The former being the more floor friendly, the latter a menacing creeper. The same can also be said of the two versions of ‘RBMK’. The remix by MMT-8, aka Ed Upton (DMX Krew) and label head Phil Bolland (Sync 24), is bass bumping, atmospheric dark destroyer. The original a malignant, pulsating slow motion piece of cold war cold wave peril. Top marks!