Jokers Of The Scene At Juno Download

Review: A one-off release, taken from the Canadian electro duo's excellent J0T5 EP from earlier this year, sees St Mandrew tear apart the Italo grooves of the original with a devastating revisit. Anyone familiar with Mandrew's collaborations with MSTRKRFT's JFK will know what to expect - bubbling bass, fast electro-glitch textures and some heart-racing drum sequencing are all on show on this A-Trak championed mix.

Review: Canadian electro heavy-hitters Jokers of The Scene drop their fifth release on Fools Gold, and it might just be their best work to date. The tear-stained, long-building Vangelis-ness of opener "Killing Jokes I" is worth the price of admission alone, but when the beats kick in - as on the charging Italo-swirl of "Black Mountie" or the chugging "In Order To Trance" - they show off skills deeper, more polished and more widescreen than even their excellent prior EPs and remixes has only hinted at. Plus, they sample god-like experimental composer Karlheinz Stockhausen's voice on "Organized Zounds" - really, what more do you want?

Review: Canadian electro titans Jokers Of The Scene just can't stop weaving their magic at the moment. "Revolting Joks" might well be the duo's best yet - a huge monster of a tune with eerie Hammer horror piano chords giving way to a filthy bass that sounds like it's going to leap out of your headphones and strangle you. Having only just remixed ?The Keep? for Boy 8-Bit, JOKS get the return treatment here - a giddy and minimalist tune with slow but sure progression and a rolling beat that's truly unique. Great work here all round.