LCD - Spinney (CD)

In the wake of Chemical Brothers' excellent "Exit Planet Dust", an endless row of big beat-imitators saw the light of day. One of these acts was the Swedish duo LCD. Even though the role models basically are the same, LCD look a bit further on their current album "Spinney". These widened horizons include a more straightforward attitude to funk and house. But when influenced by the mainstream-boredom of Fat Boy Slim, this type of electronica still makes it impossible to be neither innovative nor original. Because being related to Norman Cook's big beat-adventures are simply not an advantage anymore. The interesting parts of "Spinney" are instead to be found in the vocal and Manchester-smelling rockabilly tracks. "Baby Soul" is a downright irresistible version of a better 22 Pistipirko production and "Women Beat Their Men" take you back to 1990 when Happy Mondays ruled the charts. I say, stop making music for commercials, go with the vocals and continue in the spirit of these rather simple tracks and LCD may have got themselves a future full-length must-buy.