Altered Zones

Sometimes the thing that stands out and sets a song apart more than the entire sum of its components is a word. The word for me in the case of this song from Denton trio Sextape is "intimate", because it's pronounced in a strange way-- something like 'intamete', which makes it sound like "in to me" uttered in a strange accent. Besides that, the preset-number-1 electro bass and pumped-beyond-recognition drums feel superglued together to suggest your standard trashy electro-pop. But the lead synth wriggles and squirms with a lyrical articulation that feels as if it's got an agenda entirely of its own. There is a fine line between the world of generic, momentarily distracting fashion magazine dispensability and the wonderful dance-floor punk melancholy of artists like Glass Candy or Crystal Castles, and in some cases, that distinction comes down to one syllable.

MP3: Sextape: "Lubricated Intimacy"

Lubricated Intimacy single is available for free download via bandcamp