Radio Blackout

VINYL FORMAT. Bang bang buzz buzz gob gob growl: this is going to be one of those reviews where we just damn the cynical torpedoes and talk about how cool someone is. Someone whose music is all bang-buzz gob-growl happy-go-lucky tech-punk bounce, slathered with burned-chunky motor oil from evil cartoon dumptrucks and yet in very little need of any prettying-up. This particular someone: Marco Haas, recording as T. Raumschmiere. And this particular album: a pretty good one. At its most interesting, Radio Blackout lets Raumschmiere do exactly what an album should let him do: work around whichever edges of his terrific singles sound aren't entirely appropriate for a club floor. I'm sure the folks at Mute are damned happy with that, and I am too-- it's nice to hear a full-length that captures what the man's known for quite so efficiently.