Triumph of Flesh

This is the second release from Christian Kreuz and Michael Kuhn (aka Dakar & Grinser) on Disko B. Their hot-selling debut recording, Are You Really Satisfied Now?, exploded onto the electronic scene in 1999. Shortly after its release the album was licensed by Virgin, the duo made the Italian charts with the single "Stay With Me" and the entire album, in particular the Stooges' cover "I Wanna Be Your Dog," provided the ignition for what later became categorized and hyped as "electro-clash." After a six-year hiatus, the two crossed paths once again, and now they finally have their Triumph Of Flesh. The first single, "25 Reptile," received such reviews as "electro-pop dragged through the rock gutter..." (Mixmag) and "a dirty after-hours electrohouse vocal track..." (Update). From here it was already clear in which direction the journey was headed: D&G returned hous-ier, funk-ier and bass-ier. The old roughness gave way to an album produced with more luminance of sound, obviously still incorporating many typical Dakar & Grinser sounds, such as the unmistakable, dark voice of Dakar.