VARIOUS ARTISTS
CONTROL I’M HERE: ADVENTURES ON THE INDUSTRIAL DANCEFLOOR
CHERRY RED
★★★★
If you fancy a 3CD of tunes that sound like they’ve replaced drums with car parts, then Control I’m Here features literal bangers from Nitzer Ebb, Age Of Chance, Front 242 and more from the clankier end of pop. The roar of the big machine comes with The Sisters Of Mercy’s Lucretia My Reflection, plus there’s pre-rave Shamen with Christopher Mayhew Says and Renegade Soundwave’s dub skank Cocaine Sex. Connecting various flavours showing inspiration for Balearic and big beat, this is a very welcome compilation.