Another awesome effort from Luke Vibert!
M. Fulkerson | Portland, Oregon | 08/25/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Ahh, Luke Vibert. Each time I get a new album from one of his many pseudonyms I light up like an especially toothy jack-o-lantern in the middle of Halloween. Vibert is a go-to guy, never disappointing in his unfailing effort to deliver the goofiest, catchiest, and most dedicated retro electronics you've ever heard. There is always an element of "yeah, Vibert has done this before", but hell, when you sound like no one else, who cares?
Vibert's new album, We Hear You, on the great Planet Mu label, continues on his never ending quest to suck the sample well dry of fantastically weird and wonderful sound clips from the 60's, 70's and 80's. Vibert seems content to continue mixing modern beats with old-school bass-lines and first generation hip hop samples, while somehow finding the time to recognize his love of late-80's acid house. And he makes no bones about it. In the track "Pretty Old Acid Music" he makes no secret about what you're about to hear: 303's, 808's, and other squelchy noises accompanied by an irresistible beat. When the title track warns us immediately "this, you never heard", it's partly true insofar that Luke Vibert, in his stubbornness to ever change his sound too much, still makes a racket that no one else on earth can emulate. "Square Footage" sounds like a mixture of his own Kerrier District project colliding with a early 80's disco soundtrack composed by John Carpenter. It's weird, dark, pumping, and it works.
"We Hear You" is Vibert's best album for quite some time, and I am considering his albums as Wagon Christ and Plug as well. Vibert borrows a little bit from all of his aliases, and delivers a heady stew wrapped up in one 13 track album. Vibert doesn't reinvent the wheel here, but who cares? The man is a true original, so knowing exactly what to expect can only be a great thing."
