happyrobots: programmedtoloveyou (KFM)
By Donald Bush • Sep 17th, 2009 • Category: jralbums
Despite having existed for around eight years, Dunfermline act Cruiser have only recently released their second album, Happyrobots: smilingpeople. Making up for lost time, their third has followed swiftly, though it’s technically an ‘upgrade’ - 16 remixes of the band’s critically-acclaimed move into electronic pop.
Here, they have decided to hand over the controls to some trusted collaborators, such as Edinburgh labelmates The Magnificents, who show a surprisingly restrained touch on ‘It’s All Good Baby’, giving it a sheen Daft Punk would be proud of. Long-time pal and Fisher-Price guru ‘Kid Carpet’ casts his spell over the introductory track Input while Japan’s Tiger Tiger - a collaborator on the original album - opens up ‘A Key That Hurts’ to some Air-y wooziness.
But it’s Tiger Tiger’s ‘A Gentle Press’ - a Record of the Week on Radio One - that takes pride of place. With no less than three takes on the spacepop hit of 2008, DJ Luke Solomon’s bubbling dance remix lifts the honours. In all, a decent introduction to the band, though seeking out the ‘originals’ - and come to that, their now decidedly retro debut Northern Electric - to get the full story.
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