Greg Fenton reviews Hilit Kolet & The Illustrious Blacks – Transatlantic Kiki EP – Rekids
Two records reviewed in a week eliciting the tribal/techno fever reaching out from the late nineties. Just don’t say it’s a revival. The last thing we need right now is yet more flaccid nostalgia as Rome burns.
This record is about the excitement of late nights and dancing and the politics of expression. It also shines. Driven by fiery percussion plus teasing voices as bass pumps fuelling the occasion with definite purpose, while being served by two brilliant versions, both of which sizzle. Then comes the Flooplan remixes pulsing with thumping drums, rising synth lines cruising through breakdowns alongside defiantly appropriate organ stabs. Transatlantic Kiki feels as much about a cause of celebration as it does about reflective reminiscence.
Release: August 29
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