Having sat behind the driving wheel for much of the break beat upheaval that's been sweeping across dance floors over the last couple of years, it's perhaps not a surprise the Plump DJs' debut album is as suited to motorway driving as it is dancing.
Centred around fat as you like arrangements, that stay regimentally locked into the groove, the ride is fast and furious but always rim-shot through with funk.
The opening track, 'Creepshow', is a supersonic re-working of Issac Hayes' 'Shaft' that builds into the increasingly abrasive 'Weighed Down', 'The Funk Hits The Fan' and 'In Stereo' - each of them being disturbing dancefloor monsters.
The first head shock comes from 'The Gate', which sees what we can assume to be a gated noise rammed through barrage of effects.
'Morning Sun' drops the pace and velocity a little to give space for Louise Robinson's (Lamb) stylised vocals.
'Pray 4 U' pays homage to the current Eighties crap synth noise movement, while 'Something Going On' takes an early St Germain style blues sample and Zap band keyboard bass bombs for a messy whiskey fuelled journey.
But it's tracks such as 'Mantra' that are perfect examples of this album's 'Autobahn' effect. Building like a funky and harder edged version of the German techno innovators sound, it hurtles past streetlights, under bridges and over towns.
Like Kraftwerk with a chainsaw codpiece, the Plump DJs travel with the same intensity but a tougher attitude. Drive it at your own risk.
by Ben Osborne