GUS GUS
Gus Gus Vs. T-World
CAD2K02CD
4AD 2000
07 Tracks. 52mins46secs

T-World, originally formed of DJ Herb Legowitz and computer geek Giggi Veira, with the later addition of Alfred More, is the musical entity within Icelandic cross-art collective Gus Gus. Already responsible for two essential records, Polydistortion, in 1997, and This Is Normal in 1999, Gus Gus members, 9 in total, also officiate in filmmaking and photography.
T-World existed before Gus Gus, and already have had an underground hit with the dreamy Anthem a few years ago, despite the track never receiving a full release. This is now done. Also featured here is Purple, already present on Polydistortion. The rest of the album is more or less new material.
As much as Gus Gus is, before all, a pop combo, T-World influences are set in Detroit techno and deep house. Pneumatic beats and floating sounds set the pace for these instrumental tracks, devised as much for dance floors than for lounges and corridors. 
It’s sometimes difficult to recognise here the elements that made songs like Polyesterday, Believe, Ladyshave or V.I.P. fine classics. But in the other hand, this album showcases what might be the sound of the next Gus Gus album, and is so perfectly written and produced that it quickly becomes essential.

5/5

TRACKLIST

Anthem
Northern Lights
Earl Grey
Purple
Rosenberg
Sleepytime
Esja

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