Radio

Imagine having a radio that picks up only electronic music, where every burst of interstation static is followed by some of the most intelligent electronic dance music around. X-Dream make it a reality, giving you eight channels full of creations of their own making on their debut for the London-based Blue Room label. Drawing heavily from the school of full-on fat analog synth sounds, thudding bass, and tightly woven sequences, the two members of X-Dream--Rough and Rush--push incessant and highly captivating sounds your way, nonstop, for over 71 minutes. Watch out for the many and varied hooks that rise to the surface only to fall back into the electronic maelstrom to make way for others of their kind. --Paul Clark