Posted on May 23, 2007
DJ Mag
Despite what you may believe, music journalists rarely get offered a thorough spine licking, so I'll just have to settle for Christina Broussard's seductive yet slightly creepy description of the act on Let's Go Outside's debut for Pnuma. The lo-fi, bumping backing track dovetails neatly with the narrative and Repeat Repeat's version deftly integrates LGO's clickety-bomp percussion into an understated, minimal groove.
Boomkat
http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=36026
Soma offshoot Pnuma returns with its finest release to date - a label debut from Portland's oddly monikered "Let's Go Outside". What's so nice about this twelve is how it doesn't really stick to any preset templates - "I'll Lick Your Spine" managing to bring to mind Silicon Scally, Mariel Ito, Move D, and Villallobos without skipping a beat - it's not quite techno, not quite house, nor electro or IDM - but it somehow utilises elements of each of these. The result is beautifully breezy, with the added female narration working a treat. Repeat Repeat offer up the remix on the flip, the track squashed into a much darker framework complete with rumbling bassline and a much more straightforward dancefloor trajectory. Big twelve - recommended.
Urb Magazine
http://www.urb.com/reviews/singles/index.php?P=2&M=all&L=L
The Pnuma label is an offshoot of Soma, something that immediately becomes apparent upon listening to their tunes. Soma itself has always put forth releases that skirt between several genres and this track by Let's Go Outside is no exception. Borrowing bits and pieces from electro, techno and house results in the debaucherous "I'll Lick Your Spine," featuring glassy melodies offset by a husky erotic voice trying her darndest to seduce the listener.
Smallfish
http://www.smallfish.co.uk/shop/release/?cat=PNUMA004
The 4th release from Soma offshoot Pnuma comes from the excellently named Let's Go Outside. And they've come up with a little cracker. A subtle, almost mid-tempo electro groove is the order of the day here and you can almost hear a dubstep-style in there, certainly bass-wise. It's got the power to move feet in an almost subliminal way and works really well. The flip comes with an excellent version from Repeat Repeat, who really are very good indeed. Lovely sounds, a stripped back beat and deep bass are the hallmarks here in what can only be described as the best release on the label so far. Bravo.
BeatPortal
http://www.beatportal.com/music/reviews/let/
The fourth release from Soma offshoot Pnuma comes from US talent Let's Go Outside with the release "I'll Lick Your Spine".
A dubbed down slow-moving bass slinks under the sexy, breathy vocals of Christina Broussard on the original, whilst Repeat Repeat turns in a heavier, dubbier, wonkier take.
Slow moving grooves. Caliente.
EQ Mag
http://www.eq-mag.co.uk/news02.html
Spine-Licking Fun from Soma Offshoot
Soma offshoot Pnuma drops its fourth release on April 23 in the shape of "I'll Lick Your Spine", a new track from hot new talent Let's Go Outside. Based in Portland, Oregan [sic], the US producer cites "techno, techno, techno and Tetris" as his influences, which gives you a pretty good idea of what this release is all about. Breathy vocals from Christina Broussard will leave you hot under the collar, while the remix from Repeat Repeat on the flip wonks things out for the dancefloor.
Rik Symmetrik's Reviews
http://www.littledetroit.net/Reviews/menu.php?sm=2007-04 (and others)
From Portland, Oregon comes Let's Go Outside. After previous releases on Buried In Time and Brighton's Midnight Recordings comes this release on his new home Pnuma, sister label of Soma. "I'll Lick Your Spine" is a slow-building minimal stomper, complete with echo effects, off-key metallic chimes and a weird sultry vocal, which talks about licking your spine. Repeat Repeat's remix isn't that dissimilar from the original, but they take the beat to minimal electro with a heavier bass kick, which makes the track immediately more sinister and unique.
Technodisco.it
http://www.technodisco.it/2007/03/gudrungut
Lasciando alle spalle releases di Lee Van Dowski & Quenum, Dan Curtin e Scape One la sublabel di Soma s'immerge totalmente nel dub dei poco conosciuti (almeno qui da noi) Let's Go Outside. Nativi di Portland (Oregon) e già apparsi sulla sperimentalista Buried In Time, i Let's Go Outside sono protagonisti di un suono a cavallo tra techno ed idm levigato in più parti dall'ambient e dalla voce sibillina di Christina Broussard. La cadenza lussuriosa dell'Original lascia spazio alle misure più danzereccie del remix di Mark Rutherford e Dave Congreve alias Repeat Repeat che risucchiano tutto in un succulento tracciato minimal-glitch ancor più mentale ed onirico.
Translated:
Leaving the shoulders of releases from Lee Van Dowski & Quenum, Dan Curtin, and Scape One, the sublabel of Soma totally immerges into the dub of the little known (at least to us here) Let's Go Outside. Originating from Portland (Oregon) and already appearing on the experimental Buried in Time, Let's Go Outside is the protagonaist of a sound which straddles between techno and idm, rubbing up against more ambient parts and the cryptic voice of Christina Broussard. The red-hot cadence of the original leaves a misure ("half foot") of space for the dancier remix of Mark Rutherford and Dave Congreve's alias Repeat Repeat that sucks everything into a juicy minimal-glitch outline that's more mental and dreamlike.
The List
http://www.list.co.uk/magazine/index.php?w=module:article,action:view,id:1764
On to electronica, and the sleaziness continues. "I'll Lick Your Spine" (Pnuma, 3 Stars) by weird dude Let's Go Inside is an unsettling slice of clicky low-key beats with an extremely saucy vampire voiceover.
Minimal Land
http://minimaland.blogspot.com/
Find the 4th release - and the best one - of Pnuma records, sublabel of Soma Records. "I'll lick your spine" is the first release of Let's Go Outside aka Stephen Schieberl - Portland based producer - and it has been on the tracklists of guys like Move D and Ricardo Villalobos. The smooth techy feeling of this music with it's calm beats along with that female subtle voice melts me down completely... The remix of repeat repeat add's to the original a more trendy electro feeling, making it suitable to the dancefloor rooms with's it's darker bass and leveled construction. Don't miss this one!
Blackout Audio
http://www.blackoutaudio.co.uk/content/view/79/36/
...I'm not a fan of the vocal version here but flip over and Repeat Repeat get it absolutely spot on with their remix on the B-side. They do actually use most of the vocal but with it riding weirdly onto of some of the craziest miminal music ever, it takes on a whole different vibe completely. Like an underwater martial telephone call, the atmosphere on this one is dark and mysterious and if you're not careful, you'll end up suffocating in the sound. Incredible music.
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