REVL9N
Waiting for Desire
(Torncrantz rock'n'roll)

Outta nowhere, these underrated and mysterious Swedish dance-punk rockers deliver another stiff dancefloor wallop just in time for the warmer weather ahead. But it's not like they haven't done it before. "Someone Like You" is a Williamsburg dancefloor anthem and "Walking Machine" predated the nu-rave of Justice and Simian Mobile Disco by almost two years. Now paired down to a duo, Revl9n's "Waiting for Desire" is built around a beat so stiff it's funky and vocalist Maria Eilerson's sexy, sing-songy yelps. The Maxxxxy-single includes nine(!) skacid (ska meets acid) remixes by artists such as In Flagranti and Sci-Fi SKANE. The elaborately packaged 12-inch contains the single and four remixes, while the CD has an additional five remixes not on the vinyl. This is a banger!! [DH]