Kontakt by Reinhard Voigt

Everybody who had an eye on the recent musical past of this guy should be already aware of what we can expect from this record. This is about techno in its purest immediate way. Reinhard Voigt has cultivated a sound that is able to devastate everything around it with the most simple methods. His live sets are already legendary and the rumour is going that techno finally found its 'Mick Jagger'. If you subtract around 30 years and exchange the guitar with a powerbook you'll see that it's not really wrong. 'Kontakt' follows the powerful livesound and goes straight in your face. Yes, it's tough stuff but still it has this typical Voigt-ish smile in its face. And that's a highly infective one..."