Lindstrom: Where You Go I Go Too

Label: Smalltown Supersound

Electronic music may not be known for tunes of Ramones-like brevity, but even the most ardent clubhound will be left a bit breathless after the knockout 30-minute opener (no, that’s not a misprint, 30 minutes) on Hans-Peter Lindstrom’s latest epic, Where You Go I Go Too. “Epic” isn’t a word tossed around much these days when it comes to electronica, but Lindstrom thinks big. And on Where You Go the Norwegian dance maestro recalls the bolder days of 70s disco (Giorgio Moroder, Cerrone) in making one of the year’s very finest dance albums. The half-hour title track is a wonder, never faltering through its many peaks and valleys, anchored by a series of synth riffs that brings ripples of joy with every chord. Not since the heydey of Kraftwerk have we seen a tune this long and exciting. The rest of the album? The pieces are shorter (two more tracks, a more 10 and 16 minutes in length) but daring and adventurous as well, floating elegantly with soft melodies, mighty fat bass-drums and bubbling basslines. (Tammy)