Album Review

Three Trapped Tigers – ‘7’ b/w ‘1’

• 30th Jun 2009

Why is it that electro prog’ experimentalists always seem to title their songs with simple numbers?

Anyway, that teaser aside, this unorthodox trio of London noise churners through ‘7’, blurs the tingling with the incongruous. Making for a stirring, iFoward, Russia!, M83 and Shy Child mirroring topsy-turvy ride of disco electro-zapping, jarring jolts and tangling percussion decoration. Peppering this intoned parade with moments of bracing down-tempo rhythm. It’s disco music for those who like to swig Red Bull and Guinness simultaneously.

A more robust, The Rezillos and Whirlwind Heat instrumental borrowing AA side ‘1’, provides a neat contrast to the almost Four Tet veined, bracing interludes. That said, overall the approach and impact doesn’t differ between these two vocal free snippets.

However, there’s still enough here to allow you to add Three Trapped Tigers to the list of bands to check out when you’re feeling moody, but adventurous.