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Il Est Vilaine 'La Regla Del Juego' EP (Lumière Noire)
Only a French duo would use a clip of them high as kites on helium as the intro for a track that sounds like it was cooked up in a hipster’s potting shed. But Parisians Il Est Vilaine clearly don’t take themselves too seriously, which is refreshing in an era where there’s far too much of that going on already, and thankfully they’ve got the tracks to back up the silliness, too. The brilliantly titled ‘Violent Vacuum Cleaner’ is all bouncy disco drums and electro hooks, while ‘Golden Shower’ has militaristic vocals, snarling growls and a metronome that’s intent on scramblingyour brain. Closer ‘Rocket Fire’ (which comes in two versions) brims with punkish sensibility, as the duo combine rasping rock à la Phoenix with grungy, Black Strobe-like electro.
6/10
