Hadouken! – For the masses. We all remember the previous album, that double ‘c’ product (catastrophe creation), that has clouded our opinion about Hadouken! and sadly an impression about any future creation released by them. When I pressed play on the new album, my fingers were even tingling to unleash my clear hate and distaste. I was convinced that my young but experienced ears will be hurt. Ha! I played the first one, the next, and continued. And then listened to the album again. Seriously, like the first track Rebirth, Hadouken! pulled a remarkable one. It feels good to say this: it’s a damn good album!
A reminder of Does it Offend You Yeah?, but the voice is clearer, yet it stands aside; a closeness to Prodigy, yet the younger touch is crystal clear.
From the first track until its last, it blends and pushes into beats and electrifying feelings. An album that is techno, is trance, is pushy and proves the veracity of a talented Hadouken!. Rebirth will blow your mind, the calm before the tempest. If Turn the lights out (and its well deserved two amazing remixes) is a tease of a Prodigy offspring, Bombshock is the clear offspring and Ugly is definitely the next step in the genre.
MAD is the album’s sensuality and that certain interlude (you’ll notice it for sure) is SICK! Evil and House is falling down will blend further into the album, but Mic Check (slightly reminiscent) will make you bounce that head and ass. Play the night is the trademark with its original touches and combined sound variations. And the start of Lost - the album’s roughness. Retaliate is what it all goes down to: a new sound and a new attitude.
Whether a track is more impressive than the other or edgier, all the tracks give a sense of soundtrack for either a dance floor out of control or even an action battle sequence. Not childish but rather young and impressive, after all the word ‘hadouken’ means a series of martial art moves. An album for the masses … to bounce!
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