A supergroup of sorts - Fat White Family’s Lias Saoudi, Trashmouth Records’ Luke and Liam May, and Quinn Whalley of Paranoid London and Warmduscher - Decius have travelled the earth liberating people from banality since the release of Decius Vol. I. They’ve revealed to all those they’ve encountered just what was missing in their lives: pump without borders, pump without reason - absolute pump.
Now they offer up Decius Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience). It throbs with an almost impossible sense of potential, and expands on the lexicon of molten desire. The sound has moved into new territories, with tastes of house, disco and techno, all with an underlying base note of acid on tracks such as the slippery night cruise intensity of ‘Birth of A Smirk’, where Colonel Abrams gets his nipples tortured. ‘Queen of 14th St’ is all watersports and Cybotron force from Detroit via Deptford. First single ‘Walking In The Heat’ struts like a sunburnt and horny Kraftwerk, while ‘Ghent’ is purest uncut ’88 acid. Vol. II is the art of seduction in damp rooms painted black. Keep hydrated from whatever source is available. Be your own pleasure centre. Vol. II is a veritable selection box of booty bumps and illegal highs made at night for the night and beyond. This is music that takes pride in its walk of shame.
Now they offer up Decius Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience). It throbs with an almost impossible sense of potential, and expands on the lexicon of molten desire. The sound has moved into new territories, with tastes of house, disco and techno, all with an underlying base note of acid on tracks such as the slippery night cruise intensity of ‘Birth of A Smirk’, where Colonel Abrams gets his nipples tortured. ‘Queen of 14th St’ is all watersports and Cybotron force from Detroit via Deptford. First single ‘Walking In The Heat’ struts like a sunburnt and horny Kraftwerk, while ‘Ghent’ is purest uncut ’88 acid. Vol. II is the art of seduction in damp rooms painted black. Keep hydrated from whatever source is available. Be your own pleasure centre. Vol. II is a veritable selection box of booty bumps and illegal highs made at night for the night and beyond. This is music that takes pride in its walk of shame.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: Thumping, jagged dance music that's as filthy as it is alluring. Gritty overdriven synths, rattling drum machines and lots of satisfying filter manipulation result in something that's as perfect for the dancefloor as it is a particularly raucous night on the home stereo.TRACK LISTING
1. A1. Birth Of A Smirk (feat. Lias Saoudi) (5:39)
2. A2. Walking In The Heat (feat. Lias Saoudi & Alex White) (4:53)
3. B1. Queen Of 14th St (feat. Lias Saoudi) (5:51)
4. B2. Ghent (feat. Lias Saoudi) (5:46)
5. C1. Ibrahim (feat. Lias Saoudi & Maggie The Cat) (4:57)
6. C2. I Gave Birth 2 U (feat. Lias Saoudi & Maggie The Cat) (5:25)
7. C3. Punishment/Improvement (feat. Lias Saoudi) (5:03)
8. D1. Y U Look At Me That Way? (feat. Fats McCourt) (5:15)
9. D2. We Carry Our Flamboyance As A Warning (4:37)
10. D3. Arctic Spring (feat. Lias Saoudi) (5.20)