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Recent review of the release... (tickles my dickles to read this kinda stuff)
"Precision electro stalwarts Bass Agenda return with R.I.O.T—Kill The Algorithm, an eight-track remix package steeped in cyberpunk aesthetics. Its vocodered paranoia warnings of machine ascendancy echo the futures imagined by William Gibson and Neal Stephenson, where technology, surveillance and corporate power reshape the human condition. It’s familiar territory, but electro remains one of the genre’s most convincing soundtracks for these dystopian visions.
Production is razor-sharp throughout. Punchy 808s, ominous basslines and restless arpeggios lock into tightly wound sequences that generate a constant sense of mechanical momentum. Funk-inflected rhythms prevent the release from becoming austere, ensuring each remix remains as dancefloor-ready as it is atmospherically charged. The title track is reinforced by a series of consistently strong reinterpretations, with the Shawscape Renegade‘s remix proving particularly dope, adding extra drive without sacrificing the original’s icy tension. Elsewhere, the inclusion of “Private Tyranny” is a welcome bonus, and its accompanying remix is nothing short of wicked, extending the release’s dystopian narrative with equal force.
The influence of Anthony Rother is unmistakable, and perhaps these ideas could be pushed further than these familiar routine, but in the end Bass Agenda generally avoids simple imitation. Instead, here, they deliver a confident, expertly crafted collection that embraces electro’s cyberpunk heritage while sounding serious, forceful and unmistakably grounded in contemporary tropes."