In London, you’re never more than one metre from a rat. When listening to Kitsune compilations, you’re never more than four songs from a hit. It’s two CDs, but start with the second. It’s far more rewarding. The first track by Clock Opera is addictive, wielding samples as if they were homemade instruments, splicing them in to create glowing chop-pop. Then, I’m afraid, it’s wading through the commonplace musical rodents inbetween. In this case, wade past the over-glitzed ‘South Pacific’ by Is Tropical, and find your way to the Proxy-esque nausea of ‘Blockhead’ by Punks Jump Up. Likewise, Strange Talk equals rodent, Justus Kohncke equals hit. It's electro-pop lucky dip, that pays out... occasionally.
5/10
Words by Joe Zadeh
