MSTRKRFT - Fist of God

Rating: 7
Links:
- Official Website
- Last.fm

Truly masters of their craft (Shut up, don't make fun of me), MSTRKRFT pours in the bass, stirs up a whole lot of synths, and adds a dash of reverb and compression, to create a completely funked up, moveable-shakeable-can't-help-but-groove-your-ass-off record. Who knew Canadians could be so talented? The arpeggiation of sounds scales up and down on the very first track, “It Ain’t Love,” appended by a similar up and down motion by my own head. “Heartbreaker”, featuring John Legend, is a great electro-ballad with Legend reminiscing about the sad, sad story that we’re all familiar with: the one who slipped away. The title track "Fist of God” bumps out a gritty, vehement synth line while a fun (at first) little sample echos in enhancement; I say at first because I found myself annoyed by this sample before the song had ended. The song that follows, known as “So Deep”, featuring Jahmal Tonge of Canadian indie duo The Carps is one that I happen to like very much. The soulful vocals blend with the warping electronica, those Rolands flowing with the intonations of his voice. Nonetheless, a fair share of piping, vexatious synth lines and vox that throw off certain tracks certainly mar and blemish points of the album. Entire songs are completely ruined by the vocals, whereas their instrumental counterparts could've come off much better. One example of this is "Bounce", where the trying verses by N.O.R.E. and Isis interfere with my love for good, ol' electro. But don’t let that hinder your acquisition! If you're looking for the "White Album" or "Sgt. Pepper's" of all electro albums, then I don't think you'll find what you're looking for, but if you're in the mood for something a lot less serious and a lot more fun, then there's no need to look elsewhere. “Fist of God” remains entertaining, and danceable as fuck, at its core and is a good listen for any electro fan. And yes, I know, the cover is fucking atrocious. Goddamn Canadians.

Album Highlights: "Fist of God" (although kind of annoying, but meh), "1000 Cigarettes", "It Ain't Love", "So Deep"