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Artist:	REX THE DOG
Title:	Prototype
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	KOM 092EP

"In the often-quoted 80ies, they would call it a 'smash hit'. A term as British as the mysterious guy from London who sends out his dog to take this monster hit into all the clubs around the world. The dog's name is Rex and 'Prototype' is his message -- and it's probably the most trendy prototype of a brand-new digital format ever. Imagine someone, after having started his time machine, flying over the mountains and valleys of music history at bright sunlight and his dog snatching at everything that looks somehow interesting. A little bit of 1984, a little taste of 2011 and a long, extended free flight over 1990. At times when the human voice was replaced by bleeps and clonks and bands like LFO, tricky disko and sweet exorcist labelled the hysteria arising from techno music as glam pop 'made in England'. 'Prototype' -- definitely not retro at all -- forwards one of the currently most beautiful quotation plug-ins. And it is also a prime example that techno music has already gone down in history and still is the planet's most exciting style of music."

Artist:	REX THE DOG
Title:	Frequency
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	KOM 102EP

"Without exaggeration we can say: there were (and are) two summer-hits on Kompakt, on whose everybody can agree. On one hand, Justus Köhncke with his terrific 'Timecode' (kompakt 95) and Rex The Dog -- 'Prototype' (kompakt 92). Both tracks have one thing in common. An almost hymnish, pompous superstructure of melody, that, even though coloured with the trendy eighties touch and freaky souped-up, is totally retro-free and incomparable. Rex The Dog is attending with his overdue follow-up 12" single, and of course seamlessly ties up to the antecessor. While the titletrack -- 'Frequency' -- charged with a good pinch of acid -- enhances the 'Prototype'-formula, the B-side delights with elegant vocal-lines carried by lustrous harmony bows. I look into Midair -- trickles like a prickling laburnum, through the clouds on the dancefloor. That makes us look up happily."

Artist:	REX THE DOG
Title:	Maximize
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	KOM 145EP

This is the third Rex The Dog single on Kompakt. Rex has baffled all with his shimmering blend of glam-techno and Euro-disco that could only be derived from the UK, and his ambitious and extravagant personality has officially made him Kompakt's favorite family pet. Following a massive streak of remixes, we now arrive at Maximize. Our detail-obsessed, four-legged friend returns with no restraint, and has kicked us out of the techno chair to make it their home once again. "Maximize" recalls the dog we all know and love, whereas with "Sequencer," we are positive all will welcome this spookier side to our furry friend. Then there's the last track: he speaks!? He sings!? Maybe we said too much... so, dearest dog-lovers -- it's true. The best things do come in threes.

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