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01. SKUGGE/STAVOSTRAND - Pink Panthom
02. SKUGGE/STAVOSTRAND - Gotcha
03. SKUGGE/STAVOSTRAND - Mantra Disc
ARTIST
TITLE
Pink Panthom
FORMAT
12"

LABEL
CATALOG #
BIT 020EP BIT 020EP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
8/25/2008

"After the fantastic Gez Varley and Geoff White releases in the past few months, Persistencebit returns strong once more with the Swedish minimal techno artists Johan Skugge and Mikael Stavöstrand, who work their collaborative gear into a feverish lather on a new trio of high-octane cuts. Immaculately constructed and executed with precision, the duo's material isn't as skeletal as one might expect-ample noise and commotion appear alongside the tunes' grooves-and, in its acidy moments, Pink Phantom sometimes sounds like Audion, albeit in a slightly less raucous frame of mind. Working a lithe and rubbery techno march on the A-side's charging title cut, Skugge and Stavöstrand deepen the cut's hypnotic impact with the incessant hoot of a cuckoo motif while keeping the groove stoked with roiling bass lines and percussion-enhanced beats. Augmented by an announcer's looped 'test' utterance, 'Gotcha' jacks with an irrepressible and seductively infectious tech-house swing that will pull even the most resistant clubber onto the dance floor, while 'Mantradisk' closes the flip with jittery techno swing. No one should be too surprised by the material's polished veneer, given the wealth of experience the Mitek and Force Inc. vets bring to the project."