I was definitely nervous about getting into the Fuck Button's Tarot Sport. All I knew was that it was an electronica album with a lot critical acclaim, a.k.a. an album with the potential to cross over into "we call it music but it's really about pushing boundaries" territory.
There's definitely a little bit of that here (I played "Rough Steez" on my radio show on a whim, which didn't help), but the majority is about displaying dense and textured grooves. Opener "Surf Solar" is fairly spectacular, building a warble of waves and lazerbeams into a pummeling epic straight out of an artsy European version of The Fifth Element. "The Lisbon Maru," "Olympians," and "Flight of the Feathered Serpent," if similarly constructed, are all still worthy of their nine-plus minute running times.
If you have a keen eye for bold electronic music, in which the prime focus isn't to make your friends think your taste in music sucks, then look no further than Tarot Sport.
DJ Responsible's Picks: "Surf Solar,' "Flight of the Feathered Serpent"
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