- Sweet and perhaps best enjoyed in small doses describes the sound of Lobster Theremin's latest 12-inch and the soft drink it's named after. It's by Pépe, a young Spanish producer whose early releases—including the first track that he put to vinyl, last year's "Cécile"—suggested a loose kinship with the lo-fi house scene. Lemon Fanta's title track is from that period. It's been online for more than a year, and has a YouTube video with a collage of ocean waves. That same summer holiday optimism flows through the EP.
The melodic immediacy of "Lemon Fanta," where a spring-loaded bassline and misty strings set the scene for a fun loop of Japanese-language monologue, is hard to dislike, even if the sound from which it derives is now overly familiar. The mood elsewhere is a touch more bittersweet. "Benzine Electronics"'s twinkling lead is depressed by pointillist notes that dip in and out of minor keys. "Rainfall Pts I & II"'s strings and piano chords, which echo classic Detroit techno, beam with pride. The cheeriness of Lemon Fanta's B-side tracks wears thin over time. "Rainfall Pts I & II"'s is elegant and rich with melody, but after 12 minutes of the same thing it seems soggy. "Benzine Electronics"'s dreamy 808 electro is similarly resistant to changing course.
Lista de títulos01. Rainfall (Pts I & II)
02. Lemon Fanta
03. Benzine Electronics