Very frisky, this one, being mainly deviant, hyperactive electronica that makes most of Raczynski’s contemporaries on Rephlex sound sedate. As with most of his albums, Renegade Platinum… is distinguished by a punk spirit which compels him to enjoyably screw up his most accessible tunes with either splattery noise breaks or cheesy nursery melodies. As usual, too, there’s a frightening intensity that underpins all the pranks and old-school rave references?it’s worth remembering that Raczynski’s last LP, Myloveilove, was a series of lo-fi confessionals. Renegade Platinum… is less appealing, but the apparent desire to add emotional valency to a haywire musical form makes it more subversive.
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