| Artist |
| Santa Hates You |
| Title |
| P.A.N.I.C |
| Format/Cat |
| CDEP/DVD TRI 410 CD |
| Label |
| Trisol |
| Style |
| EBM |
| Date of review |
| 8.5/10 |
| Reviewer |
| Carl Jenkinson |
| Rating |
| 6th February 2011 |
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The title of this latest EP/DVD from PS & Jinxy is an acronym for 'Post Apolcalyptic Nude Industrial Corps'!, hmmm, I think I prefer the word the letters make up, myself!!Still, you can't go wrong with these two as they've synthesised the perfect electro style that is minimalistic but never boring, always hard hitting but infectious as hell & wearing a cheeky smile on its face! The new tracks on offer here don't disappoint one iota & if you loved their previous works then you'll go a bundle on these, starting with 'Anguish' which showcases their darker side but is as catchy as ever although the muscular 'Every Day We Die' is even better with PS & Jinxy combining to excellent effect on the vocals while the appropriately triumphant mood of 'Victorious' is equally impossible to resist as it motors along with gusto to spare & while 'Panictown' might initially seem to be restrained in comparison the sequencing here make this another excellent piece that, once heard, you won't soon forget! It's true to say that it is pretty obvious who you're listening to here but SHY straddle the fine line between repetition & playing to your strengths with ease any one of these tracks would be worth the price of admission alone. The rest of the disc is made up of remixes of 'Hexenpolizei' (the videoclip to the original of which, along with 'Rocket Heart', can be found on the accompanying DVD) which are OK & should find a good deal of club favour but lack the edge of the originals, being workaday floorfillers when the original can do that job much more successfully, thank you, & 'Z.O.M.B.I.E.', both of which come nowhere near the excellence of the original (although, admittedly, that would be asking a lot of any band!), only the atmospheric parts of the Ext!ze mix being worthy of note. All of which leaves the fun closer 'The Bonus 3.0' which is really funny, just the tonic to put a smile on your face!
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