terranova: labrador

Among the things that go boom in the night, Terranova's slick but rugged house jams certainly occupy a territory of their own -- these cuts are precision engineered to rouse any crowd, while providing enough depth to keep the auditory cerebral cortex spinning. Two vivacious bouncers rich in pulling power, but with an undeniable classiness to boot. "Labrador" features finely sculpted momentum, a thrusting patchwork of rubber-like sound effects, determined bass licks, and flicking percussion. The flipside's banging "Twisted" quickly turns out to be as buoyant as its confrère, donned with a perky temper that can't stop pawing the ground.