Factory Floor: Factory Floor

On Factory Floor’s shop floor, everyone is dressed in a smart suit of gnawed beats and hypnotising electronica. On their untitled debut, the hip London-based trio that is signed to DFA, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem’s label, allies the heritage of post-punk, early techno, and Kraftwerk, of Manchester’s Factory Records and Detroit’s Metroplex label, to a compelling pulse.

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Factory Floor postpunk/electro (DFA/Pias)

Pieces like “Turn It Up” and the seven-minute long, Throbbing Gristle-like “Fall Back” feel cold and industrial, an impression which is underscored by the emotionless, occasionally robotic voice of singer Nik Colk Void. The lyrics of the songs often sound more like cut-up sounds than words, making this music primarily a sensory experience for the dance floor. Factory Floor is not completely devoid of soul, though, hence its inclination to work with modular synths and analogue percussion for its pulse-quickening songs. “One”, “Two”, and “Three”, three short, ambient-esque interjections full of noise and strange clicks, don’t manage to avoid the monotony sneaking up on them, but that is the only critical remark we have about this uncompromising, addictive album.

9/10, 20.00, €12, Ancienne Belgique, www.abconcerts.be