Think The Matrix's anabolic industrial, Minority Report's blaring VR club, the robot-rock house band playing A.I.'s Flesh Fair, or even the role LA punk plays in creating Repo Man's vaguely futuristic aura. There's also Ten$ion's resemblance to the type of music that many sci-fi directors have imagined will be in-vogue in dystopian futures - everything hard, obnoxious and amphetamine-fuelled. On the other hand, the tribal feel of 'Hey Sexy' and the Kuduro-esque 'Fatty Boom Boom' suggests the idea of plastic-fantastic technology in the context of Africa. It's a perfect cross-section of funkless anarcho-dance, driven by those uniquely Northern European styles that often bring to mind images of totalitarianism, and by extension sci-fi like THX 1138, Brave New World or countless other futuretopias. Ten$ion brings together the aggressive, non-euphoric elements of rave - militaristic power anthems (Baby's On Fire), ramped-up electroclash ('I Fink Your Freeky') rigid Euro renditions of gangster rap ('So What') and undanceable, metallic brostep ('Never Le Nkemise'). Firstly there's the specific selection of sub-genres the album centres around. How? Well, it's the result of many things. Though not explicitly, nor necessarily the intentions of its creators, it's hard to shake the image of a future dystopia. But if a cultural insight into the country is intriguing enough, Ten$ion's depiction of modern South Africa is nothing less than thrilling. All rights reserved.Comedy rap act or conceptual art project? Whatever your opinion on rave-rappers Die Antwoord, their new album is a rare treat - South African pop music.
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