Well, it may have a festive subtitle, but to be honest there the similarities between the Edinburgh-based electronics mangler and Phil Spector end. Admittedly, some of the song titles work on a seasonal level, but we’re short on Xmas cheer. Opener ‘Virgin Birth Media’ fits though, a spooky ride through a haunted advent fair, while ‘Deity Erection’ is a nice piece of glitchy electropop, like Tomita jamming with Depeche Mode. On the other hand, ‘Raindeer John’ is all guttural voices and a mesmerising beat, which leads to ‘Boiled Angel’s industrial rhythm which cranks up the paranoia and could soundtrack a gothic horror movie set in a car factory. So, not much in these 13 tunes to welcome Santa in… Satan, on the other hand…
