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Pirate Robot Midget

Pirate Robot Midget drops a limited EP of hip-hop, electro, dance and rock. Some of you may have heard their remix of Nine Inch Nails 'My Violent Heart'. Based in Amsterdam this French/Italian outfit are not far removed from the likes of Daft Punk, pumping distorted basslines and manipulating sounds to their own. Title track 'It’s My Beat Now' features stateside rapper Grand Agent, which has the kind of bounce that any player worth his bling, will be blasting out of his car stereo, loaded with a ridiculous sub woofer and massive spinning chrome rims! Second track 'Sacrum' definitely feeds from a different vibe, jerky sounds and twisted beats, like weird robots creating their own music, somewhat similar to Daft Punk. Track 3 'So Undead' runs pretty much the same line. Tracks 4 and 5 are remixes of 'It’s My Beat Now', both are steady reworkings. If you are a fan of Daft Punk and the occasional bit of hip-hop, then I don’t see any reason why you would not like this. It may not be the most original music out there, but it is catchy enough to get your toes tapping if not your body moving.