The more things change, the more they stay the same. Whether this is in fact always true is quite debatable, but with Miss Kittin teaming up with The Hacker once more for Two, it seems as though they’re as strong as ever. Is the production skeletal? You could say that. There isn’t really a reason why that should be an issue though. Less is often more: any electro-head should know this to be true. Suffice to say that such trivialities do not mean that this album is not great panoply of classic-style techno. Why water down something to get more of it when it won’t be nearly as good anyway? Ahh, ‘The Womb.’ What better place to start than the womb? Beginning with spacey robo-bubblings and buzzings, impressive lyrics such as ‘I am strong and I’m climbing the social ladder on my own’ crawl out of tambourine-laced kicks and crumbly, static-ey ’snare’ hits. The transition to track number two isn’t rushed either. There is negative space used on this album, which many (in any genre but seemingly more so in techno and electronica) seem to neglect in lieu of racing into every song. Though the second song shows up at the end of the album too (reprise), ‘Pppo’ is definitely a standout track. The lyrics are very simple: the words are used mostly as an accent to a sonic environment of beep-boops, computer-programmed tire screeches and what sounds like rushing bursts of steam. Maybe the only puzzling piece of this-well..puzzle, is the fact that ‘Suspicious Minds’ comes after ‘Emotional Interlude.’ While the latter is a bit touchy and dark, while surprisingly danceable, the former is much, much lighter. Should it have been further along in the track listing? Perhaps. But then again, I’m just a reviewer, and not a musical duo who has reunited to release another fine piece of work, am I?

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