Montauk P - Def=Lim

Think of all the colourish and fluffy goatrance people that picked this release up because it was released on Blue Room (a label mostly known for its quality goatrance output back then) - and promptly getting a kick in the groin by "Lizard Man" after the intro track. Makes me think "ho-ho-ho, gotcha!". :-) This might be an explanation for the comparably low average rating of the album.

This is probably best classified as "Eternal Basement on steroids" - in a positive sense. Frankfurt trance back from the future. Hard, driving, kicking, partly insane, but the brilliance of the E.B. trance stuff shines thru just as well (Elektroid, AV Unit and Understood could've been on the first E.B. album just as well IMHO). The cover art works as the herald of the music - deep red, rendered and artificial, glowing flames on black.

This stuff is "in yer face", but at the same time the production is terrific, deep and sophisticated, it never ceases to amaze me. The first break at about 3 mins into "Lizardman". The ear-killing, mind-numbing noise of "DEF=LIM". The restless drive of "Elektroid" and "AV Unit". And so on. Of all the output of Michael Kohlbecker (lets not forget that he's a Saafi Brother as well!), this album and the E.B. album "Nerv" mark the peak of his techno/trance works for me. Highly recommended!