Bleep

The title of this new Factory Floor record is playfully coy. These tracks were, indeed, initially conceived to score a film - specifically a 90th anniversary showing of Fritz Lang’s 1927 movie Metropolis at the London Science Museum’s IMAX screen. On paper the pairing of Factory Floor’s frosty electronics with Lang’s sci-fi masterpiece makes for a mouthwatering match, and the group’s musical offering is more than good enough to stand on its own two feet too. A Soundtrack For A Film is a hugely ambitious work, clocking in at around 150 minutes and filled with ideas. The scope and scale of the thing allow Factory Floor to both play to their strengths - their brand of Joy Division-inspired electronic post-punk remains in good nick - and also expand their sound further than ever before. It’s a sign of the band’s growing power that they’ve pulled this one off.