Bleep

The vaunted group feel particularly ripe for reappraisal in this era of rock and rave hybridism as their patented blend of club-ready rhythm and stadium-sized melodicism feels ever prescient in the current state of the under and overground. The first release in this series is Death In Vegas’ 1999 sophomore LP The Contino Sessions. Recorded at London’s Contino Room (hence the title), these Sessions now sound more like a reintroduction. Phasing out (some) of the clubbier fare of their raved up debut for trad-ish rock moves, the then duo of sole original member Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes retrofitted their dueling influences to achieve a sound all their own. Appearances by iconoclasts like Bobby Gillespie and Iggy Pop serve as strong proof of concept.