Shopping for sounds

I’ve blogged about them before, but if there’s any justice in techno music -  and hopefully it is more equitable than in the 'real' world -Forward Strategy Group's latest project deserves a lot of attention. Working as Retail & Leisure, 'Your Reference'/'Positional Stability' sounds like they/he have been listening to loads of 50s 'infomercials' about the joys of shopping, Throbbing Gristle and Coil record as well as loads of Regis and Female as well as digging out some old Steve Bicknell. The results are dense and loopy, yet less upfront than the FSG material. There's also an excellent, jacking remix from Adrian Ross included. I'm not sure about the release date, but check the suitably sparse MySpace for more info.