Mantronix: That's My Beat

By GRAHAM REID

(Herald rating: * * )

Amusing 12-track time-tunnel journey back to the early 80s and a world of primitive beat boxes, computer-generated riffs, and a general sense of wire-thin sound. Here Kurtis Mantronik collects cheesy disco, pre-Cambrian techno and electronics, and old school scratch'n'rap from the likes of Yellow Magic Orchestra, Yello, Art of Noise, Visage and Ryuichi Sakamoto. One for retro DJs — or for people who regret selling their Beat Street soundtrack.

Label: Soul Jazz/Chant