Techno demigod Kenny Larkin is back after a short hiatus with fresh material on Planet E. Unlike legends that tend to get more adult contemporary as they age, Larkin still wields the edge on tracks like "You Are..." Honestly, the spoken word is more than strange here (sounds like some b-movie, sci-fi, call to arms dialogue), but on a loud system it's really all about the clickity-clackin beat on the original mix(1). The b-side features a Carl Craig version(2) of "Bassmode." Craig really stretches out the original which results in one of his patented cerebral trips. Whereas most producers would just continually repeat the same movements, Craig really twist things around, continually challenging your audio perception (listen how it gains steam in the last third). By the end of it, you'll be muttering "genius." Also includes untitled version(3) of "You Are."

reviewed by the mgmnt