9.5
/Post-psychedelic electronica, Avant-pop, Poptronica, Experimental indie, Alternative, Glo-fi, Neokrautrock/
Comment: Elite Gymnastics is another nowadays urban tribal collective which obviously harks back both to the tradition of motorik rock and nature-near (post) psychedelia/the object of hippies and goth-inspired post-punk a la The Cure, and The Comsat Angels. More profoundly, this 4-track issue is filled in with thudding beat sequences and plangent bass frequencies and on the other side blissed-out synth looming and spacey vocal lines. The release can be compared with the oeuvres by the likes of Gang Gang Dance, Excepter, Animal Collective, Chevalier Avant Garde. And of course with Neu!, the legendary Dusseldorf-based krautrock duo which is being the apparent inspiration source for our heroes. At least this time.