- Eve White is the pseudonym of a pair of German men, Motec and Daniel Gelbe, and Bribe 'Em with Candy is a good, alluring EP that offers some of the luxuriant languidness that was the secret weapon of early '00s minimalism. In short, this could have been on Force Inc. once upon a time, and yes, that's a compliment. Take the lead track, "Sugarbabe," in which the Rhodes strings rise up soooo gradually it's like an endless tease—that's a "timeless" trick, while the techy production edges give it that more specific resonance. ("Sugardub" is an appropriately gauzy revisit.)
"Feel Better" samples an English (I think) preacher who's less fire-and-brimstone than up-and-at-'em. Over coolly skittering hats and a restrained 303 (another one!), that's appropriate. The congas and slurry percussion of "Anything Goes" have the twin effects of night lights on one side and ocean on the other, evoking everything from "Balearic" to Mr. Fingers to the last Nebraska EP, but it's uniquely spare and cool.
Tracklist A1 Sugar Babe
A2 Sugar Dub
B1 Anything Goes
B2 Feel Better