- Rip-roaring techno and electro with a sense of glee.
- D. Tiffany's Planet Euphorique label specializes in a particularly boingy style of dance music, informed by electro, '90s techno, jungle and the fungal textures of psytrance. "And The Crowd Howls," the lead cut from DJ Girl's first EP on the imprint, runs with this idea, slapping a big smiley face on the current wave of ultra-hard, EBM-inspired industrial techno. The drum programming is so ecstatic it sounds like it's tripping over itself. There's heavy reverb and tripped-out effects. You can feel every drum sound distinctly.
DJ Girl, who is based in Chicago and hails from Detroit, makes dance music that feels old-school in its straightforward percussive approach. The EP ends with a particularly sumptuous electro with kick drums that hit like steel-toed boots. Her percussion comes at you hard and fast, hitting with a thwack that proves addictive—it takes a certain kind of skill to makes something as repetitive as "The Runaround" feel funky rather than lead-footed. She's a natural addition to the Planet Euphorique roster, bringing a sound more influenced by '90s techno and electro but coming at it from the same freaky, out-there perspective.
TracklistA1 And The Crowd Howls
A2 The Runaround
B1 Tunnel Vision
B2 Untitled