tik and tok

Tik and Tok EP

Back in stock! Rephlex seem to be on a mission to unearth as many unknown proto-electronic music gems as possible, from early acid workouts by 808 state through to the Stakker/Humanoid archives and the infamous Black Devil car boot find, and now this awesome collection of tracks by 80's obscurists Tik and Tok. The band, formed by Tim Dry in the early 80's, found fame and fortune for a brief time, supporting Duran Duran on tour, working with Vangelis at his home studio, even offered support by a fledgling Depeche Mode, all until the recording partnership fell apart in 1983. The tracks collected on this twelve display a remarkable electroid savvy, reminiscent at times of the teutonik plastic machinations of Kraftwerk, at others bringing to mind those early drum machine patterns a young Prince was so utterly genius at arranging. Although gliding through all things pop, Tik and Tok offer a glimpse not only at the trashy side of 80's machine music, but also at the innovation and playful experimentation that would pave the way for so many branches of electroid deviation more than 20 years later. Ace.