Fat Bastian – WTF + MF (Black Leather Records)

Cat no: BLR 101
Release date: 08/12/11
Get it from: Beatport

Fat Bastian, Lordy, he’s created a monster: an irresistible mix of 303, riffy electro and big-room House hinged around a central ‘what the fuck, motherfucker’ chant that’ll be in your head from here till Tuesday week. I’m probably not familiar enough with the work of Zoe Ball’s other half to make this call, but I can imagine the Original mix (128 BPM) popping up in the Fatboy Slim sets that I’ve heard, or maybe providing a slamming end to a James Zabiela gig. The pick of ten reworkings are to be found at the higher end of the BPM scale, and come via a warehouse-ready Miss Duckin techno remix (132 BPM) and a Raytrace re-rub (131 BPM) that starts off with deceptively polite bleeps then toughens up with mucky acid around the halfway mark. Great stuff.