In which Canadian DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag bites the hand that feeds his infectious techno dance beats.
The six mixes of the same song would not exist without the advances in music production technology yet from this digitalised comfort zone he sings of the "need to get on higher frequencies".
The beeps of the title are the machine made hiccups that emanate repeatedly from crowds, cars, phones and timepieces and which here signify the "shadow in the datasphere".
Any dark visions of the tune are neutralised by its effortless catchiness, especially where the vocals are more to the fore.
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The song has such a strong hook that it makes more sense in the 3 minute 'radio edit' format than it does in the extended 12" version that stretches it out to over 8 minutes.
Far from being a call for Luddite rebellion or a hymn to technophobia, it positively embraces the computer age and invites us to dance to the rhythm of "an endless data stream".
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