The trip-hammer high beats and the lolling low notes of standard bass 'n' drum often remain, but every other aspect of the music takes off into unexplored territory. The pair mixes final tracks live and always uses sampled real drums, but that simply gives its numbers a more mammalian temperature. Rapid piano figures can suggest either train wheels on tracks or a sort of crazed, minimalist-classical momentum. Still, instrumental pop is always problematic, especially one so dependent on brilliant cannibalism as Spring Heel Jack's. Without words or any sort of character projection to play with, one wonders how long Wales and Coxon will be able to keep up their championship form.
Dance music grinds up trend-setters like no other field.