I, Assassin
Even the most casual of music heads are aware of England’s Gary Numan, the ‘80s electronic music phenomenon who recorded "Cars," a New Wave classic that lives on eternally.But there’s much more to Numan than "Cars" or the album that it sprung from, 1979’sThe Pleasure Principle. Still, even Numan fans have a tendency to fixate on his early recordings, which help lay the foundation for an entire new generation of electronically oriented artists. What’s not as exhaustively obsessed over are the more experimental releases he produced post-The Pleasure Principle, like the vastly underratedDance(featuring the fretless bass gymnastics of Japan’s Mick Karn) and that album’s follow-up, I, Assassin.I, Assassinalso utilizes the warped elasticity of fretless bass lines underneath his customary monotone vocalizing and abstract lyricism. Highlighted by the upbeat synthetic funk of "We Take Mystery to Bed" and "White Boys and Heroes,"I, Assassinis an in-depth examination of genuine dance music roots.Timothy Brown--From URB Magazine