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Like so many others, Spanish debutant Iberian Spleen try to follow in the footsteps of
Underworld in wanting to fuse pop with leftfield dance music. Not a bad idea,
but unfortunately, Frans Beltran, the man behind the project, is far from
possessing neither as deft programming skills nor the song writing talents
of Underworld. His first album "Drama 'n' Base" seems to be running on a bit
too much of the same fuel as all those cheesy trance compilations, to live up
to its ambitions. And despite containing a fair share of moderately
danceable beats as well as the odd catchy chorus, the whole comes across a
bit unfocused and aimless. Much like Fluke - if anyone remembers them -
never could make a whole album live up to the standards of their singles,
Iberian Spleen can't tie things together well enough to make a whole
album's worth.
KRISTOFFER NOHEDEN |
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