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It's often hard to make yourself heard in the overcrowded electronica scene, but damned if Italy's Wave Workers Foundation don't make a go of it. This energetic debut is a head-nodding groovefest aimed squarely and unapologetically at the dance floor, but that's not to say it isn't thoughfully put together. Paolo Favoti (of the '80s industrial outfit Pankow) and his cohorts cobble together an amazing sonic structure of both sampled and real instruments, infusing the mix with addictively funky rhythms. Check out the squelchy stomp in "Earmark Tattoo," which is complemented by its take-no-prisoners bass line and fat synth sounds. "Iceage" adds a Middle Eastern flair to an otherwise rather noisy and experimental track, and "Now" even features jazzlike trumpet interludes. WWF prove that you don't have to wrestle with intelligent dance music to make it both fun and interesting. --Steve Landau