Tecktonic - Best or Worst Thing to Hit France in 2007?

I found it by accident. It makes me feel warm and whole inside, yet some find it unappealing at best and a direct assault on human dignity at worst. Love it or hate it, the Tecktonic dance has Paris in its sexy grasp.

12" - Booka Shade "In White Rooms (Vinyl One)"

German electronic duo craft a subtle but effective dance track and mix it 3 different ways. The A-Side (the so called neo mix) is slow-build throb with thick but contained bass synth thumps that grow into distorted, blaring barrages and shrink again, but not before delivering sonic glory of anthemic proportions. Occasional vocal chops stab through the unrelenting bass like a long lost message, damaged and only partially intact.
On Side-B, the Elektrochemie Mix of In White Rooms begins with a snare tap that gradually extends into metallic dissonance. The vocal stabs return from Side-A, only this time over a more urgent semi-tribal kind of house. Tiny synth pokes crop up next to waves of choppy static and a goofy steel drum synth belts out spy-movie sneak riffs. The remix entitled "Blue Rooms" ends the 12" rather disappointingly with the now all-too familiar bass line, only this time with added typewriter noises.
While the B-Side sounds relatively lazy, the neo mix delivers nuanced punch in a way most electronic singles can't. This is not just some banger to throw into a DJ Set, it's something to be paid attention to.