Released on: 18th May 2018
Approaching sexism brazenly. Pretty In Kink is the definitive sext offender as the sixth album from the Belgian producer and nymphomancer Praga Khan with Lords Of Acid. And not just any old Sexism but sexism as a non-discriminatory practice.
Without getting political this album has a lot to say about sexism. With a title like Pretty In Kink you cannot say that Lords Of Acid are misleading you in to the world of psychoactive industrial eroticism. And since their original inception in 1988 Praga Kahn and co. have been pushing a sex positive message with their awesomely catchy choruses, catchier than the crablouse itself, with an shameless and unrelenting attitude.
With such an interesting and delectable back catalogue it is a feat itself making something that is on par with such controversial and hard hitting club hits like I Sit On Acid and Scrood Bi U. But Lord Of Acid deliver on a promise like a Nun up a back alley and Pretty In Kink is everything as devilish as you could hope to expect. Those dance inducing rhythms and saucy one-liners are engorged on a killer production and set in a gold cast performance of spiritual leads and deep bass lines.
A successful Kickstarter and the first full on release since 2012 Pretty In Kink is only the sixth album since the groups debut in 1988 and it appears as fresh and innovative as the original setup. Gleefully it teases at controversy with its confrontational designs on sex and classy eroticism. Showing that not only do Lords Of Acid have immesurable stamina but that the mainstream music scene is about as progressive as wearing one glove and the ministry of silly walks.
Pretty In Kink is decidedly dark and deliberately sensual. It is a movitational imperative painted in sonic colours and soars way beyond the physical realms of carnality. And will on first listen leave you to be subject to premature euphoria.
9/10
