Inertia

"No Defect" (Single, 2002)

Wow, the opener on this latest single from UK Electro EBM stalwarts Inertia really shows some progression over their previous material of which I've never really been much of a fan. More structure, more melody and good vocals, No Defect gets my vote as contender for best Inertia track to date. I first heard the song when the band performed it live last year. It immediately stood out from the rest of Inertia's otherwise fairly bland wall of fast sequencers and thumping beats.

The first remix (by The Galan Pixs) could almost see Inertia follow the likes of Delerium onto the dance floors of the Balearics. Full marks to the wildly improved vocals - still 'hard' but way better than anything Reza has produced before. Void (Project-X remix) is a restrained, moody piece. There's also a Club Mix of No Defect by Inertia and a Mutagenic Mix to round things off. This singles comes as a pleasant surprise, and caught me just as I was about to put Inertia outside my increasingly cluttered radar - rescued for another day. 6/10

Rob Dyer

Official Inertia website: http://www.inertia.gs