Following a string of day glo dancefloor slaying singles over the past year, SISTER SIAM is the first single from Manchester duo The Whip to feel a little less than stellar.

This time round, attempting a more serious, downbeat style; the dour vocal melodies sit uneasily against the techno beats and blips, the song only ever really coming into its own as the bleeping technomadness takes over and The Whip transform into some Orbital meets The Chemical Brothers type hybrid. The various remixes here do a better job of presenting SISTER SIAM, Justin Robertson providing an extended techno makeover on affairs and Justin Rutledge indulging his robotic Detroit techno whims.

A passable entry into the whole new rave genre, SISTER SIAM is a single that just somehow feels a little tired sounding and derivative from the usually superb The Whip. A disappointing release from The Whip that only shows fleeting glimpses at their usual new rave genius.

"Those blokes muttering 'New Order' at the bar must somehow be aurally squinting at the electro kaleidescope of The Whip. They've missed the Numan, Klaxons, Rapture, Kraftwerk and Joy Division bits that make them the best thing to happen to dance music since James Murphy's delusions of time travel". NME live from Camden Crawl.

"Divebomb is the greatest song Daft Punk never made" popjustice.com

"completely committed to a dance floor agenda, rather than some hastily constructed bandwagon jump.." Guardian

"The Whip have songs that are not only danceable but instantly memorable. The definative gig of Camden Crawl" xfm online

"The most brilliant new band of 2007" Channel4.com

"Sounds like watching Trainspotting with Justice, Simian Mobile Disco and Franz Ferdinand, and the ghost of Ian Curtis may appear!" NME

..Cool metallic pop. Bunker-busting hooks.. NME feature

..Brilliant.. Mixmag single of the month

..Marvellously addictive, like Interpol taking up disco dancing.. NME live

..A nugget. Early New Order meets Psychedelic Furs.. new wave cool... Mixmag

..A brilliant slab of 1983 meets just-been-clubbing.. The Fly Ones To Watch

..Driving stuff.. Big Issue

..Exquisitely structured rhythms.. DIS

..Glorious. Must have.. DJ

..Dirty and vibrant.. DMC update

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