DE BABALON, CHRISTOPH - If Youre Into It, Im Out of It

The first ever vinyl reissue of Christoph De Babalons If Youre Into It, Im Out of It, originally released in 1997. Christoph De Babalon was a key member of Germanys mutant splinter cells who fused UK rave music with more experimental, Teutonic techno, ambient, and hardedge politics to brutal effect during the mid-late 90s. 21 years later, this music has patently withstood the test of time, distinguished by a haunting atmospheric pallor and ruff-neck way with jungle thatll makes you feel just as clammy and psychotic as when you first heard it (most likely on a trip to Berlin or via Christoph Fringelis invaluable C8 database). If Youre Into It, Im Out Of It distills a feeling of that era, as the utopian outlook of raves early years had evidently given way to something much darker, more maudlin, perhaps symptomatic of ennui with dance musics hyper-commercial land grab, or even a pre-echo of pre millennial tension. If Youre Into It, Im Out Of It therefore feels torn between extreme states.