It was inevitable that some bright producer would make the connection between the monochrome guitars of pre-acid house bands like New Order and Gang Of Four and the decadent grooves of Italo, and Joakim is first past the post. The asexual vocals are fenced in by clipped guitar riffs and a Hook-like bass prowl on the vocal version, but Joakim excels on the dub mix, with a pulsing Moroder rhythm and flailing snare drums underpinning the kind of infectious synth hook last heard on `Low Life`. ”