Chugga is one of Terre Thaemlitz´ fantastic monikers – this one means rhythmic and danceable stuff. He is well known for his work with labels like Mille Plateaux and for his project Rubato which transfers Eighties electro classics into ambient music (see Replicas Rubato for Gary Numan covers or Die Roboter Rubato for Kraftwerk). These two exclusive tracks come from an unreleased Chugga LP and fall more into the category of Terre´s infamous fakejazz style.
"A Big 7" comprises two tracks with a truly large Acid Jazz-like flow. Samples of (I guess) guitar and melodica are set against gently moving dub insistences and puce Prog key flowers of a very Gongly nature. Sounds so damn stoned it makes me hungry for a pizza."
(The Wire, December 2004)