Fist of God by MSTRKRFT

Fist of God, the second album from Toronto electro duo MSTRKRFT, came out on 17 March 2009, and it's the sound of two remix gunslingers deciding to make a statement rather than a party playlist. Jesse F. Keeler, of Death from Above fame, and Al-P, the producer behind that band's record, had remixed the likes of Justice, Bloc Party and Kylie Minogue; here they swing the hammer on their own.

They knew it would split the room, and Keeler said as much, even warning fans on the message boards ahead of time that plenty would hate it. They could have loaded up on the rappers of the moment, he said, but they went after guests and sounds they thought would last. Critics landed right where he predicted: a middling Metacritic score of 58 and a lot of shrugging, though "Heartbreaker" found its way onto rock radio.

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