Do you have room in your heart for another Brazilian electro-rock band? CSS do, after all, take a lot of your time and cerebral energy - and that's just listening to them, never mind actually seeing them perform. Bonde Do Role, their friends and cohorts, however, take all the energy of Lovefoxxx (translation: a lot) and filter it into their more erratic, less poppy, but just-as-animated electro-samba sound. The group (their name means something along the lines of 'The Rolling Crew') is comprised of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Marina Vello, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky, and the Southern Brazilian gang are possibly the cheesiest thing to come out of the country since footballer Ronaldo's goofy grin. Though some have accused the Domino-signed BDR of riding their compatriots' coattails, this lot differ slightly and have neither the catchiness nor the charisma of CSS - although in Vello they do have a frontwoman who is possibly barmier than the aforementioned Lovefoxxx. You don't have to be a linguist to guess that opener Danca Do Zumbi means Dance of the Zombies; sounding like a cross between an '80s Atari game soundtrack and a scene from the Evil Dead, it's a brilliantly dark and sleazy tune that sums up Bonde Do Role in a nutshell. The cinematic theme continues with the theme-tune-sampling, samba-dance-remix James Bonde, and Marina Do Bairro's guttural, robotic electro sees Vello stretch her vocal chords to their absurdly-unhinged limits; but it's only the fabulously catchy Office Boy, haphazard delivery of Gasolina and the poppy, Madonna-like electro of Quero Te Amor that ultimately keep With Lasers from veering off into some giant electro jam. The vast majority of tracks here are more techno-orientated than radio-friendly fodder, which isn't a bad thing if you're in the mood for some hard-hitting dance; but with so many tracks ploughing the same furrow, it makes for a less interesting listen than is ultimately hoped for. At only half an hour long, however, you could do worse than using this album as a warm up to some.. er.. CSS, perhaps?

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