The Side-A original version, "Bakteria" (sample2), runs at around 129 BPM and, drawing on LIQUID LIQUID, KONK and no-wave disco, delivers acid-house-inspired Eastern European avant-garde, mysterious-session, played-by-hand dance music — a one-of-a-kind bacterial post-jazz-funk alternative-disco groove. But above all it's the Side-B "Bakteria (DāM-FunK Re-Freak)" (sample1) at 126 BPM — DāM-FunK's G-funk treatment, with hefty synthesizers ringing out in full bling — an elegant, boogie-funky great remix that's overwhelmingly blissful and bracingly, ferociously cool. A meticulously crafted 7-inch, right down to the Hedorah/Malice in Wonderland-esque artwork and packaging. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)