Tiga releases new album ‘No Fantasy Required’ today, via Counter Records. It’s the concluding part of a trilogy of albums, and an honest, open and playful record – packed with both inspired songs and driving techno cuts. 

There’s always been a creative tension at the heart of Tiga’s music: on the one hand he’s an underground techno don, on the other, there’s a pop sensibility that enables him to write great songs. It’s this duality that makes him one of electronic music’s most engaging characters -  he’s about as far from your faceless techno DJ as it’s possible to get. 

Some of the songs on the album have a deeply personal touch. Talking about the album’s closing song ‘Blondes Have More Fun’, Tiga says: “I’ve evolved into someone who can write songs about my life, and hopefully in a way that will resonate with others. And that means the world to me.”

The Guardian award 4 stars, calling ‘No Fantasy Required’ "stylishly haughty electropop", whilst Clash music give 8/10, praising the LP for being "expansive, ambitious and deliriously fun."

Photo credit: Femme de $arkozy