4X4 is the first Kiss My Asterix/Section 44 release of their multi single project. The four bands gathered in this first issue are Eloquent, Empire State Human, The Thought Criminals and Tristraum. Eloquent present five tunes of their bright and light synthpop that remember me early Cosmicity, Yazoo or some of the band that joined October label on early/mid nineties. Five good tracks that will make you check their first CD released back in 2003. Now that Tristraum's Randall Erkelens joined them, I hope that they will be able to release something new soon. You should already know Empire State Human (I reviewed each of their release and I interviewed them some time ago). Of their four tracks unfortunately only one is exclusive to this release ("Dollar blue collar" is an updated version version of the track coming from "Urbanism"), because the first three are coming from their new album "Cycles". Anyway, the new tracks sound different from their previous release. More modern respect their 80's influence. Is like they kept the 80's keyboards and updated the melodies blending pop with trance. Only "Chase the ace" is sounding like nowadays Dead Or Alive. The THought Criminals' tracks are a surprise: it is like listening to Heaven 17 with a punk attitude instead of their funk influences. "Electricity" and "Automann" made me remember also of Cabaret Voltaire and Portion Control. They are really cool! Tristraum's tracks are remixed tracks of their "First embrace" single. The first version of the track is exclusive to this release, while the second one (remixed by Empire State Human) is also included into the single. "I'm under no one" is another track coming from the single but here is remixed by Blind Faith and Envy. Check this CD, it's worth it!