Pendulum return with Propane Nightmares, the second single from their In Silico album.

Fully justifying all the hype, the Aussie drum n bass masters have created an epic song that – for our money – fuses their penchant for dance and rock music beautifully. Not everyone agrees with us though – Simon Catling goes to town in an open letter to Pendulum:

Whilst I am sure you believe that in trying to be different from your peers you are creating new and exciting sounds for us all “rave” to, but please Pendulum could you decide whether you wish to be a band or a drum n’ bass act, because at the moment all you’re providing us with is a horribly half-baked and shoddy form of neither.

Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Without the benefit of having heard Pendulum’s earlier masterpieces, we think Propane Nightmares is a fantastic track – it’s alive with pulsating energy. Yes, the ’spaghetti western’-style trumpet intro gets a bit annoying after the 20th listen, but so what?

We rule that this is an awesome tune. And do we detect a subtle sonic nod toward Pink Floyd during the instrumental? Very Dark Side…