If Dan Gatto were not in the music business, we'd have to force him into it. He sounds like Mike Ness, who in turn sounds like rock's essence, which in turn sounds like raw, edgy rock. Just hear Gatto's voice once, and you'd want him in a club, shrouded in smoke, guiding you to decadence with his voice and guitar. So much for lame dreams.

Dan Gatto and the man called Smith go far beyond rehashing somebody else's glories. They've worked their own brand of electronic junk punk for over a dozen years, and it remains a totally new and fresh sound. "Past Lives" is an emotional fantasy of the senses ("Stupid humans / Stupid human form"), bringing together New Order, Social Distortion, BT and Casio Pop. The mix is vibrant, moving and tough. It's also economical, leaving no note unfelt.

Surprisingly, the three remixes of "Past Lives" (by the group, by Mochipet, and by Midnight Laserbeam) are like three different songs. They fully satisfy on first, second, and tenth listen, and the phrase "This is the Time" is like a Rubik's Cube of Meaning: each time you spin it around your brain, you see and experience something new. The group's remix is spare, yet giving; it's like the finale to a musical, and every great moment from the composition gets a spotlight in which to take a bow. Mochipet turns the song into a Barcelona track, brimming with unexpected street cred, while Midnight Laserbeam slowly drags us into the song's heart with living blips and bleeps.

In addition to the "Past Lives" quartet, we are rewarded with remixes to "RGB" and "The Issuing Line". The latter, now performed with strings, should grace a Hollywood film soon. It makes you want to dance and dream at the same time, and inevitably does the impossible: you'll start to pound your fists to the beat of the strings.

Babyland are not the future of anything; they are an entity unto themselves, and they must be heard.