Drastic Cinematic

The album was released twice. It debuted in Europe and North America on April 2, 2011 as an edition of 100 copies with handmade covers.[3]

A CD/MP3 reissue of this limited edition vinyl album, Drastic Cinematic – Director's Cut, debuted on July 1, 2011 through Bubblegum.[4] The reissue shared the same front cover and added three remixes by I European, Haberdashery and Mark Towns, who previously worked on Hits! The Very Best of Erasure.

The album included "Welcome To Infinity Pt. 1" and "Pt. 2". An earlier upbeat and poppy version "Welcome to Infinity (Singles Only Mix)" was released earlier in the year as a single by UK Bubblegum Records.[5] The "B" side included the reissue's less frenetic I European mix.[5][6][7] The original track was later added to the band's 2017 compilation album, Pretty Plastic with a slight parenthetical change to the title – "(Singles Club Mix)".

The group released a music video for the single "Explosive" on Mar 21, 2013.[8] The video directed by Hyperbubble member Jeff DeCuir was shot on location at Portmeiron in Wales as an homage to the TV series, The Prisoner.

The first track on the album, "Vox Noir", was used in the soundtrack for a 2012 stop-motion film by Sabra Booth.[9]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
babysue	[10]
laganzua.net	[11]
music-scan.de	[12]
Peek-a-boo music magazine	(8.2/10)[13]
San Antonio Current	[14]
ReGen Magazine	[15]

With Drastic Cinematic, Hyperbubble produced what was variously dubbed a tribute to soundtrack composers of the '70s and '80s, "a film-noir/futuristic soundtrack," and "a soundtrack for an imaginary Jean-Luc Goddard [sic] film" – the French director to whom the CD version is dedicated.[12][16][17][18] A reviewer for ReGen magazine described the music as "evocative of ever changing tensions in its fictional narrative backbone... [that] unlike classic electronic acts occupied with film scores like Tangerine Dream, ...is not constrained by the necessity to remain committed to one mood or a singular theme."[15] The compositions included cameo vocals "with distinctive accents ... to add foreign intrigue," "little dialogues in English, French and German" and even the Wilhelm scream.[13][15][19] Hyperbubble utilizes "their slick melodies as themes instead of verses or choruses, per se, and lets listeners fill in the gaps."[14]

The album constituted a change from the band's usual cartoon bubblepunk to more dark and atmospheric moods or "black and white audio noir,"[11][13][20] though still a continuation of "Hyperbubble's commitment to retro," such as in "Geometry" – "an old school synth track that's very catchy."[15][21] Peek-a-boo Music Magazine noted that the vocals "in combination with the drums and synthmelodies give ... a Kraftwerk-feeling."[13] The three bonus tracks provided more conventional synthpop.[20]

babysue called it "a non-stop fun experience from start to finish. Totally cool upbeat modern pop tunes presented with gutsy imagination and plenty of style."[10]

All songs written by Jess and Jeff DeCuir