Yacht made one of 2009’s best albums with See Mystery Lights, but this new dub version of one of its standout tracks, “Waste of Time,” proves timeless: it could’ve come from a mid-‘80s vinyl twelve-inch – the kind that could only be found in a back rack at an obscure record store in New York City.  Vocalist Claire Evans has that kind of detached yelp that recalls Romeo Void and Bush Tetras, and Yacht’s primary sonic architect Jona Bechtolt creates ironic dancefloor mayhem out of the kind of arpeggiated synths and disco bass percolating on a Yaz or New Order extended remix.

All these elements, of course, make Yacht utterly au courant – especially with the classic percussion frenzy that anchors “Waste of Time,” a hallmark of Yacht’s label, DFA, which they share with fellow retro-futurist funkateers like LCD Soundsystem and The Juan Maclean. For a dub version, there’s a surprising amount of vocals, too, although Bechtolt does stream them through various reverbs and delays. Still there’s no mistaking it when Evans chants “I’m a waste of time”: oh, but what a glorious one it is. With bubbling, infectious tracks like this, Yacht can waste our time anytime.

If you are in the LA area, check out Yacht tomorrow at Discotheque @ Temporary Spaces 2 4658 Melrose Ave