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“THE BLACK GHOSTS,” The Black Ghosts (Universal Republic)

The Blacks Ghosts caught a break when they landed their song “Full Moon” on the soundtrack for November’s blockbuster “Twilight,” which has prompted Universal Republic to re-release the U.K. act’s self-titled debut that initially came out in July.

The best part for the duo: “Full Moon” is one of the least memorable cuts on “The Black Ghosts.”

Sure, some “Twilight” fans might be a bit disappointed if they take the full “Black Ghosts” plunge based on “Full Moon.” That track is an apparition of a song — folkish and, befitting “Twilight,” mystical. The remainder of the duo’s release is much more bold, which might spook “Twilight’s” tender teen fans who aren’t used to such aural aggression.

“The Black Ghosts” is powered by tension, starting with the taut electricity that drives opener “Some Way Through This.” Theo Keating and Simon Lord eventually work their release into propulsive and dark electronic rhythms treated with various amounts of friction and beats, flickers and crashes. If “The Black Ghosts” were stripped of all vocals, it would still stand as an invigorating dance album of mostly congruous tracks.

Fortunately, Lord weighs in with stylish and earnest vocals and literate lyrics, shading in a cerebral provocation to match the primal call to arms of the music. For instance, he challenges a lover on “Any Way You Choose to Give It” with “Take some responsibility for your awareness of the levels on which we lie.” And his assertion on “I Want Nothing”: “I want nothing but the love of the next stranger who walks through that door/I want nothing but to dissolve in the night and to feel direction no more.”

“The Black Ghosts” may be too demanding for the typical fan of “Twilight” or techno, but that’s all the better.

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