Royksopp – The Girl And The Robot
Royksopp
For a short while there, it was looking as though Röyksopp may fall into that “band from that car/phone advert” category.
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Fenech Soler – The Cult Of Romance/Airbrushed
Fenech Soler
I suspect that King’s Cliffe is lacking in great electro bands, but at least they have one, Fenech Soler. Incidentally, putting Fenech into your image search engine brings up a lot of pictures of a 1960s erotic actress, so just be careful if you’re at work.
Junior Boys – Begone Dull Care
Junior Boys
2009 welcomes the return of Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus, more commonly known as Canadian dance act Junior Boys. Three years have passed since their last release, the critically acclaimed So This Is Goodbye. But can Junior Boys replicate their past success on their latest album?
Junior Boys – Hazel
Junior Boys - Hazel
Canadian duo Junior Boys have been honing an engaging blend of dance music for much of the decade now. Their debut album Last Exit was lauded by critics and they achieved something of a crossover in 2006 with ‘In The Morning’, the infectious track from their follow-up So This Is Goodbye. Forthcoming third album Begone Dull Care finds Junior Boys continuing to focus in on their sound; something that they have always excelled at is creating a mood across a whole record and their new album is lushly produced, with the beats crisp and immediate, and holds a few surprises along the way. However, at times, the songs themselves can flatten into a whole, occasionally failing to fully realise their potential; stuck between ‘pop’ songs and ‘dance’ songs, some tracks can’t quite become either and fail to register.
‘Hazel’ however, is not one of those moments; rightly cherry-picked to be the first single from Begone Dull Care, it comes glazed with just the right amount of retro dancefloor chic, coupled with the romantic longing of a great pop song. Jeremy Greenspan’s vocals have, in the past, been a little understated, even whispered, but here he gives the soulful leanings that had always been apparent a freer reign. … Continue Reading
Classic album: Orbital II
Orbital II
Rave culture emerged with such a bang in 1988 that most of its vast following was left in an ecstasy fuelled daze for the remainder of the decade. It wasn’t until the early nineties that some of the producers of the era’s finest tracks began to realise the artistic potential of the acid sound. After all, the warehouse parties weren’t about standing around watching men with long hair masturbate guitars. It wasn’t about image or attitude or ego. It was about the crowd, and it was about dancing.
Filthy Dukes – Nonsense In The Dark
Filthy Dukes
This reviewer prescribes to the school of thought that music criticism should never rely too heavily on namechecking other bands when describing the sounds of a new album.
Röyksopp †Junior
Royksopp - Junior
Röyksopp is one of those electronic bands that produce music better suited for a daydreaming session than for an all-night, flashing-lights rave. Perhaps futuristic (good) elevator music is the best way to classify their sound: easy-listening with a bit of edge.
Various – Freerange Records Colour Series: White 06
Freerange Records Sampler
Simply put, this is Freerange’s roundup of the best output on the label over the past 12 months plus a few exclusive tracks.
Dance Area – AA/24/7
Erol Alkan's Dance Area
‘AA 24/7′ is the fourth release from implausibly named danceparty hero Erol Alkan’s Phantasy Sound label.
Bloc Party – One Month Off
Bloc Party - One Month Off
Bloc Party are a band caught uneasily between dance music and rock music. That’s not to say they can’t create great music, it’s just that their best songs are either Rock (’Banquet’, ‘Song for Clay’) or Dance (’Flux’, ‘Mercury’) and they don’t seem able to combine the two in a satisfying way like, say, The Rapture or TV on the Radio can. … Continue Reading
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