Review: A once legendary duo turned solo project of Antoine Harispuru - supplying hit records for Bang Gang 12 Inches, Gomma and Multi Culti - the Barcelona-based Frenchman refocuses his attention to La Belle (that he co-founded). With the help of a little Kompakt magic, this Tokoyo No Kuni single sees remixes from Michael Mayer, Wolf Muller and Nicola Cruz! The original sees a pumping electro-disco groove meet link up with spaghetti western space rock sound and Tokyo disco 'the year 3000' aesthetic. Wolf Muller adds to the vocal spectrum and percussion section is his remix with Michael Mayer turning in a 3AM post-punk version Tokyo-Disco-3000 original. And for that wild card inclusion is a downtempo, sparse and trippy remake by Cruz.
Wild Boys (Strapontin Remix feat Yan Wagner) - (5:36) 140 BPM
El Dorado (Thomass Jackson remix) - (6:28) 120 BPM
Krokodil (Get A Room! remix) - (4:38) 115 BPM
Review: A quick glance at the cast-list of remixers contributing to this reworked version of Golden Bug's V.I.C.T.O.R album should tell you it's a set worth checking. Certainly, there are some memorable reworks nestled amongst the 11 tracks on offer. Check, in particular, the fiendishly groovy and low-slung Red Axes version of "Room 666", a fantastic fusion of wild Hammond Funk, low-slung dub disco and wavy post-punk pop, and the wonderfully trippy and psychedelic revision of "Amazonia" by Disco Halal chief and ESP Institute regular Moscoman. The quality threshold remains high elsewhere, though, with Danny Daze's chugging "Euromix" of "Progress" (suitably fuzzy, bass-heavy and analogue-rich) and STA's deep and spaced out dub interpretation of "Dense Macabre" both catching the ear.
Review: Somewhat surprisingly, it's been eight years since the debut album from French electro-disco misfits Golden Bug. All these years on, the project is now the sole preserve of Barcelona-based Frenchman Antoine Harispuru. He uses V.I.C.T.O.R as an opportunity to showcase the various sides of his musical personality, variously touching on new wave-tinged deep house ("Black Soul"), warped post-punk-meets-dub disco heaviness (the Mascara-clad strut of "Wild Boys"), bubbly acid-disco ("Krokodil"), stylish, alternative '80s electrofunk (the squidgy "The Face Of Another"), trippy electronica (the superb "Dos Pallilos"), and 1980s horror movie soundtracks (album closer "Danse Machine"). Yet despite the disparate - if complimentary - influences, V.I.C.T.O.R hangs together brilliantly.
Review: This time last year, Parisian imprint La Belle - run, at least in part, by Golden Bug and Herr Styler - slipped out their first release. 12 months on, they present an impressive resume of their output to date. Focusing on a stylish, knowing, basement-friendly take on nu-disco, with nods to house, acid, punk-funk and electro - La Belle Season One is a riotous collection of floor-friendly jams. From the acid-infused 4/4 funk of Freeform Five's remix of Golden Bug's "One Way" and the inspired Italo of Moon Runner's "Tlatohua", to the Balearic disco-goes-rave stylings of Pete Herbert's rework of Lou Teti's "Talk About It", there's much to admire. In fact, you'll struggle to find a stronger collection of contemporary disco-inspired business.
Review: Parisian in Barcelona, Golden Bug has made quite a name for himself with his sleazy disco-electro releases on Gomma. Here's he's back, accompanied by Mau, with a newie on the La Belle label. "One Way" is what you expect: heavy punk-funky bassline, looped female singers, whistles, bells and a sleazy boy/girl drawl. In other words, hot stuff! Of the five(!) remixes supplied, the highlights are Freeform Five's acid-funk workout and Kapser Bjorke's hauntingly sublime, doom-disco re-rub.
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