Review: It would be fair to say that this is a highly confident debut from Cola Boyy, a 28 year-old Californian multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer who delights in joining the dots between sun-kissed West Coast rock, '80s electrofunk, dream pop, soul and funk. Head first for opener "Penny Girl", a cheery chunk of radio-friendly goodness that sits somewhere between Prince, AOR soul and classic turn-of-the-'80s disco, before turning your attention to the reggae-influenced sunshine funk goodness of "Have You Seen Her". Elsewhere, "Come Mid July" is a spacey and bluesy chunk of Nillson-ish dream pop dragged kicking and screaming into the synthesizer era, while "Beige 70" is a wonderfully loved-up chunk of hazy sunrise soul.
Review: Thanks to France's Record Makers imprint, Dita Von Teese is getting the spotlight that she deserves. The beautiful artist who is, coincidentally, a burlesque dancer, model, singer and actress, recently released her debut LP, self-titled and most firmly lo-fi in every sense of the word. The label has done the smart thing and organized a series of remixers to reinterpret and edit the best pieces but, it is not only the remix idea itself, but the quality and relevance of the artists which make this a special affair. Bullion and Jam City, both Londoners with a penchant for experimentation, take the fame with their respective versions, but there is plenty more heat from Adesse Version - including a fire dub - Kornel Kovacs, Varnish La Piscine, Muddy Monk, Nit, and AAArmstrong. Sick.
Review: French new wave adventurers Tristesse Contemporaine have previously impressed with a pair of albums that join the dots between angry, angular guitar-rock, chilly cold-wave and Mascara-boasting dark-wave revivalism. In its original form, "I Do What I Want" is a short but sweet blast of droning intensity, all skittering drum machine beats, raucous guitars and stylish vocals. It's even more potent in its Live Version form, which sounds like "NagNagNag" era Cabaret Voltaire with additional Gallic swagger. The real highlight of this EP, though, is Arnaud Rebotini's angular, robotic coldwave remix, which stutters and spurts impressively over its four and a half minute duration. The druggy intensity and slow house pulse of the Capablanca vs Moscoman version is pretty beguiling, too.
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