domingo, 25 de julho de 2010

Two short reviews I did for NME

Le Corps Mince de Françoise – ‘Something Golden’

A futuristic new-wave anthem to light the darkest hours of your night-out.

An angelical chorus line, CSS-like rap, and schizophrenic kung-fu shouts? This Finnish electropop trio just captured the essence of going home in the early hours of dusk with an aftertaste of chemicals in your brain. And they made it quite beautifully.

‘Something Golden’ sounds like angels in a glossy pink Cadillac, fluorescent headlights pulsating through the dark and sound-blasters oozing drones that could make a whole neighbourhood tremble with pleasure.

They preach about love and nature and when the song explodes into waves of epileptic-inducing synths tighter than Lady Gaga’s pants, you will believe in rapture.



Memories – David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi

"Memories"? You will only like this if you have none.

A thumping, uncomplicated house beat and a bite-sized piano-loop stretched over 2:30 minutes. Add to this an auto-tuned Kid Cudi singing with as much enthusiasm as a 160-years-old tortoise on Prozac and you get the latest hit churned out by David Guetta.
We all know the best house songs are the simplest ones but with no rise or tension, “Memories” ends up feeling like your limbs do after six hours of dancing: numb, heavy, boring and stuck in auto-pilot.
If “I Gotta Feeling” can fill the dance floor in a split second, DJ’s will be playing “Memories” to let the cleaning lady do her job. It is just another pastiche club-anthem for people with short-term memory.

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