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16 years, 9 months ago at Jul 29 11:38
The mixing formula of Torontoโs MSTRKRFT, which has previously transformed indie-rock hits into club bangers, has a slightly repetitive, unoriginal quality when stood on its own. Take out the artistic direction that remixed artists brought to the earlier tracks, and whatโs left is an album which is ultimately of, rather than ahead of, its time. The sound is fabulous, however, and to be fair, t... read more
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Death From Above 1979 made a big impact with their 2004 release You're A Woman, I'm A Machine, touring with Queens of the Stone Age and conjuring an impressive amount of what music journalists call "buzz." The ride was short-lived-they flamed out and disbanded in 2006-but the gaudy intensity that got everyone so excited lives on with MSTRKRFT, the alter ego of DEA's Jesse F. Keeler. Like an even dafter Daft Punk, The Looks reinterprets the hotel room-thrashing hedonism of Above as flat, French-synth "robot pop." It sounds like fun, and most of the time it is. Keeler's tongue is never far from his cheek, but i
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Manufacturer: Last Gang Records
Release date: 18 July 2006
EAN: 0060270091429 UPC: 060270091429
Release date: 18 July 2006
EAN: 0060270091429 UPC: 060270091429
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