Posted at 22.03.2008 14:16 by Martin
Here’s a new album Funplex from an American rock band B-52s, released by group YSP.
16 years between albums is a gap virtually unprecedented in modern music, so no surprises that the first question you want to know about Funplex is: how does it sound? Going on the opening track “Pump”, you’d be forgiven for thinking not at all: there’s Fred Schneider’s delirious, delightfully unselfconscious shout, there’s Kate plus Cindy whooping like dropout cheerleaders, there’s the enjoyably garish mish-mash of early rock’n'roll, B-flick kitsch plus surfboard funk that’s been the group’s stock in trade since their emergence in the new-wave boom of the mid-’70s.
Deeper into Funplex, though, there’s evidence of a new electronic edge, which can be owed in part to the input of producer Steve Osbourne, who’s previously worked with New Order and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. At times, the presence of dance beats, echoing effects, and pulsing synthesiser make Funplex feel a little clinically handled, like a B-52s remix. But it’s worth admission just for the glorious title track, a chaotic cops’n'hippies dust-up at the mall, plus the mighty “Ultraviolet”. “Keep doing what we’re doing cos we’re doing it right!” shouts Fred. “Four miles to a breakdown!” shout Kate and Cindy. 16 years on, the party’s still going.
Tracklist:
01. pump 04:54
02. hot corner 03:24
03. ultraviolet 04:26
04. juliet of spirits 04:22
05. funplex 04:07
06. eyes wide open 05:36
07. love in the year 3000 04:15
08. deviant ingredient 04:51
09. too much to think about 03:47
10. dancing now 04:02
11. keep this party going 04:34
ARTiST…….: the b-52s
ALBUM……..: funplex
GENRE……..: pop
TRACKS…: 11
RELEASE DATE.: 03/22/2008
SiZE.….: 70,2 MB
YEAR………: 2008
LABEL……..: Caroline
PLAYTIME…..: 48:18 min
Release name: The_B-52s_-_Funplex-2008-YSP
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