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Den Autopiloten eingeschaltet und mit Karacho auf die Tanzfläche. Nach "Rippin Kittin" kommen Miss Kittin und ihr Lieblingsschweizer Golden Boy mit der zweiten hitverdächtigen Singleauskopplung "Autopilot" aus dem überaus erfolgreichen Album "Or" aus den Löchern gekrochen. Die CD-Version der Maxi startet mit dem Casino Remix von Decomposed Subsonic, der recht nah am Original gehalten, nur etwas weniger minimal daher kommt. Nach der darauffolgenden Original-Version ertönt dann die erste, der beiden Waldorf-Interpretationen, die übrigens am meisten herausstechen. Mit E-gitarren-ähnlichen Sounds wirkt der Mix recht trashig und rau. Es folgt Marcho's Full Synthetic Rework, welchen man als netten, leicht verfrickelten Deep House bezeichnen könnte. Danach der Nachtfahrt-Remix von Smash TV. Elektro, durchtränkt mit einem percussiven Beat. Die Extended Version von Decomposed Subsonic ist wieder extrem straight und clubfreundlich. Nachdem man sich nun endgültig beim um die Wette tanzen verausgabt hat, werden beim Waldorf 2 Remix mindestens zwei Gänge zurückgeschaltet. Denn diese stark reduzierte, beatlose und mit Streichern versetzte Version ist genau das richtige zum zurücklehnen und genießen, während der Autopilot einen sicher durch die Nacht führt. "I love to drive at night" singt Miss Kittin - natürlich am liebsten im schicken Cabriolet. Die Scheibe, die voll von Verspieltheit, Charme und Doppeldeutigkeiten ist und von einem Leben zwischen Dada und Delirium erzählt, erwärmt das Herz jeden Liebhabers von minimaler Dancemusik und Electroclash, ähm pardon, Post-Punk.
Denn Electroclash war ja 'last season'.
(mk)
http://www.chainsaw-beats.de/code/content/rezension/ggg.htm
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Same outrageous tip as on most A Touch of Class releases, that electroclash fad really is more about the attitude than the music. Nonetheless, there's at least some humour here as the vocal is an enumeration of fashion's top brand names and it's nearly impossible not to burst into contagious laugther when first hearing "Gucci, Dior, Givenchy" or "Dolce Gabana" yelled over the cheesiest Italo Disco. Choon [still appallingly bad taste]. We'd be sorry fucks to hate the guys for havin' a wee bit of fun.
www.tigersushi.com
It was impossible to forget one of the best releases of 2002 : "Fashionist" by the Italian duo Waldorf ! This title has an excellent sound production (like all records of the US label A Touch of Class) and of course it's really original : all lyrics are based on well known fashion brands and above all, the track combines perfectly techno, electro, pop and rock (distorted guitars). Simply Amazing ! And the Italian producers are so crazy that they bring also an a cappella version entitled "sakral choir" and sounding like a religious hymn !! All remixes ("Disghost's mix" on the main EP and "fuck electro mix" & "original electro class mix" on ATOC P04) are great too and they keep the crazy spirit and 80's influences (vocoders, typical synth sounds)... Essential !! Check real audio + mp3 samples on A Touch of Class web site and get it !!
www.atome.com
Dolce & Gabbana, Armani, Versace, Gucci, Fiorucci... ecco un disco griffato composto da due versioni 'electroclash' di cui una veramente dissacrante. Mi diverto molto con questo disco che prende in giro i modaioli (come me, he he he). Quando l'ho suonato al Centralino (Torino), ha letteralmente mandato in frantumi il locale.
http://www.discoid.it
Produzione molto attuale, di genere pop-house elettronica, con uno stile molto vicino ai gruppi d'avanguardia a cavallo degli anni 70-80. Sono presenti 3 versioni. La "sakral", caratterizzata da sonorit&Mac246; piuttosto dure, realizzate con ampio spiegamento di sintetizzatori. A questi si aggiunge l'immancabile voce con vocoder, che cita furbescamente alcune note marche di stilisti. Andrea Doria docet. La versione "original" ricorda tantissimo "Take me with you" di Cosmos: suoni pi? morbidi alla "Rockets", con un bell'arpeggio elettronico di sottofondo. Chiude il "disghost's mix", il cui nome ? gi&Mac246; tutto un programma. Considerata l'etichetta, la solita Time, non credo tarder&Mac246; il successo per questo disco.
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by Michel Masserey
In a showcase in an arcade in the Lochergut district of Zurich, there is a record jacket showing two boys back-to-back, yet staring straight at the camera. The name of the duet, Waldorf, is written in big sloping letters, illuminated by a whitish halo. The picture is a humorous take-off of the overdone artwork of "Fantastic", a famous record by "Wham!", the duet with which George Michael made his name.
In the basement of this shady arcade, Kid Italy and Clark Steiner, alias Waldorf, have set up their studio. In one corner of the area are some old synthesizers, effects boxes and two home-made Midi guitars and the rest of the place is taken up by some seventies armchairs, a computer, a mixing table and a hi-fi installation. The Zurich duet, which was unknown just a few weeks ago, is today considered among the most hype of projects. Its first single, "You're my Disco", which came out on A Touch of Class Recordings (a New York based label) caught the attention of several big recording houses. Indeed, it has just been elected disk of the week by DRS3, which is planning to play it very frequently in its evening programme. The secret of the Waldorf sound is an electrifying mixture of "Italo-disco", "electro old skool[!]" and commercial pop. A melting-pot that would have remained but a crafty and anecdotal pot-shot had it not been for the melodic talents of the Swiss-German duet. Just as with Daft Punk, an influence claimed by the couple, Waldorf has managed to put its knowledge into the production of some really catchy unifying hymns that are both simple and persistent. Waldorf is a pop duet that produces numbers that are not only danceable but also involve appealing vocals and strange slogans, allying melancholy and hedonism very much of the "rave" generation. "We want to show a double facet of the Waldorf world and prove that one can compose positive hymns with a certain depth", says Clark Steiner. This young Swiss producer of Danish origin has been raised according to the principles of anthroposophy, based on man's confidence in his ability to think, feel and experiment. With this educational inheritance under its belt, the duet claims to be hell-bent on independence as borne out by the path it has followed, zigzagging between artistic performance, theatre and music.
Kid Italy and Clark Steiner met in the mid-'90s. "I then developed a series of way-out projects where I would propose to people that they submit to an experimental kidnapping", said Kid Italy, "After paying a sum of money, the customers knew that they were going to be attacked and kid-napped during the following week. During that time, they were going to live in a state of uneasy suspense". As he still had no accomplices, Kid Italy recruited Clark Steiner. Very soon, the couple bonded, united by their common educational past. "We shared everything, girls, drugs, motorcycle hold-ups. We slept in the same bed, it was like a love story", explained Clark Steiner and added: "I came from the movie world and Kid from that of photography. But music was the most important discipline in our eyes." Tired of the cold of Zurich, the duet bought a sampler and set out to spend a year in Spain, in the Gijon region. There, they rented a superb house where they started to lay their first plans for the Waldorf project. "Our musical objective was clear from the outset Ü to play exciting pop music while trying to become pop stars. That is why we show our faces on the sleeves." Once back in Switzerland, Kid Italy and Clark Steiner fine-tuned their pieces while writing music for several German theatres. To date, the duet has composed close to fifty tracks, of which several would be able to make the top of the charts. While still caught up in "You're my disco", Waldorf is preparing to bring out a new single entitled "MNYP" which is an abbreviation of Milano-New York-Paris. This "electro dirty" title attacks fashion victims with that strange mixture of cynicism and ingenuity that characterises the best pop groups.
http://www.cyberhelvetia.ch
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Lustigerweise ist diese Platte aus den Staaten. New York. Die Kids auf dem Cover (Baertig, zauselige Haare, post70er Eiscremewerbungsmittestyle) sehen aus wie von Nebenan, sind aber aus Milano, und der Sound ist irgendwo zwischen Discoelektroheavyrotation, handgestrickter O:pl Bastards Sleazyness und Retroheaven in Endlosschleife. Also eigentlich das was man in den letzten Jahren visuell und im Fernsehen so als deutsche Erfindung bezeichnen wuerde, wenn da nicht die Franzosen waeren, und die Geschichte, die laut aus der Ecke Italohouse ruft, unueberhoerbar. Der Remix klingt wie ganz und gar aus dem Zombiestall und der Bonustrack wirft noch einmal die Frage der musikalisch unverfrorenen Unverschaemtheit neu auf, die Italodisco so gut auf den Punkt gebracht hat, transponiert eben um digital-quietschiges. Brachialretro aber mit viel Charme.
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http://www.egroups.com/lists/debug-reviews
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As you probably know, the 80's are still present in many minds today... and not only in Europe since this EP comes from New-York City. To be exact, the label is based in United States but the three tracks have been written by an Italian duo from Milan !
The original version of "You're my Disco" is very deep and funky with lyrics perfectly singed : simply lovely !! The B side starts with a successful remix sounding more electro (with a like Zombie Nation-esque bassline)... and it ends with "You're rockin' on", a destroy old school electro title with saturated guitar and voice samples !!
If you like these tunes, check the label web site (www.atouchofclassusa.com): it is very funny (do a remix by clicking on Waldorf's heads !), and you can download full mp3 tracks and also beautiful covert art for your audio cassettes, compact discs or minidiscs : this label is absolutely great, these guys are crazy !! So, respect to A TOUCH OF CLASS and Waldorf for this bomb... and let's sing together "You're my Disco.... oooh... ooh" !!
http://www.atome.fr
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Disco lives again with Waldorf. I know them and they are very serious about disco music.I saw them performing live presenting a new form of music....they call it Discopunk.The Record is a shining gem!
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When there is a song that doesn't fit the ostensible theme, like Waldorf's "You're My Disco," the dark synthy grooves carry the message that the words do not. And if you aren't into the concept of a DJ making a mix full of angry bitter diatribes against the very people who would want to listen to his music in the first place, then you might just get seduced by the incessant throbbing beats, including some spectacular beatjacks from "Blue Monday" and "I Feel Love" and any number of olde tyme robot dance classics.
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