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CD on Thee SPC |
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CD |
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Indie Pop |
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Thee SPC |
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£8.99 |
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Based on 1 review(s).
...according to our Brian on 24 September 2009.
Electroclash ain't dead, it's just currently schmoozing in some backroom in Brighton dressed up in a 2 person catsuit and calling itself Katsen. I'm really digging this duo's brand of melody drenched electro pop actually. Nice to hear catchy, unfussy music with euphoric harmonies that completely bucks any sense of fashion & just does what the fuck it wants. That's such an honest attitude. Even covers of beloved gems by The Passions & Pixies are treated with reverence, whilst being rendered in bubbling electro style, they don't remotely come across as crass cheesy duffers like you'd expect, or even kitsch homages - just ace homespun tributes! Standouts from their own repertoire include 'Chequered Flag' - a fabulous Human League-esque gem & 'Island in an Island' which reminds me of Adult. crossed with Meanwhile Back in Communist Russia.. There's some lovely old cool-Euro style touches on here combined with an earthy British pop sensibility. So this could easily appeal to fans of the recent Arthur & Martha album, stuffed with both fun & reflective moods & whilst possessing a very high benchmark of quality! On Thee SPC of Sheffield City!!! It Hertz! is CD only, coated in felines....
Sound clips for It Hertz! by Katsen (CD, Thee SPC, SPCLP009, £8.99)
What their label says...
Katsen are the electronic pop duo of Chris Blackburn & Donna Grimaldi.
Donna and Chris became friends in 2001 while selling clothes at a craft market in Brighton. Donna's brilliant mixtapes, with their bold collage covers, caught Chris' attention and fired his imagination. For for the first time, after playing two-fingered synth in various bands, he'd met someone with the tastes and talents to compliment his own.
Chris: "We'd get together to listen to records and, after exhausting Donna's extensive and very cool collection, we'd get out my synths and toy keyboards and create our own sound long into the happy night."
Interrupted only by Donna running away one summer to join the circus, and Chris teaching acting to ballet dancers, Katsen songs began to form, taking cues from 50s chic, 70s krautrock and the sharper edges of 80s pop.
Following on from cameo appearances in compilations such as "Bot POP" (Happy Robots) and "Electronically Yours Vol.1" (Undo/ EMI), "It Hertz!" is the full-length offspring of Katsen's eight-year partnership; the love of the square wave and all things Casio.
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