I thought The Klaxons had disappeard off the face of the planet but here they are covering Suicide's 'Sweetheart'. How I feel about this I really dont know. The Alan Vega style vocal trembling comes across as a bit forced. I guess their trying to be faithfull to the original but it comes across a bit karaoke to me. I think I'd have prefered them just to do their own thing with it. Nevermind. The man Vega himself does 'Speedway' which is a bit disappointing. It's like a sped up bontempi groove with little guitar lick and clapping and then him singing all over it. No Bra do 'Super Subway Comedian' with a spoken word female vocal and lots of pulses and bleeps. I'm not really taken by this record at all and I absolutley adore Suicide! Ltd numbered 10" on Blast First Petite.
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HEY! Who’s party IS this we’re at? The Klaxons drop a photo-realist mind bomb upside ya head. Jamie’s trips out on Vega’s start of the 80’s Ballardian ballad…. with a 21st century added sugar high hit. Sticky with lurve, my loves.POP FACT: Mr Reynolds is no new comer to Vega-world, his very first bedroom band was called “ XXXX” – true thing! ART QUOTE : Edward Paolozzi “ A good reproduction is worth a thousand poor originals”. Meanwhile waaay out on the flipside Suze Oberbeck irons IN the kinks. Wears her No Bra on her sleeve…. if you get my drift? A Xerox lovingly re-Xeroxed till it hurts then becomes a thing of beauty all of it’s own…… are you laughing too? T-wist-ed….. TIGHT! Front Cover – Alexander McQueen
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