Black Devil Disco Club - Eight Oh Eight
Artist: Black Devil Disco Club
Album: Eight Of Eight
Label: Lo Recordings
Yet another addition to the recent slew of space disco releases! For many years Disco Club was an influential but obscure duo from the late 70s; it wasn’t until samples from their rare 1978 album found their way into prominent electronic songs in the last ten years that more was known about its members, Bernard Fevre and Jacky Giordano. As a result of this renewed interest, the band has reformed and released new material. I find this growing interest in older European electronic pop pretty interesting, and I wonder what is behind it. I’ve been referring to this phenomenon as retro-novelty, but popmatters has more effectively labeled it retro-futurism. Not just a fond look back at older, forgotten pop gems but a real attempt to invoke the future we feel we should be living. Atmospheric and at times very catchy, this album gives you music you can’t quite dance to but can’t quite not dance to. It has that mindless disco beat but is too sonically engaging to be ignored.
Black Devil Disco Club - With Honey Cream
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Bouncy synth melodies and a falsetto voice prance upon an extremely simple drum beat that just doesn’t sound right. I think that dynamic explains this album pretty well: something lovely and futuristic built upon an uncomfortable foundation.
Black Devil Disco Club – Never No Dollars
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Again, a disco song that I cannot see being played at a disco. I mean, what do you do in the club when a sudden discordant synth interlude hits?
If this music grabs you, definitely check out the band’s myspace and buy the album.
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