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04 September 2003
Various Artists, No Wave (Kickin)
Not my area of dance at all, but great fun nonetheless. Not "No Wave" in the
post-punk sense but still very eighties in sound and feel. Man Parrish, Mantronix, Depeche Mode, and Kraftwerk-influenced pop all come to mind when listening to the likes of Fischerspooner, Notwist, Death in Vegas, Radio 4, Morgan Geist, and the rest of the nouveau-retro stars on show. Incorporating acid house, electro, indie and alternative dance, and compiled by the always enterprising Aloha Pussycats, this should find a ready audience amongst the hipper rock fans as well as the slightly more demented ends of the club scene. Obviously a reaction to the rigid categories that have dominated recent dance styles,No Wave attempts to muddy as many generic waters as it can. Electronic pop in all its many guises and with a strong dash of humour best sums up the project. Worth buying for Louie Austen's "Hoping" and the female voice saying "Jack me, jack me, jack me, jack me. Jack me till I scream". Now, if that doesn't take you back, you have missed out. Odd but strangely compelling.
— Maurice Bottomley
.: posted by Editor 9:10 AM
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