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Album review from "Update".
Album of the Week
The Young Punx
‘Your Music Is Killing Me’
(Mofo-Hifi)
This refreshing and at times startling debut from Hal Ritson and
Cameron Saunders is the sorta record Fatboy Slim should have made
to follow-up ‘We’ve Come A Long Way Baby’. It’s phat, funky, quirky,
in-ya-face and above all fun. Stompers like ‘Wake Up, Make Up…’,
‘Rockall’ and ‘You’ve Got To…’ rub shoulders with the ‘80s disco
boogie pastiche of ‘It Doesn’t Stop’, and the electro pop of ‘Young
& Beautiful’. There’s also the kitsch: ‘Interplanetary’ (a remake
of the Carpenters hit), and neo-classical title track along with
and the Eric Prydz-like ‘Fire’. In fact there’s a staggering 17-tracks
on show, with many, past, present and future single among them.
By refusing to adhere to any one musical style, the Young Punx!
may well become one of the most misunderstood artists of their generation,
yet despite this, expect this totally absorbing debut to make its
mark on the end of year ‘best of’ listings. (Lewis Dene) 5 dancin’
men
Update Magazine, Sept 26th 2007. Update is a
leading tastemaker magazine for the dance music industry. Lewis
Dene writes for Update, DJ Magazine, Record Collector, Blues and
Soul and the BBC.
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