Je
m'appelle Mads
"Musculature de pomfrit" CD
Jenka
Music
Genres: electronica, videogame music, lounge
Jenka Music
Faelledvej 3
2200 Cph. N
Denmark
Aug 27 - Sep 3 2004 |
Based on this album's cover, I was expecting a cruelly ridiculous
foray into experimental electronics. The deliciously offensive
pictures and liner notes spelled trouble. But when it finally
came time to give Musculature de pomfrit a spin in the olde
compact disc player, I was pleasantly surprised. Instead of that
cold spray of white noise I expected, I got a wide array of 8-bit
melodies and satirized club-isms. Though I was on edge
throughout the entire disc (you can never tell when that harsh noise
blast is going to hit you), my fears never came into fruition. Je
m'appelle Mads' disc, as a result, has become one of my
current favourites.
I can't quite tell whether Musculature is a joke or not, but
regardless of Mads' tongue-in-cheek motives, this is a very
talented offering. Melodically, these songs are incredibly tight
- the mood, a combination of peppy excitement and somewhat smarmy kitsch,
is one that can be loved both as a novelty and as plainly excellent
music.
Musculature seems to have a few styles - one is a sort of
bachelor-pad lounge (as evidenced on "Hued rimer pa silk?"
and the vocal-led "Det dufter sa dejligt") that goes
down easy and leaves a fizzy taste in the mouth. On the other
side of the spectrum is 8-bit videogame music ("Alt det man
drommer om" and "Det sagde han ogsa igar"), as well as
almost mockingly club-like electro in the form of "Hey DJ
Jens" and "Jeg kan huske da Morten Munkholdt Fik en
computer." Other particularly inspired moments include the
fart-beats of the "Hey DJ Jens" intro and some funky
car-horn techno in "Bilerne de er Falige."
Although I would contend that a couple of these songs don't live up
to the majority, I also feel that Musculature de pomfrit is a
terrific record that can entertain from start to finish. A must
for dinner parties, headphone listening, and, of course, sexual
intercourse.
88%
Fun Fact: For more Musculature
action, be sure to press the rewind (backward) button while on track
one. You can go back and get an extra thirty minutes of hidden
music. That ain't shabby.
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
13 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2004] |