New compilation from Kompakt, curated by Wolfgang Voight. I'm
assuming the name translates as "Shuffle Fever" because all the
tracks are in a loping 12/8 shuffle groove. It's a funny idea, like
they're proposing a new dance craze. Anyway, the specific shuffle
groove in question is that of various early '70's bubble-glam hits
like T-Rex's "Hot Love" and Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll".
Voight had already remixed "Hot Love" on his "Love, Inc." album
awhile back, and it seems that he and some of his colleagues (M.
Meyer at least) have an ongoing stray thought having to do with
infusing severe minimal techno with arch allusions to teeny bopper
music.
I haven't singled out the best tracks yet. the frieland track seems
to be a slight variation of a track on the Sub Rosa Vs. Kompakt
album. the compilation hangs together as a whole and sounded great
when I listened to it drunk at the end of a party.
the couple of things I read about this album seemed to completely
miss the point of what it was up to: 12/8.
we return you to the Boards of Canada.
kurt
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