- Purchase a product from the Music Store sold by Amazon.co.uk and receive £1 to use on an album download in our MP3 Store. Here's how (terms and conditions apply)
Amazon.co.uk allows you to pay for your items in your local currency. Restrictions apply. Learn More. |
Special Offers and Product Promotions
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Track Listings
| 1. May Day |
| 2. Horny Pony |
| 3. Moody Feels Good |
| 4. Dont Be Shy |
| 5. Cedar |
| 6. Release The Sugar |
| 7. Sugar Bowl |
| 8. The Bones |
| 9. Cut Me Off |
| 10. Ridley Rd |
| 11. Fit Together |
| 12. Oh Build An Army |
| 13. SP-Spektrum |
| 14. The Mirror Man |
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun at the Gymkhana Club,
By Howard Male "Howard Male" (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fun at the Gymkhana Club (Audio CD)
It's fortunate that Lola Olafisoye's stage persona marries the slinky sensuality of Eartha Kitt with the forbidding robotics of Grace Jones because this makes her the perfect front-person for this North London four-piece who've made something new from late-70's, early-80's, art school funk. Lola purrs and growls her way through some angular, archly stylized songs bringing to mind bands as diverse as the Au Pairs and Japan without ever sounding like either.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun indeed,
This review is from: Fun at the Gymkhana Club (Audio CD)
Having been rather taken by the video for single 'Don't be shy', I expected a sound crossed between Goldfrapp and Bow Wow Wow. While the music here is more funk than electro-burundi(!) there is still enough sleaze/innuendo to satisfy my expectancies. The double-entendres are rife, from 'Horny Pony' to 'Sugar Bowl' but are far from merely Carry-On farce. The outro is seemingly a satire on the opening to Kelis' Tasty album.
Back to the music and there isn't much to suggest an act that has taken the dancefloor by storm which I read somewhere. This is often quite light dance, almost hypnotic with the soothing playful tones of singer Lola just bubbling over the surface. It reminds me occasionaly of Helicopter Girl. The tempo does pick up on some songs, mainly the singles and the track 'Oh build an army' is arguably the best. I cannot compare this to their first album which seems to have only rave reviews, but from my insight into Spektrum I would say they are more than an act borrowing from the 80s. They are trying to make their music sound 'now'. The only problem is knowing when they are serious. With all the playful innuendo and knowing allusions, it is sometimes hard to tell. The chorus of 'The Mirror Man' for me is so bad that I wonder if it was done on purpose for example?
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
