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Track Listings
| 1. Pump |
| 2. Hot Corner |
| 3. Ultraviolet |
| 4. Juliet Of The Spirits |
| 5. Funplex |
| 6. Eyes Wide Open |
| 7. Love In The Year 3000 |
| 8. Deviant Ingredient |
| 9. Too Much To Think About |
| 10. Dancing Now |
| 11. Keep This Party Going |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Reviews
16 years between albums is a gap virtually unprecedented in modern music, so no surprises that the first question you want to know about Funplex is: how does it sound? Going on the opening track "Pump", you'd be forgiven for thinking not at all: there's Fred Schneider's delirious, delightfully unselfconscious shout, there's Kate and Cindy whooping like dropout cheerleaders, there's the enjoyably garish mish-mash of early rock'n'roll, B-movie kitsch and surfboard funk that's been the group's stock in trade since their emergence in the new-wave boom of the mid-'70s. Deeper into Funplex, though, there's evidence of a new electronic edge, which can be owed in part to the input of producer Steve Osbourne, who's previously worked with New Order and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. At times, the presence of dance beats, echoing effects, and pulsing synthesiser make Funplex feel a little clinically handled, like a B-52s remix. But it's worth admission just for the glorious title track, a chaotic cops'n'hippies dust-up at the mall, and the mighty "Ultraviolet". "Keep doing what we're doing cos we're doing it right!" shouts Fred. "Four miles to a breakdown!" shout Kate and Cindy. 16 years on, the party's still going. --Louis Pattison
Description
'Funplex' is the seventh studio album by new-wave legends B-52's - their first since 1992's 'Good Stuff'. Famed for their witty and fun party music, producer Steve Osbourne (New Order, KT Tunstall) updates the band's trademark sound addingelectronics to Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson's quirky vocals and rock 'n' roll rhythms. Includes the single 'Funplex'.
16 years between albums is a gap virtually unprecedented in modern music, so no surprises that the first question you want to know about Funplex is: how does it sound? Going on the opening track "Pump", you'd be forgiven for thinking not at all: there's Fred Schneider's delirious, delightfully unselfconscious shout, there's Kate and Cindy whooping like dropout cheerleaders, there's the enjoyably garish mish-mash of early rock'n'roll, B-movie kitsch and surfboard funk that's been the group's stock in trade since their emergence in the new-wave boom of the mid-'70s. Deeper into Funplex, though, there's evidence of a new electronic edge, which can be owed in part to the input of producer Steve Osbourne, who's previously worked with New Order and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. At times, the presence of dance beats, echoing effects, and pulsing synthesiser make Funplex feel a little clinically handled, like a B-52s remix. But it's worth admission just for the glorious title track, a chaotic cops'n'hippies dust-up at the mall, and the mighty "Ultraviolet". "Keep doing what we're doing cos we're doing it right!" shouts Fred. "Four miles to a breakdown!" shout Kate and Cindy. 16 years on, the party's still going. --Louis Pattison
Description
'Funplex' is the seventh studio album by new-wave legends B-52's - their first since 1992's 'Good Stuff'. Famed for their witty and fun party music, producer Steve Osbourne (New Order, KT Tunstall) updates the band's trademark sound addingelectronics to Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson's quirky vocals and rock 'n' roll rhythms. Includes the single 'Funplex'.