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The first decade of the 21st century will now, without doubt, be seen as the era when the arbitrary line between indie rock and dance music disappeared like a puff of dry ice. Following in the wake of Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem (with whom they've played), London DJs, remixers and actual live-on-stage-type band Filthy Dukes' give us what must be close to the final nail in coffin for meaningless genres with this, their cracking, big, rude debut album. Combining Gallic house, hip hop and old fashioned new wave, Nonsense In The Dark is just a great album.
The trio's dancefloor credentials are impeccable, with founders Olly Dixon and Tim Lawton having hosted Fabric's Kill Em all night for the last five years (and many other London venues before that). Called upon to remix tracks from Bloc Barty to The Rakes they now make their own music for the feet and head.
Whereas the DFA crew base their booty shaking grooves on post punk New York DNA, FD draw on inspiration from across the channel. Nonsense In The Dark is jam-packed full of the crunching sequencers, staccato choruses that put one in mind of Daft Punk or Justice. Single and first track This Rhythm finds the song's protagonist lost in the 16 rhythm, blitzed on chemicals and drowning in a maelstrom of parping analogue glory. And so it continues. What Happens Next even has that great shouty schoolkids thing going on as they spell out the order, ''d.o.n.t just stand there'' and the confusingly titled Tupac Robot Club Rock uses US hip hop crew Plastic Little to both mock and propel at the same time.
While the lyrics may sometimes slip into ponderous analogies the beat is king here. The title tells the whole story: the real thrust just to have a good time. Even closing token slow number, Somewhere At Sea , turns out to be really quite beautiful. Much like Empire Of the Sun the archness of it all never overwhelms the basic ability to make with the tunes and remove inhibitions. Splendid fun is guaranteed. --Chris Jones
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Filthy Dukes release their debut album Nonsense In The Dark, recorded on the mixing desk of producer and Krautrock legend Conny Plank (the very desk that Kraftwerk used back in the day). the album showcases Filthy Dukes’ unique, analogue electro-indie-kraut-pop with guest vocals from the likes of Orlando Weeks (The Maccabees), Brandon Curtis (Secret Machines), Tommy Sparks, frYars, Plastic Little, plus Samuel Dust (Late Of The Pier) on the single "This Rhythm"..
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Electropop seems to be a big deal this year, and this debut from the Filthy Dukes is stuffed with brilliant examples, but unlike many electro-wanabees they also, importantly, have the tunes. They do not disappoint (despite the grumpy NME review).
Beginning with the hypnotic This Rhythm, a healthy dollop of 80's inspiration is clear. Elevator and the joyous Messages are pop tracks that Erasure might wish that they'd written - they make it impossible to sit still; sit even.
Less manic but equally infectious are Poison The Ivy and Nonsense In The Dark, as well as Light Skips Cross Heart. Instrumental tracks are well represented, my absolute fave being the hugely danceable Twenty Six Hundred, just pipping Better Stop to the post. Also in the non-vocal category is Cul-De-Sac, which true to it's name goes absolutely nowhere, but is pleasant nonetheless.
The club hit Tupac Robot Club Rock is the sure fire party record, and like most of the album it pretty much forces you to dance like it's 1985 i.e. with a fair bit of attempted body popping (no? just me then).
This album has the bass, the beats, a surprising level of depth and strong tunes, not to mention the required amount of widdly-widdly keyboard jiggery-pokery. In short it's a big old slice of electropop heaven and I give it full marks.
Beginning with the hypnotic This Rhythm, a healthy dollop of 80's inspiration is clear. Elevator and the joyous Messages are pop tracks that Erasure might wish that they'd written - they make it impossible to sit still; sit even.
Less manic but equally infectious are Poison The Ivy and Nonsense In The Dark, as well as Light Skips Cross Heart. Instrumental tracks are well represented, my absolute fave being the hugely danceable Twenty Six Hundred, just pipping Better Stop to the post. Also in the non-vocal category is Cul-De-Sac, which true to it's name goes absolutely nowhere, but is pleasant nonetheless.
The club hit Tupac Robot Club Rock is the sure fire party record, and like most of the album it pretty much forces you to dance like it's 1985 i.e. with a fair bit of attempted body popping (no? just me then).
This album has the bass, the beats, a surprising level of depth and strong tunes, not to mention the required amount of widdly-widdly keyboard jiggery-pokery. In short it's a big old slice of electropop heaven and I give it full marks.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Nonsense In The Dark showcases a range of styles ranging from electro (of both the eighties and noughties variety) to synth-pop that owes a lot to the 'new wave' acts such as Thomas Dolby and Tears For Fears that made it big in the U.S in the early eighties. At the start of the year many music critics were predicting that 2009 would be the year of the synth and Filthy Dukes certainly deserve crossover success with this fantastic cd.
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you know sometimes your listening to the music channel, hear a song you instantly like and then you take a punt on the album?
i saw "messages" on NME channel, so bought the album. i'm a bit picky about what i like, but this is my favourite album of the last few years. it's genius is in the musical variety it produces, add to that guest vocalists that sound great, and you've got an album with not one bad track. this has been constantly playing on my PC for ages, and i do appreciate it more and more as time goes on. if this is electronica for the new decade, i can't wait for more. try it out ,you won't be disappointed
i saw "messages" on NME channel, so bought the album. i'm a bit picky about what i like, but this is my favourite album of the last few years. it's genius is in the musical variety it produces, add to that guest vocalists that sound great, and you've got an album with not one bad track. this has been constantly playing on my PC for ages, and i do appreciate it more and more as time goes on. if this is electronica for the new decade, i can't wait for more. try it out ,you won't be disappointed
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Best Electronic Album 2009
This album is superb, it flows right from start to finish. If you are a fan of Daft Punk, Justice, Les Rythmes Digitales and Frankmusik then this is a must have.
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by M. CLIFT
80s Electro Pop Is Back
I heard the single "messages" and liked it so much that I bought the album. The music is fresh, very 80s. If you like depeche mode, yazoo etc. from the 80s try this. Read more
Published on 29 July 2009 by Panshine
This could be the album of the year
Electro-synth-pop brings back the 80s, and this trio with guest vocalists certainly mix things up for this year's electro-pop scene. Read more
Published on 18 July 2009 by F. Lai
Filthy and FANTASTIC!!!
Tremendous, wonderful stuff. So great to actually love new music.I appreciate it more, the more I listen to it. Always a good sign.
Published on 18 Mar 2009 by Henwood Jennifer
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