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I have to say, I find the album kinda mixed. 'Huddle Formation' rules my world, though. And 'Panther Dash' is a theme tune for one of the many TV shows I'm writing in my head.
I have this theory about The Go! Team when they're at their best: you know how when you first hear a song on the radio (or elsewhere) a few times, and you only have this slight sense of how it goes - like, you couldn't hum all the tune, and you don't know all if any of the words, but you know you love it? And then, when you finally get that song all to yourself, you play it to death until you know it all back to front, down to every intonation of every word and every instrumental cue? You know how sometimes, unless the song is exceptional, you can lose a little of the magical excitement that came from having only a tantalising, glimpsed half-impression of the song in your head?
I suspect that's what The Go! Team are trying to replicate when they keep the vocals mixed so low on tracks like 'Huddle Formation' and 'The Power Is On': you can never quite get a grip on these songs, you'll probably never figure out the lyrics, so that moment of total ownership which might lead to disillusionment is perpetually deferred. That's certainly the effect 'Huddle Formation' is having on me so far - it's like being fascinated with someone you'll never meet, but see every day. Maddening, but it keeps you coming back for more. |
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