On the Fence for Alphabeat
July 9th, 2008
I’m totally on the fence about Alphabeat. And after a few months of listening to various releases I still can’t make up my mind. At the heart of the conundrum is the fact that I usually go apeshit for any semi-gayish Scando pop (loosely: Lo-Fi-Fnk, Le Sport, et al), so my instinct would also be to jump on board with a semi-gayish Danish outfit that comes along. Nevertheless, there hasn’t been any clincher for me. The 10,000 Nights single is in my mind okay but nothing amazing, and when the Bloody Beetroots remix bubbled up I had a brief level of excitement but again it kind of falls flat for me. I’m left with the feeling that Alphabeat is a slightly less bimbo version of Aqua. Harsh I guess, but at the moment it’s where I stand.
The one track I properly dig is the Daft Punk cover they did with Frankmusik and Leon Jean-Marie… it’s a cover with a point to it — thoroughly upbeat and enjoyable.
Anyhow, what’s my problem here? Why is Le Sport okay but Alphabeat borderline? Have a listen and help me out.
Alphabeat - 10,000 Nights of Thunder [zshare] // Alphabeat - 10,000 Nights of Thunder [ysi]
Alphabeat - Boyfriend (Bloody Beetroots Remix) [zshare] // Alphabeat - Boyfriend (Bloody Beetroots Remix) [ysi]
Alphabeat, Frankmusik, and Leon Jean-Marie - Digital Love (Daft Punk Cover) [zshare] // Alphabeat, Frankmusik, and Leon Jean-Marie - Digital Love (Daft Punk Cover) [ysi]
July 9th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
These guys should appeal to my guilty pleasure side… but they don’t –I just can’t get into them at all. Even the bloody beetroots remix did nothing for me. There’s a frankmusik remix that I like about half of, but that’s about it.
July 9th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
try downloading the denmark original release of their debut album “alphabeat”… it’s absolutely amazing, featuring the same songs with slightly different, and less, production… we love alphabeat at kickin the peanuts
July 9th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
thanks for the tip patrick, will get a hold maybe that could make a difference