In 1999 Blank-Wave Arcade was a great underground hit. Not that I personally have this experience cause I was only 16 and listening to Nirvana back then. Same thing with Danse Macabre. In 2001 was huge and it was dominant in the club scene but who cared I was into Radiohead and Refused. I think I first heard The Faint around 2002-3 when disco-punk was popular here. Radio 4, House of Jealous Lovers, early !!! It was definetly fun. But as you know, it wasn’t supposed to last. The Rapture and !!! have made a successful career since then and after 4 years The Faint gives it a shot.

The Faint’s next album entitled Fasciinatiion is gonna come out on the 5th of August on their label: blank.wav (they left Saddle Creek). The first single The Geeks were Right is flying around on the internet for a couple weeks now and there are a some remixes for it. First the super-hip Boys Noize vs D.I.M. In my extermely humble opinion this remix sucks badly. Like the German guys just have a pattern named ‘how to make very cool and bass-driven weird-synth club-anthems’ and just forced it upon the song (okay, nice work on the vocals but that’s the least). On the other hand, the Does It Offend You, Yeah? one bangs like hell. It’s banger but a good, powerful one. The third song is another preview from the album Mirror Error. I haven’t decided about the album yet, it’s not nearly as good as the last Rapture or !!! but maybe it’s not that outdated.

The Faint - The Geeks Were Right (Boys Noize vs D.I.M remix) [zshare] // The Faint - The Geeks Were Right (Boys Noize vs D.I.M remix) [fileden]

The Faint - The Geeks Were Right (Does It Offend You, Yeah? remix) [zshare] // The Faint - The Geeks Were Right (Does It Offend You, Yeah? remix) [fileden]

The Faint - Mirror Error [zshare] // The Faint - Mirror Error [fileden]

This entry was posted on Friday, August 1st, 2008 at 9:16 am and is filed under us, germany, the faint, disco punk, d.i.m., dark disco, does it offend you yeah?, electro, uk, boys noize.