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Boys' Shorts - What Does It Take To Make These Men Happy?
released on ALL SORTS, catno# SORT001
11 tracks with a total size of 109.3 mb
published in 2026 and pred on 2026-04-25
file under Electronic
encoded from WEB FLAC with MPEG-1 Audio Layer III
using LAME 3.100 with 320 kbps, 44.1 kHz, Joint Stereo
source is https://www.beatport.com/release/id/5981142
t r a c k s
01. The Space Between Us 05:08
02. Let's Fall In Love 05:12
03. Come (feat. Michael Cignarale) 04:28
04. Short Life 04:08
05. Disco Romantico (feat. K. BHTA) 04:31
06. Going Out Hoping To See You (feat. Justin Strauss) 06:27
07. MECANIMAUX (feat. Casey Spooner) 03:14
08. Montage 04:57
09. Run 04:16
10. The Stars Are Out For You 03:26
11. Untitled (For Mitsi) 01:53
total: 00:47:40
p r o m o s h e e t
In discotheques and dark rooms across Europe, Boys' Shorts
have earned the trust of the queer and wider clubbing
communities as generous stewards of a timeless sound that,
like themselves, never stops moving forward. The duo of
Vangelis and Tareq initially met at an underground club in
their native Greece. Sensing a rare sonic connection, the
pair became friends, forming Boys' Shorts to meet again and
again, travelling from their adopted cities of Thessaloniki
and London to appear as far afield as Berlin's Panorama Bar
and New York's Le Bain, as well as supporting Goldfrapp and
Hot Chip on tour. Their motivation? In their own words, "we
make people dance!"
Following years of gradual, thoughtful studio sessions, and
EP releases on tastemaking electronic labels including
Phantasy Sound and Live At Robert Johnson, Boys' Shorts
establish their own imprint, ALL SORTS, in order to deliver
a fantastically ambitious debut album, 'What Does It Take To
Make These Men Happy?'
The LP opens with the grandiose, cosmic vista of 'The Space
Between Us', a classic passage of strings and synthesis,
before the shared Boys' Shorts vision falls back to earthier
territory with deep groove of 'Let's Fall In Love', mixing
universal sentiment with a patient vision of human
potential. 'Come' aligns with NYC's Michael Cignarale,
offering an excitable invitation to the mind and body
sculpted by the way of a throbbing, warehouse-sized
statement of nineties house sensuality. Channeling heroes
Lowe and Tennant at their most introspective, 'Short Life'
maintains the dance, yet dares to ask, "what if the parties
aren't enough anymore... Can you ask for something more?"
Out of the pet shop and straight into the strobe lights,
'Disco Romantica' makes good on the promise of its title. A
lovelorn monologue from Greek electronic pioneer, K.BHTA
gives way and slips into rave stabs and whirring synthesis
that looks forward to a memorable, emotionally-charged night
ahead. Underpinning this feeling of anticipation, 'Going Out
Hoping To See You' introduces the voice of Justin Strauss to
Boys' Shorts' musical world. A certified icon of club
culture, spinning from The Mudd Club to modern day DJ
booths, Strauss's generation spanning experience of
nightlife leans into the fundamentals of human connection
and the pleasure of musical discovery, wrapped in
irresistible chug.
Fischerspooner's own Casey Spooner dips into French for the
Motorik cyber sleaze of 'MECANIMAUX', their own vocals
pitching up and down with playful EBM abandon. 'Montage'
offers a different kind of composition, conjuring an
ecstatic club banger that finds inspiration in nineties
indie rock motifs alongside the rave scene, while 'Run'
promises to blow out sound systems before its weighty
electro bassline succumbs to waves of glistening synths.
Such bombast into beauty perfectly sets up the record's
blissful conclusion; 'The Stars Are Out For You' is
electro-pop so delicate as to heal aching feet (and mend
broken hearts), while offering the final tender moments of
the album as a form of tribute on 'Untitled (For Mitsi)'.
It's a thoughtful ending to a thrilling trip through a
shared passion for electronic and pop music in all its
glorious potential. What does it take to make these men
happy? It's a pleasure to find out.
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