Encoder ....: lame
Grabber ....: Wavelab
Source .....: CDDA
Quality ....: VBRkbps/44.1kHz
Tracks .....: 11
Genre ......: Electronic Year .......: 2007
Rip Date ...: 12-04-2009
Label ......: n/a
01. Up All Night : 04:14
02. Broken Heart : 03:18
03. You're Gonna Know : 04:24
04. Bad Arse : 04:18
05. French Horn Rebellion : 04:55
06. Get Into It : 04:09
07. Dance Song : 04:05
08. Believe : 03:21
09. Darling : 03:26
10. Showdown : 04:28
11. Fear : 08:02
TOTAL TIME : 48:40 min
TOTAL SIZE : 67,2 MB
Forget the fact their name sounds like a classical
music experiment gone awry. Or that the tunes
themselves - all giddy melodies and synthesized
rhythms - sound like a K-Tel collection of æ80s
chart-toppers. French Horn Rebellion come across like
a band thatÆs having a heck of a good time, especially
since their fondness for electro-pop kingpins like
Depeche Mode and Yazoo appears all too obvious.
Indeed, the group operates as if theyÆre in retro
replay some twenty years removed, thanks to a reliance
on perky tempos and washes of electronic effects
verging on disco dalliance. ItÆs a sound thatÆs either
infectious or irritating, depending on how far oneÆs
able to tolerate such stylized posturing.
Nevertheless, the album yields at least three
exceptional highlights -- its sprawling signature
song, ôFrench Horn Rebellionö; a memorable ôShowdownö;
and ôUp All Night,ö a catchy, kinetic pop anthem that
provides the album with an instantly engaging
introduction.
ItÆs doubtful anyone will mistake French Horn
RebellionÆs clever devices for actual pop profundity.
Mostly their music comes across as surface sheen
without a real pliable essence. However, as a guilty
pleasure, itÆs hard to find fault.