For some reason, SEBASTIEN TELLIER and the buzz surrounding him hasn’t tinted the charts in Canada like they do in his native France. His previous work dipped into hues of avant garde experimentalism but still remained accessible pop albums. Tellier worked with Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo to create p*rn music. He said the motivation for SEXUALITY was to create an R’n'B record coloured with synthesizers and European sensuality. I’m not sure if the typical Canadian fear of sex will shade sales here in the great white north, regardless, it’s time for people to turn off their synth blockers and get into an orgy with (Georgio) Moroder-like flirty noodlings and American booty obsessed R’n'B.
When I was in Paris for my honeymoon I went walking about on a Sunday to check out the streets in a few different areas. All of the shops were closed including this department store I came across with giant window display for Sexuality. Like the mood of this record, the display was wrapped in a sexy gloss. Only a few 12″ sleeves floated in the glimmering window space and I think I nearly pitched a tent looking at it and I’m sure I would have made a mess of myself if I walked into the shop.
Before I left France I picked up the first single, Sexual Sportswear. Most of the songs on the album groove a little slower than this track. The album itself isn’t entirely floorfiller material but think how great it would be to play at your next dinner party. Get rid of your generic jazz hits and throw this one on instead, then find a bowl for your keys.
MP3: Sebastien Tellier – Sexual Sportswear
The track that really makes me want to tear my clothes off is the album opener. The sultry piano at the top sets the mood for intrigue. (Maybe it helps that I don’t understand French too?) The painfully slow rhythm is the perfect tease with the bassline that leads into near orgasmic levels.
MP3: Sebastien Tellier – Roche
The closer, L’Amour Et La Violence – it’s a track that drops you to your knees with its endless progression. A romantic fantasy, epic and tragic.
MP3: Sebastien Tellier – L’Amour Et La Violence
Honestly though, what’s a Manalogue post without something for vertical dancing.
MP3: Sebastien Tellier – Sexual Sportswear (Donovan remix)
You can get all romanticsynthetic if you’re lucky to live in the big smokes.
FABRICLIVE. 41 SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
In a way, James Ford and Jas Shaw should be credited for the creation and publication of MANALOGUE.COM. A few years ago I was super depressed with music from record shops here in the Peg. A very dear loved one noticed my downtroddenness and encouraged me to order some new records online. During one purchasing binge I blindly came across “HUSTLER.” I went bonkers for this track which subsequently spawned my brighter love for dance music, eventually leading to this blog.
When fabric sent a promo copy of FABRICLIVE. 41 Simian Mobile Disco I was super pumped to check it out. The first few mixes on the disc reminded of me of my early rave days where late evenings were spent dancing until the sun was bright. The mixes are subtle, slow, and technically precise. The lack of strobed vocals became apparent straight away and in fact, SMD steer clear of all strobed activity. It’s refreshing that SMD keep this mix clean with a brilliant 22-track collection of robotdisco which confidently pounds some old fashioned techno into this blend of dancefloor sonics. SMD start by letting loose with some kind of rhythmic bird and a fluffy layer of funk from Sistors of Transistor. The mix keeps the rollers locked to the synthetic flavours of disco like the captivating track from Metro Area who hype things up with their pillowy bassline. The adventure graduates into some meaty techno – finishing with two classics Spastik and Flash before the cooldown from the last track from Walker Brothers.
The CD drops August 11 in the UK and September 16 in North America. When it’s available, you can get your copy from fabric.
TRACKLIST
01 Tomita – The Firebird – Infernal Dance Of King Kastechi [Clean Version] – SonyBMG
02 Sisters Of Transistors – The Don – This Is Music
03 Simian Mobile Disco – Simple – Wichita
04 Hercules And Love Affair – Blind [Serge Santiago Version] – EMI
05 Smith N Hack – Space Warrior – Errorsmith and Soundhack
06 Discodeine – Joystick – Dirty
07 Shit Robot – Chasm – DFA
08 Perc & Fractal – Up Tool – Kompakt
09 Metro Area – Miura – Environ
10 Worthy – Crack EI – Leftroom
11 Moon Dog – Suite Equestria – Roof
12 Fine Cut Bodies – Huncut Hacuka – Chi Recordings
13 Bentobox vs Chordian – Aemono – Imprimé
14 Jelo & DeadMau5 – The Reward Is Cheese – Rising Trax
15 Simian Mobile Disco – Sleep Deprivation [Simon Baker Remix] – Wichita
16 Popof – The Chomper [LSD Version]– Turbo Recordings
17 Raymond Scott – Cindy Electronium – Basta
18 Paul Woolford Presents Bobby Peru – Erotic Discourse – 2020 Vision
19 Moebius Plank Neumeier – Pitch Control – Sky Records
20 Plastikman – Spastik – Mute
21 Green Velvet – Flash – Relief Records
22 The Walker Brothers – Nite Flights [Album Version] – SonyBMG
The official launch is Friday, August 1 at fabric in London. The lineup looks sick, wish I could be there. You can get tickets through TICKETWEB here.