{"id":575,"date":"2007-05-31T14:50:06","date_gmt":"2007-05-31T13:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=575"},"modified":"2007-05-31T14:50:06","modified_gmt":"2007-05-31T13:50:06","slug":"coco-electrik-army-behind-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=575","title":{"rendered":"coco electrik &#8211; army behind the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">after a couple of well received singles a while  ago, a few appearances here and there, at last&nbsp;the debut album from this  electro&#8217;d up futureworld popstar gets dropped into the release  schedule.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">across the 13 tracks the album shows off the  various moods and styles of anne bootys (her real name apparently !)emotions  while the backroom folks surround the songs with all manner of modern sounding  noises to make the cool crowds swoon and jerk about.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">sometimes the nerve endings&nbsp;twitch as you  recall the glory times of <STRONG>goldfrapp, <\/STRONG>other times you just know  that the band have a good supply of <STRONG>garbage <\/STRONG>cds in the racks.  starting off with a strange introduction track the listener is left disturbed by  the unsettling piano and vocal wailings, but this is quickly sorted out when  previous electro loving single, <EM>sex shooter, <\/EM>is given an airing. if  <STRONG>prince<\/STRONG> ever gets to hear this version of one of his old  castoffs, i&#8217;m sure he&#8217;d approve of this update. next up,<EM> paint it red  <\/EM>is a thoroughly weird-n-wonderful pop track that has a strangely addictive  whistling styled loop (or is it a recorder thats making that noise), but once we  get to the next single, <EM>sasparilla kiss <\/EM>then you know the extended wait  for the album has been worthwhile. the song has a more full band sound, but  based around a simple but great single note riff that&#8217;s driven home on guitar  and dirty analogue synths of course. by the fourth listen this had easily become  my album highlight along with the minimal&nbsp;neon  lit<STRONG>&nbsp;<\/STRONG>electro throb of <EM>love machine <\/EM>on which annes  distant robotnik vocals match the sci-fi atmospherics brilliantly, so following  this with a lovely little instrumental <EM>big city, <\/EM>before we get to the  surreal electro pop excellence of <EM>apple pie <\/EM>makes for a very strong  triple whammy sitting in the centre of the album.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><EM>pussy footer, <\/EM>along with <EM>dance to cash  <\/EM>gives more of an indication as to how the band probably sound in a live  situation with more guitars and attitude, hence providing the aforementioned  <STRONG>garbage <\/STRONG>influence. if shirley manson ever gets fed up, and the  boys need a fill in, then this album provides an obvious solution. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">of course, no self respecting album would be  complete without a couple of mellow late night moody tracks, and here&nbsp;the  final 3 tracks&nbsp;<EM>&nbsp;<\/EM>tick all the right boxes.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">then just as you think, <EM>ahh that was nice,  <\/EM>the good people behind this release drop the stomp-a-long <STRONG>skylab  <\/STRONG>remix of <EM>apple pie <\/EM>to send you off home with a big fat  smile.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">a cracking album full of electronically induced  pleasure and some cracking songs. what more could you ask for !<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><EM>more detail<\/EM> : <A href=\"http:\/\/www.cocoelectrik.com\">here<\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>after a couple of well received singles a while ago, a few appearances here and there, at last&nbsp;the debut album from this 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