Who Made Who
26 December 2005 :: posted by Travis
Who Made Who is one of the many great bands that I first heard on To Here Knows When. Not to totally kiss ass - but if To Here Knows When isn’t on your blog roll then you’re really missing out - simply one of the best.
Disco-punk really has little where else to go. James Murphy creates great tracks, but he hasn’t really done much different in the past few years. The height of it all is the success of LCD Soundsytem - major label deal, sold out club tour, Grammy nominations - Murphy might have painted himself into a corner. Who Made Who brought the emergency lights though… perhaps breathing much needed life into the soon-to-be-yesterday genre. If disco-punk needs direction then this might be it. Who Made Who adds in some much need pop and keeps it all under five minutes. Thank god.
Not to be out done, The Rapture have added their own spin on Who Made Who’s latest single, “Space For Rent.” Unlike the original, they’ve brought in some much needed crunchy synths that make it that much better for the dance floor.
Listen: Who Made Who - “Space For Rent” (The Rapture’s Hushhush Remix) (mp3)
Watch: Who Made Who - “Space For Rent” (mov)
Purchase: Amazon
cheers for the kind words!
**HAPPY NEW YEAR**
December 28th, 2005 at 1.39 pm
I first heard of Who Made Who when I asked a local DJ who was responsible for the indie takeover of cheesy-90s-house-hit “Satisfacton” he was playing at his club. Totally confused by their name I spent a month trying to track down the single but only could come up with their 12″ for Loop which was suprisingly more original. When I finally got my hands on the “Two Covers to play at your Party” I was more convinced by the range of their original material. Their debut LP, with the exception of some excusably weak english lyrics is one my favorites. Who Made Who is one of many new European bands showing the U.S. how not to be afraid of some cold hard beats and dupe
our own sounds (surf-beat and disco drums) into their own confections.
This Rapture Remix will hopefully get them some more deserved attention outside of those already
in the know… and DAMN it is a good remix.
January 10th, 2006 at 1.09 am
just got this record hence why i called you. it is fucking amazing. thanks!
January 13th, 2006 at 9.49 pm