HK 119-Fast Cheap And Out Of Control-(Advance)-2008-DV8

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Artist: HK 119

Title: Fast, Cheap And Out Of Control

Label: One Little Indian

Genre: Indie

Bitrate: 185kbit av.

Time: 00:50:42

Size: 72.68 mb

Rip Date: 2008-09-03

Str Date: 2008-00-00



1. Mind 2:52

2. Celeb 3:39

3. C'est La Vie 3:35

4. Clone 3:55

5. Rules & Regulations 0:28

6. Liberty 3:15

7. Space Pt 1 4:15

8. Divine 3:17

9. Cryonics 3:52

10. Super Bug 3:40

11. Tropikalia 3:23

12. Health & Safety 0:19

13. What Am I 3:00

14. Space Pt 2 4:26

15. Avaruusasema 3:48

16. Night 2:58



Release Notes:



This is HK 119's second album, the follow up to to 2006's

self-titled debut. It's the solo project of one Heidi

Kilpelainen, who hails from Finland and is a graduate of St

Marton;s College in London. This astounding album suggests, as

if we needed it pointing out, reminds us that in the year of

MGMT and Santogold, electro-influence is where music is at, as

the post-punk revival starts to slip away, though the gold of

that era won't be flung away. It's POP, as it ought to be,

clever, sophisticated, knowing and intelligent, arch, ironic,

and artistic. Hell, even the first track to do the rounds from

Mogwai's latest album has a hint of this sound about it. It's

as European as can be, anyone who doesn't get irony won't

understand it, and oh boy, is the joke on them. Fast, Cheap

and Out Of Control? Don't you believe it...



If HK 119 sounds like a product code, that's because it is.

Inspired by Lucas (think C3P0 or R2D2 - are we due a new RJD2

album?!), the album focuses upon themes like Space Travel,

Mind Control and the irritation that is celebrity. Over the

second track 'Celeb,' over a european jazz sound she sings 'I

took heroin, I took mescaline...I had deep desire to destroy

myself from within...' You could brainstorm for hours who she

is talking about and have a list as long as your arm.



There's a lot of diverse sound on here, as well as the

aforementioned jazz on 'Celeb' there's cool electronica and

pop. Some of this will slay dancefloors over the next year,

but other tracks will be snapped up for TV, Chill-out

compilation and adverts before anyone can say 'post-modern.'

The Guardian has already described her as a futuristic hybrid

of Grace Jones and Debbie Harry, to which I would also add

Nina Hagen and Nico.



There's sixteen tracks here, over fifty minutes, and seemingly

no filler. First single 'C'est La Vie' makes the Ting Tings

sound like a bunch of kids playing by comparison (oh, hang

on...) and album opener 'Mind' should be over the blogosphere

before you can say Arcade Fire.



Another major shake-up to my best of 2008 list. Expect to see

this feature highly elsewhere.



 

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