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About

May 3rd, 2006

About
Bongo
Rating: 9.4
[Cock Rock Disco; 2006; Electro-Pop]

I said a couple of months ago when I first heard this record, if it wasn’t huge when it came out, I was going to quit writing about music. I then retracted that and threatened to just scream about the injustice in the world for a while. Here it is 2 months later and the release date on this is supposed to be the 16th of this month. After a quick google search, I can’t find any places online to get your pre-orders in. Searching the usual suspects Amazon and InSound come up empty. You can however download a digital copy straight from Cock Rock Disco for only 8 bucks. Right now!

There’s two ways to look at this record. It’s either the most shredded, choppy, electrified pop record ever, or the poppiest, catchiest electronic record ever. “Think Niles Drink” is an excellent example, and argument, for both perspectives. While most of the tracks make stronger arguments for the pop side, the electronics and glitchy elements remain strong throughout. “Nogato” heads into Postal Service territory while “Band Dynamics” is a bouncy 80s throwback. “She Knows Everything About All Who Ever Drank Coffee With Her” is a fuzzed out boy-girl rollercoaster ride and “Friends Applaud, The Comedy Is Over” is a horn- (saxophone, sousaphone, tuba, trumpet) and piano-heavy pop ditty Architecture In Helsinki would be proud to make. And ending the album with a bang is the album highlight “Stacks Of Marshalls”.

“All I really know is how to use this stack of Marshalls”. That would be enough, but I have a feeling he means it when Rutger Hoedemaekers says he’s not afraid to hide behind computer screens.

Overall, it reminds me of one of my favorites from last year, De Novo Dahl, who released a dual disc debut. One disc was original indie pop tracks and the other was various electronic flavored remixed versions - some nearly unrecognizable. If they would have combined the two into one, it would have sounded something like About. If you took our advice and got that one and liked it, or if you’re a fan of Devo but not stuck in the 80s, you should really dig it. Highly recommended.

Dem Franchize Boyz (whatever that shit is, crunk I’m guessing?) is in the top 10 right now and nobody knows about About yet! Injustice!

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