Pop Open Round 3.2 - Reveals and Reviews

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Here's what these two tracks were (hear them at http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/12/pop-open-week-151/)

TRACK THREE: Kasia Stankiewicz - "Francuzeczka" - brooding electro monster that's probably my favourite thing in the entire Pop Open so far: I love the Beatley flutey breakdown too. Sounds like a great lost tATu album-closer (and the new tATu track, "White Robe", is doing a similar slow-burn thing but less successfully). Does it need to be five minutes long? Nah, but that's my only quibble.

TRACK FOUR: Stars - "The First Five Times (Russian Futurists Remix)" - when I saw the title I thought "this is going to be about sex" and yes, it is. Well OK, they don't actually make it explicit, it could be about cribbage. The guy has a really creepy voice and the lyrics are a bit Hefner. (When I liked indie I wouldn't have liked this, because I'd have been faintly envious of the fictional sordidness depicted. Now of course I'm much more grown-up and blame it on the voice.) That said the backing works - a really awkward collision of bleeps, guitar crunches, stumbling big beats, bored sighs etc etc. Just wish there wasn't singing on it.

You can still vote, and indeed should still vote, in the poll: http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/485388.html - don't be swayed by my reviews.

And while you're at it go and do the year-end one too: http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/490362.html

There's another Pop Open ready to roll tomorrow, and I'll announce the results of this one. It's fair to say this will not "all be over by Christmas", specially as I'm still waiting on a few songs.

Comments

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I agree wholeheartedly with the gamesmaster on the Kasia. Also probably my favorite track so far (and that it's about a minute too long). My apologies to the Track Four player - I'm fairly sure who you are - likeable enough (for me, anyway) - but up against a juggernaut.