The Norwegian duo Datarock worship at the twin altars of spastic '70s dance-rock, Devo and Talking Heads, both of whom inform their album debut (which includes tracks stretching back at least four years).
Like their major influences, however, Datarock doesn't use humor as a crutch but instead as a coat rack, so to speak, to hang their excellent productions on.
At times sounding like a heavily European version of indie-cabaret band Man Man, at other times a poppier version of fellow Scandinavian electronic dance savants Junior Senior, the duo appear capable of spinning virtually any musical idea into gold.
The single "Fa-Fa-Fa" is glimmering dance-funk, "I Used to Dance with My Daddy" excellent computer pop, and when "Ganguro Girl" begins, it's nearly vocal jazz, but the lush chorus blooms rapturously into something beautiful and continental.
Still, the humor probably wouldn't work if the Datarock duo didn't treat their oddball themes so seriously, like "Bulldozer" (where BMX's prove to be better than sex) or, on "Computer Camp Love," the twisted exchange that takes place between lead and backing vocals ("Did you get in her pants?," "She's not that kind of a girl, booger!," "Why? Does she have a penis?").
[Nettwerk also released the CD.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulldozer | Datarock | Play | 02:01 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | I Used to Dance With My Daddy | Datarock | Play | 04:52 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Computer Camp Love | Datarock | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Fa-Fa-Fa | Datarock | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Princess | Datarock | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Ganguro Girl | Datarock | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | See What I Care | Datarock | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Laurie | Datarock | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | The New Song | Datarock | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Ugly Primadonna | Datarock | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Sex Me Up | Datarock | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | The Most Beautiful Girl | Datarock | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | I Will Always Remember You | Datarock | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 47 mins | 108 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Bikini | Additional Personnel, Unknown Instrument |
| 2 | Datarock | Audio Production, Primary Artist |
| 3 | Fredrik Saropa | Drums, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 4 | Hege L. Skjerping | Additional Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Jorgen Trden | Additional Personnel, Audio Production, Programming |
| 6 | Kato Idland | Audio Production |
| 7 | Ket-ill | Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Tarjei Strøm | Additional Personnel, Drums |
| 9 | Teresia Sotre Narskog | Additional Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Thomas Loaaneim | Additional Personnel, Percussion |
| 11 | Yngve Leidulv Satre | Audio Production |
![Mixed Up [Bonus Track Version] - Datarock](https://photos.eruce.com/thumbs/0b5/5d4/32b/931/32b/5d4/92789b7e71d1ab3af387a4f42ee245d7_250x250.jpg)
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |