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Death From Above 1979 made a big impact with their 2004 release You're A Woman, I'm A Machine, touring with Queens of the Stone Age and conjuring an impressive amount of what music journalists call "buzz." The ride was short-lived-they flamed out and disbanded in 2006-but the gaudy intensity that got everyone so excited lives on with MSTRKRFT, the alter ego of DEA's Jesse F. Keeler. Like an even dafter Daft Punk, The Looks reinterprets the hotel room-thrashing hedonism of Above as flat, French-synth "robot pop." It sounds like fun, and most of the time it is. Keeler's tongue is never far from his cheek, but it's not fully planted either. You never know if he's kidding on songs like "She's Good For Business" and its hokey clap machine. There's no doubt about Keeler's booty-shaking intent elsewhere on the record; "Paris" drives through hedonistic four-on-the-floor rhythms and there's no sitting still during the rollicking chorus of the single "Easy Love" or the fat, bent keyboards of "Neon Nights." The silicone glare of the record is wearying, and eight songs turn out to be more than enough. But open-minded fans of Above who can make the leap into full-on electronic will happily soak it up. -Matthew Cooke
Product Reviews
 (4 stars) - move your feet
it has some nice tracks, but they aren't really standouts or very innovative. you can work it into your party mix. probably lots of fun to see them live.
(4 stars) - new the canadian robot rock puts france to shame
Brilliant, poignant, hot, postlcectrofunk at its best. Almost all the tracks rock. This album, presets, infalgranti, and Datarock on on the top of my spins.
 (5 stars) - this album rocks..finally proud of a canadian band
At a club that I frequent, the DJ played "street justice" & I thought it was daft punk. Now I was never a fan of daft punk except for "around the world" & "stronger, harder, faster-breakers break remix" & thought finally they improved their musical skills. Got "human after all" but it did not seem to be it[although I think it is better than 2nd album]. Then someone handed me MSTRKRFT album it was the "sound" I was looking for. I loved all the tracks esp "work on you" but not "easy love" which was just okay.
I think this is the album that DaftPunk should have followed up w/ after "homework". You can see similarities to it & The Prodigy's "out-numbered/not outgunned" [which was more moody & less dance driven but definitely 80s influence]. In addition, the length was just right ie under 45minutes. Just as Van Halen albums left you wanting more, MSTRKRFT has done the same.
I hope that MSTRKRFT keeps the sound & not innovate too much ie become a house/euro techno band. I prefer my dance music to be "heavy" ie old chemical bros/the prodigy/Monkey Mafia aka Jon Carter. But they may have to in order to generate more cash & what's fashionable.
If you like this, listen to WHODINI's "back in black" & "escape" & DJ Afrika Bambataa from the 80s which is the sound being recycled..
 (3 stars) - Looking, looking
No band ever completely dies. Whenever a band breaks up or a frontman expires, you can count on at least one new band to rise from the ashes a year or so later.
So when Death from Above 1979 broke up awhile ago, it was only inevitable that something like MSTRKRFT would show up sooner or later. I have no idea what the name means, but I know what their debut "The Looks" is full of -- Daft Punk-style dance music, as done by robots.
It opens with the funky, blippy rhythms of "Work on You," which slithers around computerized beats and solid drum machines. But what makes it stand out is the robotic voice repeating, "I'm gonna make you mine... I'm gonna make you mine..." It's a bit like being ravished by HAL.
That same sound continues in the discoey and rather repetitive "Easy Love." Fortunately the sound changes dramatically with "She's Good For Business," with the girl's vocals and the hard beats, followed by the fuzz-rocky "Paris."
The beat continues through the rather repetitive "Looks," which is a good dancepunky song, but is dwarfed by the vaguely hip-hoppish "Street Justice." This short album rounds off with the swirling beats of "Bodywork," and the kitschy-futuristic "Neon Knights."
If MSTRKRFT has a flaw, it's a simple one -- all the songs follow the same formula, and they rarely stray from it. After a little while, I started to wish that they would try out something different, just to vary their sound a little.
But I have to admit, they have a knack with some dancey beats. There's a retro dance flavour to their music, and the rigid confines and slightly nuts feeling add to its appeal. And they do vary the formula a little, with swirly beats and retro-disco experimentation.
There aren't much in the way of lyrics, except for repeated lines like "Look... look..." and "Another killin' on the dance floor," which generally appear a few thousand times per song. But then, the vocals aren't about singing -- they're used like another set of beats, to accentuate the music.
MSTRKRFT's debut is relatively unmemorable, but very promising. Sort of Daft Punk's crazier little sibling, "The Looks" is a nice intro to their music -- here's hoping they mix it up a little more.
(4 stars) - Electronic Goodies
This album will please all the Daft Punk fans who have been disappointed with their last effort, Human After All. The Looks is fueled by high tempo, catchy and groovy melodies every house fanatics has been craving for the last few years. MSTRKRFT is simply brilliant when it comes to create multi-layered dancefloor tracks reminiscent of the Best of French House, melody driven, bass pumping with insane rythms.
The highlights on this album are 'Monster Hospital' and 'Paris!', and the only thing wrong with this album is its length: way, way too short.
Party people, this one is for you.
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