If Matmos albums can be considered electronic records for the mind,Drew Daniel's first full-length record as Soft Pink Truth isundoubtedly an electronic record for the ass. Do You Party?should probably contain a warning that 'chunky subhuman basslines atloud levels (from the opening track, "Everybody's Soft" and permeatingthroughout the entire disc) may cause uncontrollable rhythmic pelvicmovement.' Here, Daniel has gotten in touch with his sexy inner discodiva, still dancing down at Club Uranus. Do You Party? like acoming-out party, where everything that has been building up for yearsfinally manifests and explodes for the whole world to see, hear, feeland enjoy. Along with catchy melodies and punchy beats, the album is aparty mix littered with samples upon samples, tactfully andrhythmically integrated words and sounds accent beats which make for alisten both entertaining as it is dancable. The overload of samples islike a box full of a collection of keychains or souvenir spoons thatfinally needs to be emptied from the quirky "girl oh girl" samples from"Tender Studies" to grunting and groaning samples elsewhere. BlecchyBlevin Blectum has joined in for a vocal contribution to thehead-spinning Vanity 6 cover tune "Make Up," thumping enough to givemost electroclashers an example to follow. Daniel's partner in crime,Martin has donated a few synth lines here and there, but sounds ofsurgery or other musically-forged field recordings are nowhere to befound. This album isn't built for headphonic solitude or an employer'scomputer speakers, but can be fully appreciated on a bass-flatteringsound system, in the clubs, at home, or in a vehicle pimped-out withcustom rims and tinted windows. What you -can- enjoy on your computer,however, is the bonus of the included video for "Promofunk." Now ifonly I could get my hands on those 12" singles. Read More
