Thursday 07.26.07: Hell Ya!, Low End Theory & Echo present CHROMEO and FLOSSTRADAMUS

Chromeo || Listen
“Remember the dry look? Electrofunk fetishists Dave 1 and P-Thugg certainly do, This debut from the Montreal duo is so totally 1980s, it should come complete with a dance floor and smoke machine. The thick bass lines and Survivor-worthy guitar riffs of “Destination: Overdrive” recall the fun funk of New Edition, while “Mercury Tears” and “Needy Girl” manage to evoke the empty SoHo of After Hours (1985) with their synthy wag and slow breakdance beats. Rarely has such a naked appreciation for Huey Lewis achieved so much soul.” – Interview

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Flosstradamus || Listen
“Like the emerging generation of post-millennium dancefloor crashers of the same ilk (see: Major Taylor, locally, and Diplo and Low Budget of Hollertronix nationally), Flosstradamus are more interested in getting the crowd moving–and grinding and sweating and bumping and shaking–than impressing any music elitists in the audience. They cut through genres indiscriminately, likely to play during any given half-hour: Le Tigre’s “Deceptacon,” Killer Mike’s “My Chrome” and the Cure’s “Lovesong”–perhaps sequentially, if you’re lucky.” – UR Chicago Magazine