“It's all about the energy, the
power and the kitsch of our favourite decade,” smiles
Greg fondly. “To quote the great George Michael - it's
natural, it's good, not everybody does it, but everybody
should.”
“We've just got back from Miami,” growls
Cyril. “Now that place is the definition of sex and
sun. I’ve never seen so many big things - big cars,
big arms, big tits. We were quite disappointed when we had
to come back to France. “
And the Parisian duo definitely caused
a storm in Sunshine State with their live Radio 1 broadcast
and vocalist Cyril’s impromptu displays of nakedness
in the DJ booth at Ministry of Sound’s Mynt Lounge
party.
With four additional remixes of ‘Sex & Sun’ on
offer there’s definitely something for even the most
demanding of palettes.
Eric Prydz transforms the original into
an electro-house boogaloo with filtered vocals and New Order
style synth lines, while the Thin White Duke wanders off
the trail into bongo country with a mix that comes on like
The Beloved meets Eddie Vedder. Next Peter Katafalk returns
with his first mix since the electro stormer ‘Down & Up’,
offering an eighties-style rock-pop shot of electric-blue
adrenaline (did someone say Duran Duran?) Finally Romain
Tranchart steps up with his Fender-funked ‘Sex ‘n’ Sun ‘n’ Rock ‘n’ Roll
Dub.’
‘Sex & Sun’ is the second
single to be taken from the forthcoming ‘Aloud’ long
player. “The concept for the album was based roughly
around the life of a fictional character,” explains
Cyril. “It follows his life from birth to death and
takes in everything from from teenage rebellion, madness
sex, love, paranoia and self-discovery.”
“But we didn’t have this
whole story to start with,” insists Greg. “We
made all the songs individually and when we were finished
the concept just seemed to appear. As if by magic!” |
