- James Last, the late easy-listening singer and bandleader from Germany, was renowned for making "happy music." As Full Pupp edges towards its 50th release with debutant Pelifics, I'd say Prins Thomas's label has done a lot to earn the same distinction. Every note of chrome-finished arpeggio and gentle glockenspiel chime on Todd Terje's Eurodans is as giddy as the first hour of a summer holiday; when the fat disco drums and laser melodies of fellow Norwegians Blackbelt Andersen and Øyvind Morken fall short of euphoria, they happily land on contentment.
Likewise, Capitello is a lot of fun, but it works hard to maintain its easygoing demeanour. The title track mines the generous electro-funk and R&B of West Coast boogie, as does "Voyage," a lean, punchy house track pushed along by slap bass, cowbells and synth notes that bounce off the beat like Super Mario. "Capitello" gets two remixes, both of which tease out a different mood from the source material. CHMMR reduces "Capitello" to an austere funk jam with a rubbery bassline. Credited here as DJ Fett Birger, DJ Fett Burger's drip-drop skin percussion and rearranged synth line simmers down the original, too, but only slightly. Where "Capitello" sounds as if it's reveling in a moment of joy, DJ Fett Burger's remix captures the anticipation of it.
Lista de sequência de músicasA1 Capitello
A2 Capitello (CHMMR Remix)
B1 Capitello (DJ Fett Birgers Mosseporten Ghetto Mix)
B2 Voyage