Telex - Looking for St. Tropez
RKM, 1979
Marc Moulin, the now-deceased frontman of Belgian synthpop trio Telex, once said of his music, “the best compliment anybody could pay us is that our music is disposable - that’s what all music should be.” Well, sorry Marc. It may be rather dated, but I love it.
And what’s not to love? It’s cheesy. It’s over the top. It’s almost unbearably catchy. It’s had a huge impact on today’s electronic music. Above all, it’s fun. Really fun. It’s like Kraftwerk with a lower budget, and a much better sense of humor. And they pretty much pioneered taking the piss out of Eurovision.
Be forewarned, though, most of this album is au francais.
Review by Luke
Track Listing:
1 Moskow Diskow (4:12)
2 Pakmoväst (3:38)
3 Café De La Jungle (1:07)
4 Ca Plane Pour Moi (5:21)
5 Someday - Un Jour (1:11)
6 Something To Say (5:01)
7 Rock Around The Clock (3:54)
8 Victime De La Société #2 (3:53)
9 Twist A St Tropez (3:18)
10 Moskow Diskow (Maxi) (5:22)
11 Le Fond De L’Air Est Rouge (3:21)
12 Victime De La Société #1 (3:54)
13 Quelque Chose A Dire (5:12)
14 Ave Fifi (4:00)
