#1 - Fischerspooner
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Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

  • Summary: This debut disc for the New York duo of Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner was originally released in 2001 on Germany's International Deejay Gigolos label and immediately generated such buzz (partly due to the album's infectious 'electroclash' sound, and partly due to the pair's notoriety in the fashion scene) that English label Ministry Of Sound snapped up the album (and the duo) for a reported £2 million. Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Points to a genius that should overtake the world of IDM like a funky tsunami. [Jul 2002, p.81]
  2. 80
    Channels the voices of Gary Numan and Missing Persons through the mouths of Black Box Recorder and Laurie Anderson. [Jun 2002, p.87]
  3. 60
    The album's polished sheen and lack of emotional focus may disappoint electro-trash devotees accustomed to low-rent sleaze and punky rawness. [Jun 2002, p.118]
  4. #1 is a mixture of sounds already available on many Human League, 808 State and Heaven 17 records, arranged by amateurs exploring their self-obsessed, nerdy sexuality.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. JayL
    10
    Pure genius.
  2. DavidB
    10
    still fresh after all these years! so yesterday it's tomorrow
  3. KS2
    8
    This album is good. Although it is a total rip off, its a good rip off. So go rip it off.
  4. RuediZ
    5
    50 % great, funny and funky tracks (The 15th, Emerge) and 50 % dull ones...

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