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Fluorescences

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This is the best 12" I own, and is as significant in my collection as any of the groop's LPs. The title track is a poppy gem, "Pinball" is a Franco-pop masterpiece, "Soop Groove #1" is the coolest song ever (a vague adjective, I know, but the most appropriate) and this brassy version of "You Used to Call me Sadness" absolutely blows away the Aluminum Tunes track of the same name.

A four song EP of shimmering brilliance but really, you should buy it alone for one song: "Soop Groove #1" is James Brown mixing it up with Phillip Glass. How many times are you going to hear THAT in a review? It's a 13-minute dance/funk groove that will make your teeth spin. There is no meaning to life.

"Fluorescences" and "Pinball" are "the 2 greatest songs ever recorded" unfortunately nobody seems to have ever heard them (even lab fans), I can't say enough except they also make great albums, but buy this EP first you won't regret.

This EP is more than worth the few dollars you'll likely spend here for a used copy. For those long-time fans of the Groop, you'll find different versions of "Pinball" (also on ABC Music) and "You Used To Call Me Sadness" (also on Aluminum Tunes). Both songs, in my opinion, are better here, with a more lush feel and less tinny sound. The title track is simply beautiful and always conjures up bursts of colors in my mind. The final track is a long, funk-tinged, synth-soaked rocker, and plods along in a pleasingly repetitive way. Dig it!