Prototypes

Prototypes

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2006)
• Original Release Date: June 6, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Minty Fresh
• ASIN: B000FFP06E
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,256 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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What's this: a mutant, synth-heavy, dance pop trio led by a hot new-wave chick who sings in French? Umm, it's a bit early for the electroclash revival, isn't it? Thankfully, it is way too early for that, and this Paris-based act's North American debut is unabashedly entertaining, closer to garage-rock from the future than Chicks on Speed. The songs on Prototypes, collected from their first two French releases, are fluffy but delicious pastries, heavily pumped up with keyboards that veer from '60s- to '80s-ish, and guitars that sound vaguely pop-punk on one song and folk-rock the next. Prototypes' members come from the respected acts Bubble Star and Bosco, and sassy, sexy singer Isabelle Le Doussal has earned her comparisons to Karen O and Blondie. This is exactly what CSS, Hot Chip, and Phoenix should sound like. It's Stereo Total meets a French Huggy Bear, and they're either recording their own soundtrack to Liquid Sky, or a tribute to Plastic Betrand. How do you say "hooray" in French? --Mike McGonigal

Product Description

The infectious music of France's Prototypes is a skillful balance of large guitars and beautiful dance-floor beats that play homage to French new wave and the snotty dance rock of the 21st century. With sonic comparisons to Stereo Total, Elastica, and Les Rita Mitsouko, Prototypes hands you a cigarette, buys you a shot of absinthe, and leads you by the hand to the dance floor. Welcome to the party.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 years of French in high school finally pays off, August 1, 2006

By	Dan Mozgai "DJ Jazzy Fresh" (Shore) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Imagine if Plastic Bertrand had a female singer and wrote 10 songs as good as Ca Plane Pour Moi, and put them all on one album. Each song is treasure for your listening pleasure, even if you cannot parle Francais.

Prototypes, like Le Tigre, Devo and the B-52's, make music powered with electronics that truely rocks. Only the best ideas from 80's pop-rock.

Every song rocks, every song is tight, every song is brilliant. A perfect album.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT ALBUM FROM ONE OF FRANCE'S FINEST, June 6, 2006

By	Flips (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews

I read a review about this album on a blog site and after downloading the free mp3 at the minty fresh web site, thought I would give the album a chance. WOW! I WAS BLOWN AWAY! It reminds me of M.I.A. meets Fantastic Plastic Machine and YEAH YEAH YEAHS. Its all in French, but don't let that scare you. IT IS ONE KICKER OF AN ALBUM! I LOVED EVERY SONG! CHECK IT OUT!

5.0 out of 5 stars I buy French CDs because of ads., April 6, 2009

By	Patrick Carroll "Winebibber. Java/JEE Develo... (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I bought Trenet because of the Absolut ad that uses "Boum." I bought this because ot the Mazda ad that uses "Je ne te connais pas."

That said, this CD really grabs you - there's not a single bad track. Highly recommended, even if you don't speak French.