okay, so I'm shocked by how much i like the new Hell album

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Normally hate this guy and anything electroclashy, but that's kinda the point - this isn't. It's very, very, very good, featuring collabs with Alan Vega, Billie Ray Martin etc, deep, slightly punky and noisy in places, properly techno in others. It's not out quite yet but has anyone else heard it? If not, consider this a strong recommendation.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 11:51 (twenty-two years ago)

it's called ny muscle, btw

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 11:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Richard Hell went electroclash? Wow, I am dissappointed...

― christhamrin (christhamrin), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 11:54 (twenty-two years ago)

dj hell

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 11:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I *really* like the Bille Ray Martin track - I don't recall her having that good a voice - and the really acid-y one. It's like 20 minutes too long though.

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 12:09 (twenty-two years ago)

i think that's the killer for me too. it's pretty great

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 12:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Not heard it yet, in fairness Hell himself never went electroclash did he? At least I can't think of any actual releases he made which were really electroclash.

It's a totally over maligned genre anyway cos half the dance press are so paranoid about anything with a bit of pretention or attitude, and similarly snobby about anything cheesey so who knows what they want really. I guess possibly it's Jockey Slut style laddism in places. Anyway electroclash was really (REALLY) important, this is surely clear by now?

Everything that now is or that recently was a slight deviation from the old dance formula will eventually come to be the new formula, things like electroclash will make even more sense in a few years. Same way in a city like Dublin (and presumably this happened already in London) where dance is in recession slightly the clubs which emerge and become popular immediately post recession will seem slightly odd but gradually will seem part of a wider global movement, consciously or otherwise.

Maybe I should start a new thead. I'll see how this goes.

I look forward to hearing this DJ Hell thing.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I always liked him. I look forward to hearing this.

― the icebox (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 21:06 (twenty-two years ago)

whats the name of the track with billie ray martin?

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

The album has some really cool tracks - the first 3 or 4 but then kinda disappears into more straight techno?

― Savin All My Love 4 u (Savin 4ll my (heart) 4u), Thursday, 25 March 2004 05:22 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

I'd like to know how much of this album is in fact DJ Hell's; after all Abe Duque is credited as producing, mixing, and programming all tracks. Was Hell at the console some of the time and therefore credited?

That having been said, 'Let no man jack' always fires me up when I hear it, which dutifully makes up for me cringing through 'Tragic Picture Show' with James LCD Murphy.

― paul c (paul c), Thursday, 5 May 2005 13:14 (twenty-one years ago)

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