Review: Peza - Subway EP
The Wolverhampton Wanderer Peza has safely returned from his debut Festival No.6 gig in Portmeirion (“a gay, deliberately irresponsible reaction against the dull sterilities of so much that passes as modern”). Escaping Rover on the beach, and in his usual guise as a sweary time traveller, he has an imminent EP forthcoming on Midnight Riot.
Made with as much pastis as pastiche, he re-edits and re-imagines some well fruity tracks from the 70’s and 80’s and buffs them up all shiny.
“Stranger”, currently moving Greg Wilson’s crowds uses Annie Lennox’s filtered intro vocals and masses of 80’s reminiscence to a stomping and triumphous effect (no actual word but I like it and I’m having my way). Camp as David.
Original disco-funker “Neptune” comes on like a flute playing Lothario on the NY subway. In a long fur coat, then tells everybody he’s got the fun, and the bass and glitterballs to back it up.
One minute in, “You Ain’t Never” tells EVERYONE, NO ARGUING, that Tyrone Davis has the groove. Deny him at your foolish peril, then go wobbly when the French Touch/ Mongaloids phase out convinces you.
Eyes across the dancefloor, because the late-in-the-night puller of “Do You Have Any?” covers Le Pamplemousse’s 1978 demands and asks will you fulfil them. Good luck there lad. Best track on the EP, nicely licked for your weekend.
Iron all your clothes for this.
Andrew Thompson 8/10
Made with as much pastis as pastiche, he re-edits and re-imagines some well fruity tracks from the 70’s and 80’s and buffs them up all shiny.
“Stranger”, currently moving Greg Wilson’s crowds uses Annie Lennox’s filtered intro vocals and masses of 80’s reminiscence to a stomping and triumphous effect (no actual word but I like it and I’m having my way). Camp as David.
Original disco-funker “Neptune” comes on like a flute playing Lothario on the NY subway. In a long fur coat, then tells everybody he’s got the fun, and the bass and glitterballs to back it up.
One minute in, “You Ain’t Never” tells EVERYONE, NO ARGUING, that Tyrone Davis has the groove. Deny him at your foolish peril, then go wobbly when the French Touch/ Mongaloids phase out convinces you.
Eyes across the dancefloor, because the late-in-the-night puller of “Do You Have Any?” covers Le Pamplemousse’s 1978 demands and asks will you fulfil them. Good luck there lad. Best track on the EP, nicely licked for your weekend.
Iron all your clothes for this.
Andrew Thompson 8/10
