Scottish remixer, songwriter, former bedroom artist, MySpace star, and finally major-label recording artist on EMI, Calvin Harris released his debut album of electronic dance music with snatches of the Human League, or maybe more accurately the League Unlimited Orchestra, in the summer of 2007, including two Top Ten singles, "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls." The former track is a slice of tongue-in-cheek disco-pop for all those born in the decade after dance music took over the world, and the latter extols the virtues of all types of girls (even those carrying a little bitty extra weight), with political correctness abounding as he name-checks that he likes black, white, Asian, and mixed-race girls along with at least half a dozen different nationalities. "Vegas" was released as a vinyl-only track, and one can picture cruising down the Strip in an open-top car, the mobile equivalent of a boogie box or ghetto blaster turned up to maximum, as all the local girls' heads turn to see who's in town. Several of the tracks are instrumentals, including "Certified," "Love Souvenir" (a cool, end-of-the-evening jazzy number), and the title track, although this does have a monologue of Harris explaining how and when he really did create disco. "Traffic Cops" is less than a minute of honking horns, but if you thought that was short, blink once and you would certainly miss the track "Vault Character," eight seconds long with just four electronic notes down the scale. Harris doesn't need to sing -- his electronic noises from the keyboard are quite sufficient -- but when he does sing there is a hint of the accent and attitude of the Streets' Mike Skinner, especially on "Colours" as he sings "I don't care what you dress like or what you wear/But please make sure baby you've got some colours in there," and his rhyming of the title phrase from "Neon Rocks" with "pink socks," which comes with a reminder: "Stop me if I've said it before/I keep my secret stash in the drawer." In keeping with the gaudy neon disco theme, the album was also released as a limited edition with a glow-in-the-dark cover.
I really really think the new Calvin Harris album is better than this last LCD release (duck and cover) and I want to thank the Disconappers for helping me realize it. I can pay you for the therapy in drink tix. On the installment plan. ANYWAY there definitely would be no 'Merrymaking' track if Daft Punk hadn't played at James' house, but this isn't 2005 either. Gosh there better not be like so...
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Take one part Har Mar Superstar, one part Chromeo, and one part Jamiroquai and fill glass halfway. Fill the rest with some seriously funky disco electro and you've got yourself Calvin Harris. I don't know how I missed this guy. This is seriously good mix cd material here. He's got some smooth and very danceable music. Check it out. He's all over the blogosphere. Calvin Harris 'The Girls'...
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Calvin Harris and Vegas. There is something about this song. It makes me want to go to Vegas. I miss the smell of heavy cigarette smoke, the lights and sounds of all the slot machines. The all you can eat buffets. If there is a time to go it might be before the summer really settles in because it can get waaaaaay hot over there. Heat and Pat don't mix well.
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This song has gotten right up my nose. In a crazy tickling way…I want to scratch. I have to sneeze. Damn...it’s infected my sinus. Since returning from the UK, I have heard it in my head, multiple times. It's like I am channeling the guy. I am surprised that none of our across the pond moggers have even mentioned this guy. Even to comment about how this seemingly no talent is getting so
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Ever since I've stepped into college, I have unlearned myself from operating a television. Now I'm off to my final break from schooling and it seems to me that I'm slowly regaining my reputation as couch potato princess... minus the potato chips. But what do you know? The music whore in me is still biting even while I'm watching the TV. I can't quit myself from falling in love with the soundtra...
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Maybe it's all the coffee I've been drinking...but lately I've been really into dance music. I just discovered this Scottish guy named Calvin Harris, who has a new album out called "I Created Disco." Every song is good enough to turn up loud and dance yourself silly to, but "Disco Heat" is like cocaine. Highly addictive.I don't know what it is, but there is something about the British men that ...
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There’s no denying it, Calvin Harris has the potion for making hits.Since Acceptable In The 80’s made it’s first debut back in 2006 he’s been one of the biggest commercial success stories in the UK. Now whether they’re good hits or not is entirely up to you but he’s infiltrated the charts like a SWAT team [...]
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It's not just his music which exudes the strong aroma of crap, Calvin Harris has now admitted that he lied to his fans and the public. Last year, the disco-pop musician claimed that a hard drive containing the sound files for the follow-up to 2007's I Created Disco was stolen/misplaced whilst he was returning on a flight from Miami.
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I really really think the new Calvin Harris album is better than this last LCD release (duck and cover) and I want to thank the Disconappers for helping me realize it. I can pay you for the therapy in drink tix. On the installment plan. ANYWAY there definitely would be no 'Merrymaking' track if Daft Punk hadn't played at James' house, but this isn't 2005 either. Gosh there better not be like so...
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| 1 Merrymaking at My Place |
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| 2 Colours |
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| 3 This Is the Industry |
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| 4 The Girls |
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| 5 Acceptable in the 80s |
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| 6 Neon Rocks |
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| 7 Traffic Cops |
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| 8 Vegas |
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| 9 I Created Disco |
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| 10 Disco Heat |
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| 11 Vault Character |
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| 12 Certified |
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| 13 Love Souvenier |
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| 14 Electro Man |
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