Back with a slicker set of moves and immaculately groomed hooks, on Fancy Footwork Chromeo are in even more control of their sound than they were on She's in Control. The duo's debut was undeniably fun, but it was such a slave to the rhythm that, at times, it was numbing; on this album, Chromeo take their electro textures and funky beats in a very pop direction, topping them with memorable melodies and witty lyrics. From the tongue-in-cheek drama of "Intro" -- which conjures visions of Chromeo ascending the stage from a cloud of dry ice -- Fancy Footwork builds on everything that made previous singles like "Needy Girl" good dirty fun. "Tenderoni" is a great example of the album's tighter, glossier sound and swivel-hipped rhythms, while "Fancy Footwork" itself boasts growling, squealing, and purring Moogs and a percussion breakdown made for busting a move. And, by trimming the fat off their tracks, Chromeo have made more room for knowing, entendre-laden fun. "Momma's Boy," with its instantly lovable electric piano riff and lyrics about finding your sweetie eerily similar to your folks, is a funny, catchy, twisted update on the Hall & Oates-style pop that the band loves so much. Skit-like humor seeps into "Call Me Up," which pauses while a girl looks around for Chromeo's phone number, and "My Girl is Calling Me (A Liar)," which ends with a brief conversation between Dave One and a talkboxing Pee Thug. Elsewhere, Dave and Pee show their sensitive side: "Bonafied Lovin" shows them taking more time to court a conquest, and the "Needy Girl" sequel "Opening Up" finds them trying monogamy -- and liking it. Even though Fancy Footwork's grooves aren't quite as deep as those on She's in Control, Chromeo's transformation into polished Lotharios with pop skills to match more than makes up for it.
I haven't really got any idea of how this site works. At least, not further than as far as posting this post goes. (Nice sentence..) I got here because I was looking for a free download for a song by Chromeo, Momma's Boy. Still haven't found it, but i did saw something that struck me as more or less injustice. The first song that was introduced to me by Vicerecords.com, and my favorite Chromeo-...
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Photos courtesy of Riaz. If you find a picture of someone reading a newspaper magazine during the Kings of Leon set, that would be him. Please send the link my way! One thing I learned from Chromeo 's set was that the duo's name is Chromeo. They repeated their name so many times that it started to become a joke. Just to be annoying, I would ask, "Who is onstage again?" Yes, I may ha...
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as i type, i am listening to chromeo.as i listen to chromeo, i am wearing my cotton-candy blue members only jacket.mtv has shocked me. they have introduced me to... dare i say it? a band! i didnt even realize they played music on there anymore. i thought thats why they made mtv2, that way they could have an entire channel dedicated to ditzy teenagers dating for competition. well, as i flipped t...
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Clarice Starling: Your anagrams are showing, doctor. 'Louis Friend…?' 'Iron Sulfide.' Also known as fool's gold. Hannibal Lecter: Oh Clarice, your problem is, you need to get more fun out of life. Just what the good doctor ordered courtesy the fun folks at Fool's Gold. Chromeo - "100% (Treasure Fingers B Live Pemberton Mix)" Chromeo "100% (Nacho Lovers [...]
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--- - |- Four years later (look how short our posts used to be back then...) and Chromeo are still making us feel touched for the very first time with their naughty '80s dance funk. Their latest release offers their sophomore album, Fancy Footwork, plus a bonus disc of greatest hits, videos, and remixes (though there are at least twice as many still floating out there in clubland). Get your t...
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Chromeo is an electrofunk duo based in Montreal.The duo is P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) on keyboards, synthesizers, and talk box, and Dave 1 (David Macklovitch) on guitar and lead vocals. The two have been best friends since childhood and they describe themselves as "the only successful Arab/Jewish collaboration since the beginning of time".David Macklovitch is currently earning his Ph.D in French...
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Electro-dance duo Chromeo premiered the video for "Momma's Boy," the fourth single from their debut Fancy Footwork. The clip was exclusively shown on MTV's FN (Friday Night), hosted by Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz (and yes, I admit, I happened to be watching). I actually liked the show. It had the energy and elaborate stage set-up of a mini-VMA show and actually included music I liked, like Tokyo...
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It's been awhile since any Moggers have posted about Montreal electro-dance duo Chromeo. The pair recently released the sexy leg-loving video for "Fancy Footwork," the title track off their critically-acclaimed second album. Think of it as 2008 version of ZZ Top's classic tune "Legs."Chromeo, "Fancy Footwork"CHROMEO - Fancy FootworkZZ Top, "Legs"This summer Chromeo will hit the North American f...
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After 10 days of covering a large part of LA and Orange County seeing family and friends, as well as 36 hours in San Francisco, only to come home to no cable/internet service, I'm now online again. And my quiet New Years Eve in with Dick Clark and the Times Square ball drop on TV(I still can't bear to call it Ryan Seacrest's Rockin' Eve)has now turned into an impromptu evening of film, food and...
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as i type, i am listening to chromeo.as i listen to chromeo, i am wearing my cotton-candy blue members only jacket.mtv has shocked me. they have introduced me to... dare i say it? a band! i didnt even realize they played music on there anymore. i thought thats why they made mtv2, that way they could have an entire channel dedicated to ditzy teenagers dating for competition. well, as i flipped t...
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Just wondering if anyone else has seen this proposition that Microsoft has under it's belt?Mind you I don't advocate the illegal downloading of music, but if you somehow got over and decided to share your come up with your fellow "Zuners" should they have to pay? "Microsoft and the Zune":http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=42047376.Wrath of Microsoft
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I watched a movie last night called Gnomes & Trolls, and I noticed ambulance-light silhuettes on the walls of my girlfriends apartment, and went to look wazzaup. And the police and firemen went into the same building where I was, and I got scared shitless 'cause I had smelled tobacco smoke from earlier that night [...]
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i should take advantage of the fact that these posts are getting a lot of plays these days and that means i should be twice as awesome as i was before, but unfortunately, people get busy. design projects, birthdays... so not much for an in-depth post today, except to mention the first surprise infection i've had in a while.usually when i put stuff on repeat, it makes sense to me. it's got great...
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I haven't really got any idea of how this site works. At least, not further than as far as posting this post goes. (Nice sentence..) I got here because I was looking for a free download for a song by Chromeo, Momma's Boy. Still haven't found it, but i did saw something that struck me as more or less injustice. The first song that was introduced to me by Vicerecords.com, and my favorite Chromeo-...
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Chromeo have always been one part keyboards, one part funk, and a smattering of non-threatening, occasionally comedic sexual undertones. Until "Momma's Boy" happened. At the Woodies they promised new material more along those Daryl Hall-approved lines, but first, there will be remixes. Treading the beverage-MP3 trail blazed by Mountain Dew, Bacardi's teamed up with A-Trak's Fools Gold label to ...
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Friday night: Way too much free alcohol equaled to a total blackout where my next recollection was waking up in a strange parking lot. Saturday morning: It’s now the final day of SXSW and everyone’s going to Stubbs BBQ at an absolutely free show featuring Digitalism and Chromeo. The hot Austin shade made it seemingly difficult to enjoy the show, however the alcohol consumed from the previous n
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Photos courtesy of Riaz. If you find a picture of someone reading a newspaper magazine during the Kings of Leon set, that would be him. Please send the link my way! One thing I learned from Chromeo 's set was that the duo's name is Chromeo. They repeated their name so many times that it started to become a joke. Just to be annoying, I would ask, "Who is onstage again?" Yes, I may ha...
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Bacardi did it again , another gem & another batch of free great remixes to enjoy; this time its the closing track from Chromeo 's latest effort Fancy Footwork reworked by dudes from one half of Chromeo 's brother A-Trak 's label Fool's Gold . " I'm surprised we didn't do this earlier! Chromeo is my brother with our childhood friend, Fool's Gold is my label... It's only natural to get Fool's...
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| 1 Intro |
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| 2 Tenderoni |
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| 3 Fancy Footwork |
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| 4 Bonafied Lovin (Tough Guys) |
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| 5 My Girl Is Calling Me (A Liar) |
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| 6 Outta Sight |
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| 7 Opening Up (Ce Soir on Danse) |
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| 8 Momma's Boy |
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| 9 Call Me Up |
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| 10 Waiting 4 U |
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| 11 100% |
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