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Joe Black (Unzipped):
Feelin' Blue?
I'm sure I wasn't the only kid freaked out by those Oompa Loompa trolls in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Years of therapy helped. And now dance artist Electro Blue is helping transform a bad m [+]REVIEWS
Joe Black (Unzipped):
Feelin' Blue?
I'm sure I wasn't the only kid freaked out by those Oompa Loompa trolls in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Years of therapy helped. And now dance artist Electro Blue is helping transform a bad memory into a feel-good vibe with his sexy, high-energy dance reworking of "Pure Imagination," the ballad originally performed by Gene Wilder in the twisted movie musical. Electro Blue's slick rendition serves as the title track to his debut disc, a groovy electro-dance-pop mishmash of body-movin' music that sounds like the bastard offspring of a ménage à trois between Madonna, Erasure and Depeche Mode. And the singer/songwriter/producer's penchant for camp doesn't end with the Willy Wonka track: He also revamped cheese-rockers Styx's 1977 classic "Come Sail Away" into an Abba-esque dance anthem. It's even better than "Mr. Roboto."
Greg Shapiro (Next Magazine):
Synth/dance artist Electro Blue is the second openly queer performer in the past couple of years to cover the Styx classic rock number â??Come Sail Away,â? of which I am aware. Trangendered diva and actress Alexandra Billings was the first, and while her version was high drama, Electroblueâ??s performance of the tune is pure hi-NRG. In fact, all four versions, including the â??darker frenetic radio editâ? and three mixes by Julian Marsh, make the voyage sound like a cross between an RSVP Cruise and a rocket ship piloted by Flesh Gordon. Even with Electroblueâ??s re-write of Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newleyâ??s lyrics to the title track (originally heard in Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory), I could have done without four of the six remixes. Instead, it might have been interesting to hear both the ballad versions of Electroblueâ??s cover of Breatheâ??s â??Hands To Heavenâ? and his original track â??A Little Too Lateâ? in a remix setting. I look forward to hearing what Electroblue does on a full-length disc.
(iDance)
Dean Ferguson (DMA Magazine):
In our â??new and noteworthyâ?? file, weâ??ve come across a terrific debut sampler from Electro Blue on a little label called I-Dance thatâ??s certainly worth your attention. It starts off with an Eiffel 65-styled remake of â??Pure Imaginationâ? that seems to be aimed at â??Gen X-ersâ?? w
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