It seems weird that this album isn’t more widely recognized as a modern classic. Sure, it was only released in 1998, but don’t forget Daft Punk’s seminal – and massively influential - dance record ‘Homework’ was out just one year earlier.
With this album Propellerheads took 90s techno to the next level via alchemic experimenting across a heap of different musical genres: jazz, hip hop, trip hop, funk, swing and rock n roll (hence the album name).
Decksandrumsandrockandroll is an insanely cool party album geared specifically toward a dance floor that leaves absolutely no asses on seats – like the soundtrack to an awesome movie full of slick, well-dressed characters who move better than John Travolta in Grease. The track "Velvet Pants", for example, melds a stack of jazz samples with sexy vocals and scratches making one of the best – and most recognisbale cuts on the record. Then there’s a heap of amazing guest appearances that bring the best out of the Propellerheads’ tunes: “360 Degrees (Oh Yeah?)" by De La Soul, the tongue twisting rhymes of The Jungle Brothers ("You Want It Back") and most famously Shirley Bassey on “History Repeating”.
It’s been a while since we spun it, but Decksandrumsandrockandroll is playing at our next party. Maybe part of its charm is the fact that since this brilliant release Propellerheads haven’t been on the radar since; but if this is it from them we can safely say they peaked early.
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Whoa I just had a full on Nineties flashback. Nice one dudes.
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