Dragonette - I Get Around

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  • Dragonette are currently supporting the Sugababes on tour. They’re a poppy electro rock outfit whose look seems a little stuck in 2003. However, ‘I Get Around’ is a pleasant enough affair – kind of like Chicks on Speed crossed with Scissor Sisters. As a major label act they have the usual clutch of unknown remixers. But this really isn’t a bad package. The Van She remix is corny hairdresser house, but effective with every well-honed electrohouse cliché deployed to nicely complement the singer’s trashy delivery. There are squealing synths and stuttering breakdowns and it’s all very maximal. The other standout is the bizarre 2 step garage on meth mix by Ratcliffe. The chopped vocals and rolling bass combined with jiggling beats are a welcome reminder of this sadly defunct genre, crossed with cod-minimal bloops and blips. It’s endearing, and I for one am hoping it’s the start of a revival. There are actually seven remixes on the CD promo, which seems a bit excessive. Weirdly enough, one of them is by Arthur Baker (as RTNY). It’s not bad, sticking closer to the rocky sound of the original, but you wouldn’t know it was done by a musical pioneer.
  • Tracklist
      A1 I Get Around (Ratcliffe Remix) A2 I Get Around (Van She Vocal) B1 I Get Around (RTNY Remix) B2 I Get Around (Trophy Twins 24 Remix)
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