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| Popmatters |
 “Woof Woof” was one of Bromst‘s more direct sonic links to Dan Deacon’s previous LP, Spiderman of the Rings. Now featured on a limited edition EP, “Woof Woof” and two other Bromst tracks find new life through adventurous reworkings. Luke Abbott’s remix of “Surprise Stefani” dials down the original song’s vocal manipulations and varies the rhythm, unearthing a playfulness that was not fully evident in the original mix. While “Build Voice” formerly defined itself literally as an initially quiet then steadily intensifying anthem, the allez-allez remix is ready for the floor from the beginning. Undulating with familiar dance music textures, this “Build Voice” also differs from the LP version by bringing Deacon’s lead vocal to the foreground. The biggest departure here is Hudson Mohawke’s remix of the title track. Throughout the remix, a series of drum and percussion flourishes recall the live instrumentation and participatory spirit of the ensemble tours Deacon embarked upon to promote Bromst. Although it is doubtful that Deacon will follow through on his plan to release Bronst, a companion album to Bromst, the alternative versions on the filler-free Woof Woof EP more than suffice....full text |
| Sputnikmusic |
| It is a switch and he flips it. This “darker” album, this “more organic” sound, this vastly richer and more emotionally driven Deacon, it is just there, slipped unobtrusively into rock-solid foundation. Without having sacrificed anything that always made him Dan Deacon in the first place, that man-child with an affinity for ear-splitting, meat-cleaver synthetic hooks and Crayola art zaniness, Bromst becomes a rich tapestry for the depth and humanity always present in Deacon’s work but never showcased. Spiderman of the Rings brought to light emotions, a euphoric feeling when shoved into a throbbing room of bodies (at the center of which always stands Deacon, goofy ringleader extraordinaire), but it never led them; here, Deacon simply uncovers the heart buried in what still manages to be one of the most unabashedly good times set to record since Deacon’s breakthrough gem. As unexpected as its depth and humanity is, what surprises most is how much fun Deacon is having with this “serious” stuff. As “Build Voice” builds, beginning in complete silence and slowly shuffling from the void, it already sounds full-bodied and confident, and a piano flutters, given so much character that it comes to life in true storybook Disney fashion, as if to be alive; on “Red F,” it’s simply singing through auto-tune. What other artist could make an inanimate object speak in riddles and still pound away with such spirited ferocity? What other artist could take a child’s tinkering mobile and make it ready for club rotation, as he articulates on the album’s “Wham City”-like centerpiece, “Snookered”?...full text |
| Junodownload |
| Technicolour writer and producer Dan Deacon is possibly one of the most unique sounding musicians in the world. A credible and unpretentious exponent of avant-garde pop, he dazzles both on record and at live shows, where Deacon typically performs amongst the crowd armed with a table full of gadgets and pedals, as well as a mic. Anyone yet to be exposed to his sound would get the vibe from hearing “Woof Woof”, which features layers of manipulated and pitch-shifted vocals, a slowly rising Farfisa organ and drums that build and stack on top of each other to create a joyous orgy of sounds by the end. Reigning in the wildness somewhat is a mix by Glaswegian golden boy Hudson Mohawke, who turns in a mix that’s strangely conventional for him. Not that that’s a bad thing at all, his take on “Woof Woof” is a gem – full of twisted loops of acoustic guitar, wildly pitched-up vocals and live drums. London duo Allez Allez are also let loose on the opening track of Deacon’s Bromst album, “Build Voice”, and create a powerful and epic nu-italo backing for it – with some impressively heavy synth work making it instantly loveable. A stalwart on James Holden’s Border Community label, Luke Abbott takes on “Surprise Stefani” to round off the EP, and stays true to Deacon’s fondness for elegantly building a song continuously to a huge climax....full text |
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