This is the debut CD by this brilliantly unconventional Guelph-area band. They cover musical ground from jazz-hop to punk rock in a style that evokes the sparse funk of early Luscious Jackson and the intensity of PJ Harvey, blended with a forthright queer perspective. Most of this excellently-produced album pares right down to singer Michele Thorsen’s stunning vocals floating over powerhouse beats, with bits of bass and violin filling in the low and high. The tracks flow seamlessly into a sorta long vocal dub, from the opening phat jazz- funk instrumental, The Secret Life of Sharks, into the HIV+ monologue of Caravans (for Sol) – all I want is one full mouth kiss – and the energetic intimacy of tunes like Notes on Beauty and One-way Girlfriend. Nothing out there sounds quite like this – Electronic Treasure Hunting is by far the best indie CD I ve heard this year.
Title: Electronic Treasure Hunting Format: CD $ 12 ppd Rural Music Projects, #5556, 5th Line, RR#1, Rockwood, Ont.