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Album out May 25th.
With DEVIN DAZZLE AND THE NEON FEVER (2004, Emperor Norton), Felix
once again has sewn together an album a la hip-hop's Dan The Automator and
Prince Paul which taps the talents of varied producers and vocalists and
creates a thoroughly enjoyable ride. Boasting guest vocals from James Murphy of DFA/LCD Soundsystem ("What She Wants") - "He's a cool white boy with lots of funk," states Felix, Tyrone "Visionary" Palmer ("Ready to Wear," "Neon
Human"), Kate Wax, and an all-girl group known as The Neon Fever ("Rocket Ride," "Short Skirts," "Everyone is Someone in LA," "Hunting Season")
Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever transcends simple dance, rock or pop music.
Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever is an album built upon punk/post
new-wave culture and is deliberately more song oriented. To accomplish this
Felix took a new approach. "I decided I wanted to use live musicians for
this album," Felix explains. "I got so tired of the arpeggiated bass lines
everyone's using, so I went out an got proper live musicians. I play
keyboards because I really wanted to get a live feel for this record."
Talking about some of the cast of characters he enlisted for the album,
Felix relates how each had an effect on the superego of the album. The
tracks on Devin Dazzle fluctuate between an upbeat spiritual side versus the temptations of the excess of nightlife under neon lights - partying and
sex.
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