Title: Everyday Theatre
Artist: Florence Foster Fan Club
Genre: New Wave / Electro
Release Date: October 2009
Label: Wave Records (Brazil)
Album Review
FLORENCE FOSTER FAN CLUB, or shorter, FFFC, released their first album ‘Everyday Theatre’ for Brazilian label Wave records. It is composed of tracks produced between 2006 and present. The name of this project refers to Florence Foster Jenkins (July 19, 1868 - November 26, 1944), who was an American soprano and became famous for her complete lack of rhythm, pitch, tone, and overall singing ability. From her recordings, it is apparent that Jenkins had little sense of pitch and rhythm and was barely capable of sustaining a note. Her accompanist can be heard making adjustments to compensate for her tempo variations and rhythmic mistakes. Her dubious diction, especially in foreign language songs, is also noteworthy. Nonetheless, she became tremendously popular in her unconventional way. Her audiences apparently loved her for the amusement she provided rather than her musical ability. Critics often described her work in a backhanded way that may have served to pique public curiosity.
Despite her patent lack of ability, Jenkins was firmly convinced of her greatness. She compared herself favourably to the renowned sopranos of her time, and dismissed the laughter which often came from the audience during her performances as coming from her rivals consumed by "professional jealousy". She was aware of her critics, however, saying "People may say I can't sing, but no one can ever say I didn't sing". It's the first album for the Cold Wave / EBM act FLORENCE FOSTER FAN CLUB and their songs serves a bandwidth straightforward old-school EBM to crisp electro pop with a dark twist. “They present a deeply personal, confessional world that intertwines with cold, analytic observations and sarcastic remarks. It is a world where technology interacts with unknown voices from the ether”, so their label tried to describe ‘Everyday Theatre’. Clear is that the band has been heavily influenced by Belgian bands from the 80's with a dark-wave touch in some tracks. A few songs are definitely entering the clubs and filling dance floors, others are atmospheric and slower, keeping the balance of the whole. Combining catchy melodies and clear voices with really good lyrics, ‘Everyday Theatre’ is exactly that what their label predicts: “It will be a mark for the band and Brazilian label!”
Track List
01. Digital Beauty
02. Market
03. Ataraxia
04. Weapon of Choice
05. Colour of Sunset
06. Keep the Moment
07. Taste of Stars
08. Examples of Behaviour
09. Nightshift
10. Message
11. Market (Recession Cable Bends Steel Remix)
12. Nightshift (Sci-Fi Moritz Remix)
Line Up
Yas - Synthies, Programming, Lyrics, Singer
Zarkoff - Synthies, Programming, Lyrics, Singer
Website
www.myspace.com/florencefosterfanclub
Cover-Picture
Rating
Music: 9
Sound: 9
Extras: -
Total: 9 / 10
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