Electroclash seems to be a genre that died as soon as it was conceived, but that doesn't mean that all music that lies under that categorization is bad. Case in point, Stylex. A mix of instrumental disco punk and digital dance elements aids to the final product that is a fun dance collection. Although I wouldn't call this completely original, as bands like The Faint and Adult. have done this, it definitely does not sound like a cheaper imitation of those. The introduction to "Duress" is simply fabulous with a jumpy bass line that reminds me of a slower This Computer Kills which is layered by a robotic voice and the kind of drum beat that forces your feet to start sliding and your hands to start clapping and swaying. Choruses with short lines with nice rhyming schemes only aid to the catchiness. My favorite part on False Start is in the song "Hit & Run" when the singer's voice sounds like it's going through a fan, but the techno ending drags on a little long. Next party you are going to, bring this CD and everybody will be thanking you, possibly with sexual favors.
One of Toledo, OH's most exciting young bands, Stylex, has graced us with a new EP by the name of False Start. I went to the record release yesterday just to pick this cd up. Well to see them too of course but that is how much I wanted to hear it.
After their amazing show, I popped this in my cd player for the drive home(I Know I am "that kid). It starts off with the title track. This track alone shows this band is going places. It is an upbeat tune that moves right along. I find myself saying "Is time running out on the clock" way too much today already. It is that catchy upon first listen. The second track slows it down a little bit but doesn't stop their relentless assault of unique new wave. I have only one gripe with the entire cd. The ending was a tad long winded. Although I am glad that it was at the ending and not in the middle.
I can't say I have ever been this excited about a local band. Stylex gives me no choice but to be excited. Toledo needs to embrace that this band will put Toledo on the map. There is nothing, I mean nothing, holding this band back from being enormous. Check out this cd at all costs.
