Freezepop may be Yamaha's best example of what can be done with their game-boy-on-steroids sized QY-70 sequencer. Kasson Crooker aka. The Duke of Candied Apples has created amazing music with his small family of these little Atari/pocket calculator/moog hybrid devices. Make no mistake, Freezepop is not out on a course to seriously alter the course of synth-pop, although I don't think anyone would object if they did. This music is pure fun; blippy, ethereal and bouncy to the end.

Freezepop's previous release, Freezepop Forever left listeners with some unforgettable tunes. As if that weren't enough, many of them are back in the form of new remixes on this CD. "Tenisu no boifurendo, Robotron 2000, Plastic Stars and Science Genius Girl" are all back to further lodge themselves in the listener's mind. With that being said, this CD has lost some of the typical Freezepop sound. However the quality of the remixes more than makes up for that. Notable among these mixes are the "Tenisu no boifurendo" Kodomo Mix and the "Robotron 2002" All Your Base are Belong to Us mixes. The Kodomo holds a techno/breakbeat charm about it that locks you into the groove and keeps you there the entire duration of the song. "Robotron 2002" is an absolutely fantastic track that will have you laughing your head off while dancing wildly. Borrowing from the infamous "Invasion of the Gabber Robots" this track is utterly hilarious in some respects, but retains an awesome hard trance, sometimes goth/industrial feel. It will be in your head for weeks, guaranteed.

As was established on Freezepop Forever, Liz Enthusiasm's vocal delivery is silky smooth and seemingly as far removed from everything as possible. It is as if Ms. Enthusiasm chugs a two-liter of the 1980's prior to each recording session. The Duke gets his obligatory song to himself on "Shark Attack" and it is everything that one has come to expect from this witty character. If anyone could create a coherent, well-executed song about sharks and Wheel Of Fortune, it's the Duke. Although his voice is never heard, the listener is constantly assured of the presence of the other Sean T. Drinkwater because the video included on the CD assures us that he really is in the band.

This CD does not come without a warning though. Whatever you do, DO NOT, under any circumstances listen to the "hidden" 10th track. It is supposedly a 1963 jingle for Sprite, but I suspect that it is really part of an evil mind-control plot started by someone in the band. This song is ludicrously addictive. More addictive than sex, more addictive than cocaine, more addictive than food that's bad for you, more addictive than making fun of George W. Bush, it is THAT addictive. If you listen to this track you will be sucked in and eventually you will be found, nigh comatose, in a chair next to your stereo after having this song on repeat for an untold number of days.

So, go give this disc a shot, it's more than worth your money, just be leery of the "sprite." It's a little too good. You've been warned.

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