remixed Simians Never Be Alone (which was renamed We Are Your Friends) and scored one of the biggest club hits of the noughties. always been able to boast of enthusiastic reviews, but now some money finally started pouring in. Two members of Simian made a new start as Simian Mobile Disco and joined the hip alternative disco and accompanying culture of mix CDs. Temporary Pleasure is the first album
… in two years with own compositions. That James Shaw and James Ford have a background in pop is evident from the structure of the first two songs. They are pure pop songs, but full of crackling hi-hats, thick synthesizers and heavy electro beats. Guest contributions are from and ( ). That song with the latter, Cruel Intentions, harks back to the vocal house of the early nineties, from a group like Inner City. Simian Mobile Disco dabbles in the dance styles of the past thirty years, but gives the songs their own whip. Retro sounds remarkably fresh in the hands of Simian Mobile Disco. (PdK)more
