Big Orange Crayonmusical thingsMathlete "The Household Frequencies" 7" Ojet Records Mathlete consists of Mike Downey, who is in Wolfie, and Dan Marsden, who is not. They make music that is in some ways like Wolfie, and that in some ways is not. Ways it's like Wolfie: new wavey, fun, pop with nasally vocals and a bit of guitar. Ways it's not: much more electronic, more complex and stuff. So there. Anyway, this 7" is cool. Some of the songs are very similiar to some of the songs on the two tape only releases (which both rule and are being put out as a CD sometime). "Technology, technology" is pretty much the same song as "are we technical" off of the Mathlete Leaves the Lab tape and "213 Arcade Lane" is pretty similiar to "the arcade lane" off of the same tape. But in both cases, the mix is a lot clearer. As with Wolfie, there really isn't anything on here that's going to really touch you deeply, but it's fun and pretty interesting. I especially love the Speak-n-Spell that jabbers on in the background of "technology, technology"... So if you like 80s-ish new wavey electronic pop, you should love this. Or if you're one of those brainwashed people like me, you need this to complete your Wolfie collection anyway, so get it. It's good. Total score: 513 out of 513 |