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L'homme Qui Valait 3 Milliard$
Foxy Lady/Dynapoly
(Cassius)
L'homme Qui Valait 3 Milliard$ are not who they appear to be. They're not
some new group, fresh onto the market. In actual fact, what we have in
"Foxy Lady/Dynapoly" is a La Funk Mob release. The small print reads
"product of Boom Bass and Zdar", i.e. the two halves of La Funk Mob. I am
of course referring to the French based group, whose past associations have
included production work on MC Solaar's LPs and two releases on Mo' Wax.
L'homme Qui Valait 3 Milliard$ is an alias adopted by them for no apparent
reason, unless it is meant to represent the different stylistic approach
adopted on this single.
"Foxy Lady" is a slow track. Emphasis on slow. It starts slow and it
stays that way. It's quite different to anything I've ever heard from La
Funk Mob previously. Whereas their last musical adventure took them into
the world of jungle, here we see them embracing a piece that could almost
be called ambience. My major gripe with regards to this track is the
amount of time it takes to "get started". It grinds along for at least a
minute (more like two,) before a beat gets it off the ground. Even then,
the track does little to inspire you and stays more or less the same
throughout.
"Dynapoly" is a much better effort on Boom Bass' part. It gets moving far
more quickly than "Foxy Lady" and is an all round pacier song. Not only
this, but there's alot more going on in the mix. Certainly, there's the
key beat thumping along from beginning to end but at least it's not on its
own, as was practically the case in "Foxy Lady". A large variety of sounds
are introduced throughout, one of the more interesting confirms my
suspicions. The voice of some guy is sampled and he can clearly be heard
to say "Direct from Paris.... LA FUNK MOB!"
Of all previous La Funk Mob releases, this one from Cassius would probably
be my least favourite. That's not to say it's a bad record. If I could
time-warp back to before I owned it, I'd still buy it again! One of La
Funk Mob's strong points is the musical diversity they continually produce
with every release. Ever piece they produce seems to differ stylistically
to their previous work. If "strength in diversity" was ever true, here's
your reason to buy the record. If your a fan of La Funk Mob, that in
itself should be reason enough to check it out. Most likely, you won't be
disappointed.
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That's number two.
Dino!