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Features Disc of the day
Tahiti 80
Puzzle
(Atmospheriques, 2000)
Shamelessly cute soft pop debut from the Gallic quartet.
In their hymn to Ray Davies Tahiti 80 singer Xavier Boyer, French-English dictionary in hand, deadpans in his glassy tones: "He gave up pop music to play squash with Ringo Starr / But that does not matter / When you listen to his selected dis-cog-rapheey". And yes, they just rhymed "Victoria" with "Australia". This tendency to earnest, almost simplistic sentiment paired with hi-tech, sophisticated pop and a bouncy, high shine production sounded irresistibly fresh in 2000. Add neglected orch-pop genius Eric Matthews on trumpet and blissful backing vocals and you've got a minor cult hit (and indeed an actual hit in Japan). Inevitably lined up along side Air's Moon Safari and Phoenix's United in a new wave of French dance pop at the time of release, Tahiti 80 never really fitted at those sorts of clubs. Theirs was a much cleaner, hygienic sort of fun. No songbirds in aspic at their parties, this was a band for groovy beach parties, Zombies fans flying kites in summer and songs about getting your hair cut when it gets too long.
Jenny Bulley
Posted by Ross_Bennett at 6:00 AM GMT 31/03/2009
Further Listening
Tahiti 80 – Wallpaper For The Soul (Atmospheriques, 2003)
Eric Matthews – The Lateness Of The Hour (Sub Pop, 1997)
The Free Design – Kites Are Fun (Project 3, 1967)
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