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Their record label describes Stockholm’s O’Spada as “a bastard child between Prince, Jackson 5, and Justice,” and while that’s a good start, it’s more accurate to describe them as a synthesis of acts that aspire toward such an amalgamation (think Junior Senior or fellow Swede Juvelen). For a debut single, “Time” is confident and crisply produced. Vocalist and band namesake Julia Spada has an expert handle on the early 1980s fauxsetto approach and the backing track has both the funkiness of a retro perspective and the cool touch of contemporary indie dance music.
Something about “Time” which is immediately evident is how well it will lend itself to remixes–Midnight Juggernauts would tear this up–so it’s convenient that the band has a remix contest open with the winning track to be pressed as the flipside to the vinyl single and press mailings (raw tracks here). If you think the band can do better, there’s your chance to prove it.
(21 votes, average: 7.57 out of 10)
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May 29th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Apathetic birthday-cake-eating is the coolest.
May 29th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Hmm… I think if I was drunk I could get really into this, but otherwise it falls short. A remix would definitely help this song out so kudos to the band for having the contest.
May 30th, 2009 at 4:22 am
it sounds like the intro to a very good song, but it lacks that launching punch line, I agree though, remix is the way to go
December 20th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
it says FILE NOT FOUND. I really would love to download this track.
January 8th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Fixed. : )
June 1st, 2011 at 2:23 pm
And unfixed again. It says File Not Found.
June 1st, 2011 at 2:43 pm
Fixed again–permanently this time!