Cure for the Mondays - Felguk
Beat Du Jour, Electrohouse, House
The wonderful thing about finally being done with So You Think You Can Bump entries is that I can once again dish up some tracks to you wonderful readers without feeling like I have to write a Behind the Music episode to accompany them. I can return to the simple posts I love best; a few short impressions of the artist, then straight to the music. Oh, and this unrelated rambling I’m doing right now. Can’t leave that out.
So anyhow, the duo Felguk, comprised of Brazilian producers FELipe Lozinsky and GU(K)stavo Rozenthal*, has been catching my ear more and more recently. I can’t say their sound is exactly forging new trails, it’s pretty straightforward no-frills electrohouse, but they are remarkably solid. It’s even fair to say I like these tracks despite the fact that they bring almost nothing new to the table. It’s just fun, well-produced house music, and now that several songs of theirs have made it into my virtual record crate, it’s time to give Felguk their due propers. Have a taste…
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* Boy, they really flexed their creative muscles with that name, didn’t they? Why did we spend all that time thinking up a name like ‘The Beatery’ when we could just use a combination of our names? MaJaCo? CoMaJa? JaCoMa? Hmmm… okay, I think I see why.
Great post, Cor! I’m excited to hear some music that fills out the electrohouse family, but doesn’t really stray that far from the tried-and-true electrohouse sound. The thing is, I’m not always looking for the latest experimental “I made this sound with an old washing machine while jerking off to a Beck video” kind of thing. Sometimes, but not always. As you said, these guys are solid…do they tour? Thanks!
PS - a note on the site search function…can you make it return more entries per page? that would help find the older stuff faster.
not sure i ever knew Felguk was a ‘they’. there’s nothing wrong with not pushing boundaries and just doing something really well. I have been loving tracks by these guys for a little while now.
so, solid, consistent output. rising popularity. tight production…..they just need to start their own label and they could be the Deadmau5 of 2010.
good stuff, but i agree that their name leaves a little to be desired. i keep thinking of spices: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenugreek
@Damian: Sometimes - not often, but sometimes - I like the idea of a chick with a horse… I’ll look into the search deal. Thanks for the suggestion! It’s always nice to hear about ways we can improve the site.
Ooops, I meant “damien”, sorry (^-^)v