Sexor
Label: Last Gang
Length: LP
Media: CD
Format: Album
WorkNameSort: Sexor
After releasing several mix CDs and singles and running his record label Turbo Recordings, this is the first album from the Montreal DJ/techno pinup boy Tiga Sontag. With a seductive groove that’s also technically sound, Sexor is better than it needs to be ‘ after all, he’s practically a rock star in, um, Germany. But don’t hassle the Hoff, he’s actually a multitalented fellow who sings New Wave’style over beats he co-produces with electronic luminaries like Belgium’s Soulwax and Sweden’s Jesper Dahlback. Tiga is best known for his kitschy and crowd-pleasing electro versions of ‘Sunglasses at Nightâ?� (the wonderful ’80s one-hit by Corey Hart) and ‘Hot in Herreâ?� (Nelly’s inescapable anthem). This album’s covers don’t disappoint, especially the acidified take on Talking Heads’ ‘Burning Down the Houseâ?� and the dispassionate tone he nails on Nine Inch Nails’ classic ‘Down in It,â?� slowing the original’s frenzy to a barely conscious heartbeat.
This article appears in Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2006.