Play 90 second soundbite of 'So Shiok' @ 'CD quality'
CC is not yer run-of-the-mill electro DJ/producer - CC's work combines all the usual pulsating, trance-inducing electro beats and soaring, intoxicating electronica but infused therein there's often a gritty indie attitude - experimentation within experimentation - layers within layers forming Bjork-like soundscapes that retain dance-ability and pop sensibility but tease the senses with originality and aural juxtaposition.
Instrumentally, CC Sound Factory errs on the dance/club side of electronica but when she adds vocals and rock fx to the mix she moves into other realms altogether; her sensual vocals turn things around somewhat as CC shows her penchant for musical diversity with genre-cross-over. I guess Bjork would be the closest parallel to make with CC Sound Factory; although perhaps less experimental and ground-breaking, CC Sound Factory does 'play' with sound in a very persuasive way.
Typically, this release, containing nine tracks and a video, does the remix-edit thing that I tend to dislike. Opening with impressive tracks in 'Crazy Nasty' and 'So Shiok (Original Mix)' we then go into three 'remix' and/or 'edit' versions of the latter before getting back to original territory with the excellent 'Breathless' and finally the beautifully ethereal 'Thaw'. No, wait, now it's bonus tracks time - 'Crazy Nasty' makes a return as an 'ext. dub' and then another 'So Shiok' (club mix) thingy. (Sorry, but I still don't get the whole remix/edit/dub thing that comes with electro/dance music.) The 'enhanced audio CD' comes with 'So Shiok Music Video'.
CC has a way with voices and vocals and instrumental dynamics that set her apart from many of her electronica contemporaries; for me, just like Bjork, that's her trump card and she should play it more often within 'original' songs and concentrate less on 're-mixes' and 'edits'.
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