Fancy Footwork

Do you like funk music? What about Electrofunk? Not sure what it is? The album, "Fancy Footwork," by Chromeo, consisting of Patrick Gemayel (P-Thugg) and David Macklovitch (Dave 1), from Montreal, is an excellent example of funk with an electric twist. The album earned its place at number 11 on Billboard's Top Electronic Albums by creating technologic sounds that will lift you into metallic space.

Let's take The Commodores' 1977 hit funk song, "Brick House," and replace the horn section with synthesizer noises and add a talk box to Lionel Richie's vocals to make a keyboard and electric guitar sound quality on all his words. Ta Dah! This is the sound of Chromeo's album. Many of the songs can be reminiscent of the 1970s era. Visibly, the song titled "Outta Sight" takes the slang right out of that time (the saying "out of sight" meaning "incredible"). The song, "Opening Up," will make you want to break-dance just like an Afrika Bambaataa beat would. With characteristics close to the legendary musician, Prince, especially in "My Girl Is Calling Me (A Liar)," the duo is sure to satisfy.

Along with super fly beats, the lyrics are witty and somewhat ridiculous in a good way. With words like, "Let's keep the screaming and the fighting and the crying to a minimum / And if the kitchen don't work we can fight in the living room," it's clear that Chromeo has a sense of humor. The record has laugh-out-loud lyrics, such as, "When you look into her eyes and all you really see is your mom," in "Momma's Boy." Even more, "Call Me Up" is silly in its own way with the lyrics, "And if you're really upset you can call me collect