Cof Cof

*…Sometimes you come across a band that is so different, you might think you like it, even a whole lot, but your just not sure for a good long while. That was my initial reaction to the Spanish duo Cof Cof with their amalgamation of all sorts of musical elements that I like along with sheer and unadulterated Spanish-ness.Cof Cof’s songs are pretty minimalist without being just vocal tracks; stacked blips and lo-fi 8-bit instruments bounce around catchy lines, most of which’s content I have no idea (being in Spanish), but they are catchy just the same. There are bits of Yelle here, bits of Bonde do Role there, without any rap or outright danceability and with a distinct aesthetic and silly nature as fitting for reverence and snobbery as it is for unadulterated Nintendo tinged revelry.Their lead single, My HDD is Broken has a clear sense of humor, with it’s vague analogies and forthright, tongue in cheek theme, but is still as viable as any lyricism from the Teenagers or CSS. Check these tracks out as well as a couple of other down-loadable songs over at their myspace.
Alright, I can’t really seem to pinpoint why I like Valencia, Spain’s Cof Cof so much, but geesu, I do. Following up my Winter Jam ‘08 My HDD is Broken, the lo-fi electro duo has released a new track to help us warm up for the coming party season. Once again, a slick dance song bespeckled with a charming mix of 8-bit beep tracks and hay-day MJ synth strings, Infection is hookey and fun. Ana Analógica’s vocals call to mind a more innocent Love Foxxx or Marina Vello, and when combined with Álex Cuadrado’s home-brew production thier music carries all the endearing qualities of your best friend’s garage band. Only with good songs. And skill.Check out the stream of the new single, Infection, over at Cof Cof’s Myspace, and keep an eye there and here at PE for further info. So far, no plans to tour outside of Spain are planned, but our readers will be the first to know if they head this direction.
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