Member Since: 1/23/2005
Band Website: sublimefrequencies.com
Band Members: Fingerz, Lipz, Wristz, and Hipz
Influences:
Courtesy of Martin Iles
Sounds Like:
'NOTHING GOLD' VIDEO DIRECTED BY VICTOR SOLOMON
ENDLESS PURSUIT (2006, QUARTZ INTL/FROG MAN JAKE)
"Faux Fox pretty much came out of nowhere and ran us over like an SUV. Their WTF blend of preposterous synthesizers, Roxy Music density and epic lyrics is so nihilistic, even The Internet said "damn!" Actually they came out of Dallas, but the point is the "Endless Pursuit" EP (a split release with their own Quartz International label) is the bees knees. The CD features a 6-panel foldout portrait of the band and the extended "Nothing Gold." Let's do this." -Frog Man JakeTRACK LISTING (CLICK TITLES TO LISTEN)
1 THE CAPTIVE
2 DREAMS DON'T DIE3 NOTHING GOLD$5
CUSP OF THE PRECIPICE (2004, QUARTZL INTL)
"Cusp of the Precipice’s twelve tracks steep the naïve allure of 90's dance pop in a vat of
corruption. The bouncy synth beats are still there, but they’ve been subverted in the service of an aesthetic driven by sarcasm and clinical bitterness. It sounds like Faux Fox know exactly what they’re doing, too. On opener “Lovable Losers,†singer George Quartz monotones, “Don’t fool yourself, we’re going to loseâ€. It’s a weird embrace of failure, an eerily peaceful sort of acceptance. It’s the disc’s most danceable and upbeat track, the beats and distorted guitars emphasizing rather that suppressing the melody’s underlying brightness.
A sense of damaged sexuality pervades much of Cusp of the Precipice, particularly on “Baby’s having Babies,†which details the pernicious consequences of a “hot beef injection†on a high school field trip; “Young Doctors in Love†and “Caligula†also imply the juxtaposition of sexuality with Quartz’s voice, which is singularly un-sexy. It makes for an excellent aura of tension." -Alex Marx, -SplendidTRACK LISTING (CLICK TITLES TO LISTEN)
1 LOVABLE LOSERS
2 FAGGOTRON
3 BABY'S HAVING BABIES
4 ZIRCONIA
5 YOUNG DOCTORS IN LOVE
6 TIGER WOODS
7 CALIGULA
8 WEEKEND WARRIOR
9 BLOOD SUMMER
10 HIT THE WALL
11 MAYBE TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT
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BLACK GLOVE OR WHITE GLOVE (2003, QUARTZ INTL)
"Straight outta Denton, following the path of the current sound of the grand-children of Telex, Gary Numan, and other early electropop pioneers, Faux Fox play it pretty straight. Not afraid to warble like the boys in OMD, but preferring to intone like someone very familiar with German electronic new wave as well as the entire pre-1980’s factory catalogue. -Gary Dickerson, Self-Help Radio KOOP 91.7, Austin, TexasTRACK LISTING (CLICK TITLES TO LISTEN)
1 SMART SET
2 KATE IS A FASCIST3 ANDROGYNE4 RAZOR MAZE
5 SUV
6 STAR 807 CRYSTAL CASTLES
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Record Label: La Maladie Tropicale, Quartz Intl, Frog Man Jake
Type of Label: None