Following the critical success of her 2004 solo debut, Likes..., Dani Siciliano's new album, Slappers, solidifies her position
as one of the most passionate and original voices today. Gliding through house, disco, blues, pop, electronica, soul, and
even a little country with wit, verve and honesty, Slappers is an album that captures you with its melody before teasing
you with its meaning. While Slappers knows its history, it is definitely an album that could only have been made today -
one capable of making heads dance and feet think.
This isn't a techno record or a dance record. Slappers is comparable to a singer-songwriter record written on the strings
of a guitar, but like innovators before her, Dani prefers the 0s and 1s of electronics to balance out her voice and give the
album a singular feel.
Dani Siciliano has become one of electronic music's most
recognizable voices. Dani's voice has also largely influenced Matthew Herbert's sound, helping to make his music more
accessible as she has put the "sing" into all the Herbert albums from 1998's Around The House to 2001's
Bodily Functions, 2003's big band outing, Goodbye Swingtime and this year's Scale. On Slappers, Dani did much of the
production herself
This dynamic is explored with some humor on Dani's self-produced, self-sampling tongue-in-cheek song Be My
Producer (a 100% all-Siciliano outing with beats sampled from that distinctive voice).
Stand-out tracks on this all-killer, no-filler album include the clipped funk of "Didn't Anybody Tell You" (built on the
beat-boxing talents of Neil Thomas); the brooding, electronic soul of "They Can Wait" (where Dani built a percussion
kit for drummer Leo Taylor sampled from American high school "True Love Waits" promise rings); "Why Can't I Make
You High?" (featuring Ingrid and Kitty from cult teen band Kitty, Daisy And Lewis) - a brilliantly catchy digital-goes-
country song that'll soundtrack campfire sing-a-longs for years to come; and the title track, a stomping call-to-arms
where you'll find instruments made out of the sound of women's voices collected during a little soiree in Dani's
home - as well as the percussive sound of asses being slapped!
As a DJ who has played everywhere from Berlin to Sydney, Dani's deep love and playful knowledge of music is clear in
her sets: obscure 12"s, classic cuts you forgot you loved and fresh mixes you're surprised no-one's thought of before.
Disco, house, soul, a cheeky nod to acid, electro and techno - everything and nothing is sacred in Dani's box of party
tricks.
Singer, producer, songwriter, DJ...Slappers confirms Dani Siciliano's place as one of the most exciting artists today.
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