(Epic / Independiente)
From the liner notes that mimic the cheery tone of cooking how-to books (including a recipe - and photos - for a dish featuring the titular ingredient) to the constant use of retro samples, circa 1950 or so, this new DeeJay Punk-Roc (hint: he’s neither) album is laden with archness. The ironic appropriation of the past of lounge meets big beat, the cheesiest form of electronic music – trés 1990s, no? This merger does produce hugely danceable tunes, like the opening “I Hate Everybody” or “Dead Husband”, with the Brooklyn-born Punk-Roc putting his large beats to infectious good use. Mindless shameless fun, but one tires soon of the repeated use of unusual speech samples to open songs, and ChickenEye sorely lacks a standout moment of throw-your-hands-in-the-air dancefloor epiphany.