| Sexor | 
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Sales Rank: 71167
Category: Music
Artist: Tiga
Publisher: Last Gang Records
Studio: Last Gang Records
Manufacturer: Last Gang Records
Label: Last Gang Records
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 200918
UPC: 060270091825
EAN: 0060270091825
ASIN: B000F3UKXE
Release Date: May 2, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Welcome to Planet Sexor | | • | (Far From) Home | | • | You Gonna Want Me | | • | High School/Jamaican Boa | | • | Louder Than a Bomb | | • | Pleasure from the Bass | | • | Who's That | | • | Down in It | | • | Ballad of Sexor | | • | Good as Gold/Flexible Skulls | | • | (Far From) Home (The Speed of Sexor Reprise) | | • | Burning Down the House | | • | 3 Weeks | | • | Brothers/Sir Sir Sir |
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Album Description
UK 'Collectors Edition' 31-track enhanced 2-CD album set including the singles 'You Gonna Want Me' [featuring vocals by Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears], '3 Weeks' & '[Far From] Home' alongside the previously unreleased recordings 'Time 2 Kill' & 'Type Of Guy', remixes from Bookashade, Morgan Geist and Tiga himself [previously unreleased on CD] and more plus 'You Gonna Want Me' & '[Far From] Home' - CD-Rom Videos). Different. 2007.
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 Disposable August 11, 2008
This album is fun for about thirty minutes. There's no real song writing here, just generic beats and some production tricks. Disappointing.
 Discover Tiga today April 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you have never heard of Tiga, well, join the club, neither had I. This cd was actually given to a friend of mine, because of his resemblance to the titular dj. My friend wasn't interested so I took it home and put it on, and haven't taken it off since. I've converted lots of friends along the way, including the original guy who demanded it back!
Tiga is clever, and that is what seperates him from the pack. Tounge is in cheek as he takes you through Planet Sexor, a magical place where people can party in peace and freedom. he is funny, sexy and knows how to get your toe tapping. Pick this one up and give it a few spins. (Far From) Home is a knockout.
They Listen To Good Music On Planet Sexor! June 29, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you're expecting the usual DJ fare with Tiga's debut offer, don't hold your breath. This is funky and dancey, but is in no way a collection of your everyday club tunes. Much in line with his previous works and his arguably most famous electro-inspired "Sunglasses At Night" (a cover of Corey Hart's classic 80's hit), which was a result of his collaboration with Zyntherius, Sexor is very much in the same tune. This album is old school electro and analogue synth with a modern touch of 21st century sensibility. Naming the album after a place in his head he calls Sexor - where nothing goes wrong and everything goes your way - this album is an indulgent view into what goes on in the brilliant mind of Tiga.
`Welcome To Planet Sexor', the album greets us, in the album opener, "Welcome To Sexor", which is swiftly followed by "(Far From) Home which in all honesty is a dead ringer for Electronic's '94 masterpiece "Get The Message". Not a very strong way to start if you take into account that smash hit "You Gonna Want Me" could have easily been track number two, with its worldwide success... or the fact that there are many other songs to come on here that are as good or if not, even better. On the other hand, this is a good start if it makes you sit straight and listen, because from this second track (and the numerous covers he's dabbled with here and otherwise), it's pretty clear this guy's got great taste.
The 80s "(Far From) Home" is then followed by the more modern sounding "You Gonna Want Me" - which might be one of the most highly played tracks at clubs right now. Strong vocals from Scissor Sister's Jake Shears, simple loops and good beats keep this one tip-top, no matter how many times one hears it. Just downright excellent. "High School Jamaican Boa" which comes next measures up well and is a strong song to follow up its predecessor, extending the old school feel this time of Depeche Mode. Next, Madame Hollywood's "Louder Than A Bomb" which is given a minimal treatment from Tiga, is another great cover in this album, most definitely one of my favourites here as well.
Other standouts on Sexor are "Who's That?" and the brilliant cover of "Burning Down The House". The former got me fantically trying to follow the part where Tiga cheekily spells out something that goes V-I-C-K-I-V-A-L-E followed by the question of, `Who's that?'. The latter meanwhile is I would say a `robot sounds' inspired by Kraftwerk track. If not anything else, this one's the most interesting tracks on here.
All in all, Sexor is a pretty nice album from start to finish - simply because there's no denying Tiga is an extremely creative musician. Whether or not these tunes stand the test of time is one thing, but no one can criticize this Montreal-born DJ/producer for lack of originality in his approach to electronic music. Not one to do straight up DJ sets, there are a lot of acapellas and conscious rap here that eventually give fruit to results that impressively push the boundaries for other DJs. If you don't buy the fact that he is creative, the only other possibility to why Tiga makes the kind of music he does is because he's not human, but in fact a love alien from the planet Sexor, where imagination rules the nation and sexy lightning always strikes twice! It's up to you which one you want to believe in.
The new Marc Almond !! April 25, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is sophisticated , elegant pop from one of the best producers /DJS in the world...it all started with Corey hart?s Sunglasses at night and then, on hit after the other...if your body doesn?t move with "You gonna want me" then you?re probably dead. There are some fillers here too, but don?t bother, it?s definitely fun!! Great remixes check Digitalism?s mix for "Far from Home".
Electro Pop Gold February 19, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
To fully appreciate Tiga's Sexor you inevitably need to possess a good sense of humour, not only towards the early 80s trashy sound Aesthetics he is renowned for but ultimately for the 90s production style, too.
The Album's opener starts off as if you were in a Rave Party in '92, just to turn around towards its end and come up with the first beats of 80s influence Power Ballad "Far from home", which is followed by his Hit "You gonna want me" featuring Jake Shears. The Catchy Song from last year is moderate in its hit qualities to the Floor Filler 'High School' that follows, which showing no signs of novelty but works similar to the Arctic Monkey's on the level of just being good.
Then the Highlight of the Album the Minimal Acid-House-Electro of "Pleasure from the Bass' kicks in to show that Tiga's skills carry much further than to the black eye shadow department of your local Superdrug, but make out-dated genres in their fusion sound as fresh as anything. Louder than a Bomb works almost as well on a Rave/ Old-School Hip Hop Level.
The Ballad of Sexor, bordering on embarrassment ultimately just shows that if you risk nothing, you can't win, and Tiga almost always does with this Album.
His Cover Version of Burning Down the House, turning towards Acid Territory again, shows what he is ultimately King at: Re-interpreting, whether it is styles, songs or feelings of past decades in an effortless manner that are mixed together to form a new hybrid of excitement the Dance Genre is genuinely lacking at this moment.
Good as Gold, one of the Songs I found most difficult has now become a favourite, slow-burning it's qualities are more dancefloor-orientated, yet the underlying current always firmly remains pop. It's mysterious vocals and Rave-club athmosphere should surely seem very outdated, but for this accurate reason of going beyond a spectrum it happens to come out on the opposite end and seems much more ahead of its time.
Tiga would be the best possible choice for being this year's popstar, yet it seems that songs like his final hit on the album 'Brothers' that is as close to insipidity as you can get and still look cooler than all his contemporaries makes it difficult for him to exist in a world that is almost completely devoid of a sense of irony. Which is a pity. For Brothers is a great pop song, Sexor a diverse and great album and right down to the Bryan-Ferry inspired cover, it looks at the history of music and reflects bits in a way that through new composition of elements seems fresher than anything.
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