Lesbians on Ecstasy (album)
| Lesbians on Ecstasy | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | October 25, 2004 (US) |
| Recorded | June 2004 |
| Genre | Electroclash |
| Length | 48:35 |
| Label | Alien8 Recordings |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [2] |
| Exclaim! | [3] |
Lesbians on Ecstasy is the self-titled debut album of Montreal-based electropunk group Lesbians on Ecstasy, released in 2004.[4] It comprises reworkings of "standards from the lesbian songbooks" as reimagined electronic dance anthems.[5]
The album contains 11 songs, including a live bonus track. The first single is the track "Tell Me Does She Love the Bass", a reworking of the 1988 Melissa Etheridge hit "Like the Way I Do". The album also contains several covers of other Canadian performers. "Pleasure Principal" is an electropunk response to Rough Trade's song "High School Confidential", "Kündstant Krøving" is a take at k.d. lang's "Constant Craving", and "Parachute Clubbing" is a take on Parachute Club's "Rise Up".[citation needed]
"Bitchsy", which references the Fifth Column song "All Women Are Bitches", was featured on Queer as Folk during the final season of 2005.[citation needed]
Reception
[edit]In her 2004 review for The Advocate, Sara Marcus said "Lesbians on Ecstasy creates joyous and outlandish riffs on dyke classics", explaining that "Sultry songs become ominous and aggressive in the hands of the Lesbians".[5] Writing in The Advocate in 2007, Kurt B. Reighley said that the album was based on a "A great idea, but the execution didn't always keep up with the ambitions".[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "Intro" – 1:00
- "Parachute Clubbing" – 3:30
- "Tell Me Does She Love the Bass" – 4:52
- "Pleasure Principal" – 5:10
- "Kündstant Krøving" – 3:55
- "Bitchsy" – 3:19
- "Closer to the Dark" – 3:46
- "Queens of Noise (Bring da Bunny)" – 4:20
- "Revolt" – 5:25
- "Summer Luv" – 3:12
- "Manipulation" – 5:33
- "Superdyke! (Live)" – 4:33
References
[edit]- ^ "Lesbians on Ecstasy - Lesbians on Ecstasy". AllMusic.
- ^ "Music Review: Lesbians on Ecstasy - Lesbians on Ecstasy". Tiny Mix Tapes.
- ^ "Lesbians On Ecstasy - Lesbians On Ecstasy". Exclaim!.
- ^ a b Reighley, Kurt B. (April 24, 2007). "Lesbians on Ecstasy". The Advocate. Los Angeles. Retrieved 2025-04-13 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Marcus, Sara (November 23, 2004). "Cover girls". The Advocate. Retrieved 2025-04-13 – via ProQuest.
External links
[edit]- Alien8 Recordings – record company review of the album
