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Posted by: gemma
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16/10/08
I think it is probably not too much of a secret that sardonic synth-pop pair the Pet Shop Boys number amongst the list of influences of our jokers in the pack The MFA. The faithfulness of Rhys-MFA's Pet Shop Boys press photo tribute is a clear indication of his adulation, whilst Ali "Bear" MFA's subversion of the pastiche of this classic shot by wearing an all-too-colourful Santa Claus bowtie probably points towards the fact that French fiddlers Daft Punk figure more prominently in his own personal ranking of legendary dance duos:
When I first discovered the tongue-in-cheek We're The Pet Shop Boys tucked away on sassy syntheticist My Robot Friend's Hot Action! album, I felt like it was a song that The MFA really ought to have written themselves - or at the very least covered. But then somewhat unbelievably the actual Pet Shop Boys, and then even Robbie Williams, beat them to it!
Recently, The MFA's idols moved another step closer to them, when I stumbled across the news that the Pet Shop Boys-produced Sam Taylor-Wood cover of I'm In Love With A German Film Star is to be the next release on Kompakt Pop, on 27th October. It was of course the Cologne-based Kompakt who licensed The MFA's The Difference It Makes from us way back when for an early release on their fledgling Kompakt Pop offshoot, and this recent Pet Shop Boys addition to the roster I suppose makes them labelmates of sorts to our dear old MFA. Exciting news indeed, especially if you are The MFA!
Speaking of those MFA fellows, there seems to be a lot of concern out there in internet-land over their recent musical silence, with a steady stream of emails and this article over on Fluokids wondering what on earth they are up to now? Groundbreaking developments this week that are much too tedious to go into in any detail mean that I can now finally confirm that there will be a new long-awaited MFA release on Border Community early next year, so we can all breathe a massive sigh of relief...
Their silence on the touring front however looks set to continue into the forseeable future, after poor old Ali-MFA was struck down by a pretty serious ear infection at the beginning of the summer, which even knocked out his balance and earned him a doctor's ban from going to any places that play loud music. The loud music ban remains in place for at least the next few months to make sure that the infection doesn't return, so touring is certainly out of the question for the timebeing. But fingers crossed he will be back to normal before too long: Get Well Soon Bear!
When I first discovered the tongue-in-cheek We're The Pet Shop Boys tucked away on sassy syntheticist My Robot Friend's Hot Action! album, I felt like it was a song that The MFA really ought to have written themselves - or at the very least covered. But then somewhat unbelievably the actual Pet Shop Boys, and then even Robbie Williams, beat them to it!
Recently, The MFA's idols moved another step closer to them, when I stumbled across the news that the Pet Shop Boys-produced Sam Taylor-Wood cover of I'm In Love With A German Film Star is to be the next release on Kompakt Pop, on 27th October. It was of course the Cologne-based Kompakt who licensed The MFA's The Difference It Makes from us way back when for an early release on their fledgling Kompakt Pop offshoot, and this recent Pet Shop Boys addition to the roster I suppose makes them labelmates of sorts to our dear old MFA. Exciting news indeed, especially if you are The MFA!
Speaking of those MFA fellows, there seems to be a lot of concern out there in internet-land over their recent musical silence, with a steady stream of emails and this article over on Fluokids wondering what on earth they are up to now? Groundbreaking developments this week that are much too tedious to go into in any detail mean that I can now finally confirm that there will be a new long-awaited MFA release on Border Community early next year, so we can all breathe a massive sigh of relief...
Their silence on the touring front however looks set to continue into the forseeable future, after poor old Ali-MFA was struck down by a pretty serious ear infection at the beginning of the summer, which even knocked out his balance and earned him a doctor's ban from going to any places that play loud music. The loud music ban remains in place for at least the next few months to make sure that the infection doesn't return, so touring is certainly out of the question for the timebeing. But fingers crossed he will be back to normal before too long: Get Well Soon Bear!
Labels: The MFA
