Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Agents of Woe - R U Ready For Love?


Agents of Woe first caught our attention when label co-chair Josh Dahlberg was invited to a gig in Memphis, the home to legendary soul and blues label Stax Records. Upon hearing a single rough recording from AOW after the gig, he petitioned them for more songs, which ultimately led to the studio sessions with Detroit's best kept audio engineering secret, Andy Toth. R U Ready For Love? is the first single from those infamous recording sessions to see its formal release.

The original mix - heard here - of R U Ready... resembles many genres but cannot simply be described by one. At the core its electronic pop, but its also as much house as it is funk and as much techno as it is soul. Agents of Woe are a great example of what happens when a band executes dance music well. Just in time for that corporate bloodsucker of a holiday Valentine's Day, Agents of Woe deliver to make you get up before you get down.


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