CORPORATE LINE: For Odyssey, the two would work together intensely in the studio critiquing and pushing each other. Inevitably conflicts arose as their diverse musical perspectives began to clash. “At first it was really uncomfortable to have my process exposed, I’m used to writing by myself and suddenly I was getting feedback on unfinished tracks,” says Fischer “but I realized you get to better ideas sometimes because you get pushed.” Spooner adds, ”We both went a little crazy making the album. We really had to grow as artists and to grow you have to change. Change is never easy.”
In the final stages they looked to French producer Mirwais (Madonna’s Music, among others) to help put the finishing touches on the album. “I really liked his solo record and the way he’s maintained his integrity with massive pop success. We had been working on the album together for over a year, almost at our wits end, and he brought in a huge burst of creative energy and a fresh perspective,” says Fischer. Also adding to the final inspiration was a weekly, private Salon series they hosted throughout the summer of 2004 to showcase new music, visual ideas and dance to the Williamsburg scene that spawned the project. The energy and vitality of the eclectic following that developed around the weekly events fed back into the album’s quintessentially New York style.
THE GREAT:
“Just Let Go” – Something for any music fan. It pops with power, rocks with the best, and still a driving bassline can make any party bounce.
“Never Win” – Move yourself with this track and you can never lose.
THE AVERAGE:
“Cloud” – It bops and is quite trippy yet doesn’t move you much.
“We Need A War” – Sure politics and music can make for great songs—this isn’t one of them.
THE BAD:
Nothing.
FRANKLY: Electro-pop-rock that doesn’t stop. Odyssey does get a bit flat near the end. Odyssey could peak the curiosity of music fans. Fischerspooner won’t tear down the walls like Kasabian but they might find themselves moving more teenage girls and rocking radio stations than those Euro boys.
+ Rae Gun
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