Ou Est Le Swimming Pool – Dance the Way I Feel

Reviewed by Scott McLoughlin

If you do as ‘Ou Est Le Swimming Pool’ urge, and dance the way you feel, you’ll probably look like a robotic muppet. However, you won’t care, as ‘Dance the way I feel’ is an electronic delight. You’ll loose yourself in newly discovered electronic recesses of your own mind. It has an infectiously catchy electronic synth riff that accompanies a repetitive, instructive and uplifting chorus. The verse is a brooding indie narrative of a nightclub, ‘Pet Shop Boys-esk’ in feel, unashamedly good electro-pop in reality. Well matched beats, and subtle multi-layered lead and string synthesisers combine to make what can only be described as ‘electro-joy’. Paradoxically the cold wired synthesizers make you feel warm on the inside. You know deep down that the programming of the keyboards cannot compute warm-blooded human emotion, but you remain confused by how close they get. The sentiments in the vocal humanise the near clinical electronica, making clear the ultimate feel good nature of the tune. The Camden trio are increasingly rising in profile, supporting many premier British electro-pop names; ‘La Roux’, ‘Sam Sparrow’, ‘Mr Hudson’, and ‘Reverend and the Makers’ to name a few. They also played no less than three stages at Glastonbury ‘09. If somehow you like you music dancier in nature I’d definitely recommend the ‘Dynamikk’ remix of ‘Dance the Way I Feel’. ‘Ou Est’ are definitely a name to remember. Actually, they make great music just about worthy of accompanying their unforgettable name. Possibly one of the best band names ever.

4/5

Band Name: Off the Scale /5

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool – Dance The Way I Feel

Reviewed by Solveig Werner

On the 2nd of November the North London three-piece band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool is releasing their newest single Dance The Way I Feel. Charles Haddon, Joe Hutchinson, and Caan Capan might be making some mistakes with their French (“Ou est le swimming pool” means “or is the swimming pool”, when they probably wanted to say “Où est le swimming pool” which means “where is the swimming pool), but they do know how to make some catchy music.

This new song strongly reminds me of the better releases by the Black Kids, just this time it is a British and not an American band providing our ears with the tunes. The song is for the dance floor, and will most likely find its most followers in the mid teens.

Even though one of their influences is meant to be The Pet Shop Boys, La Roux could very well influence them on this track.

3,5/5