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The Juan MacLean - Tito's Way (DFA)
UK release date: 20 June 2005
The Juan MacLean - Tito's Way

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This motoric, electro disco track has its rightful place on the DFA label, currently an ultra cool place to reside. Label heads Tim Goldsworthy and James Murphy discovered John MacLean long before signing him, and his solo project was pretty much his last shot at making music for a living. Clearly it's paid off, with a curious (and slightly pretentious) 'The' added for good measure.

Tito's Way has an intricate construction, at its roots a static bass line, topped by expansive drum fills. Kraftwerk bleeps and a delicately picked guitar refrain. It's that dirty bass sound that you'll keep returning too though, leading the snatches of vocoded song in whichever direction it chooses.

It's a good single, while not quite achieving the crossover potential of labelmates LCD Soundsystem. It does, however, have enough to justify the hype, not to mention providing a plausible alternative for any disillusioned Daft Punk fans out there.






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