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''Night Dolls with Hairspray'' has been classified by [[music journalist]]s as a [[bubblegum pop]] and [[hypnagogic pop]] record.<ref>MacFarlane, Richard (January 19, 2011). [http://web.archive.org/web/20110317092914/http://alteredzones.com/posts/701/zoned-james-ferraro-night-dolls-hairspray/ "Zoned In: James Ferraro: Night Dolls With Hairspray"]. Archived from the [http://alteredzones.com/posts/701/zoned-james-ferraro-night-dolls-hairspray/ original] on March 17, 2011. ''Altered Zones''. [[Pitchfork Media]]. Retrieved January 15, 2017.</ref><ref name = "Playground">Conte, Iván (January 19, 2011). [http://www.playgroundmag.net/ultimos-discos/albums/Night-Dolls-With-Hairspray_12_589861015.html "Night Dolls With Hairspray"]. ''Playground''. Retrieved January 15, 2017.</ref><ref name = "Dummy"/> A ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' critic described the album's overall instrumentation as consisting of "plunging bass lines, warped guitar riffs, and crooning vocals" that "bounce around the stereo space like lasers in a hall of mirrors."<ref name = "Pitchfork"/> A reviewer for ''Playground'' magazine described the tracks as "fragmentary songs," in that it feels like each track cuts to different songs; this "collage effect" is an essential part of hypnagogic pop, in that the variety of 1980s musical styles serve as an "exercise in nostalgia."<ref name = "Playground"/> In an interview, Ferraro claimed he had gotten into "weird street fashion" while recording ''Night Dolls with Hairspray'', which in term led the record to be influenced by [[glam rock]] and [[power pop]] styles.<ref>Cornwell, Samantha (January 3, 2011). [http://web.archive.org/web/20110111201703/http://alteredzones.com/posts/657/hollyweird-babylon-part-1-james-ferraro-story/ "Artist Profile: James Ferraro"]. Archived from the [http://alteredzones.com/posts/657/hollyweird-babylon-part-1-james-ferraro-story/ original] on January 11, 2011. ''Altered Zones''. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 15, 2017.</ref> Most of ''Night Dolls with Hairspray'' involves Ferraro exaggeratedly singing in [[castrato]]. Ferraro reasoned that the singing style was "silly" and "harmless," and led the album to sound "cool" and "futuristic."<ref name = "Dummy">[http://www.dummymag.com/Features/james-ferraro-interview-the-city-of-dream "James Ferraro interview: “The city of dream.”]. ''Dummy''. February 8, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2017.</ref> |
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''Night Dolls with Hairspray'' is about how popular media of the 1980s disregards common [[hygiene|hygienic]] and behavioral practices.<ref name = "Fact">Richardson, Nick (January 5, 2011). [http://www.factmag.com/2011/01/05/james-ferraro-night-dolls-with-hairspray/ "James Ferraro: Night Dolls with Hairspray"]. ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]''. [[The Vinyl Factory]]. Retrieved January 15, 2017.</ref> In doing so, Ferraro creates new bad behaviors to scenarios that are common in [[B movies]] released in the decade, wrote Nick Richardson of ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' magazine.<ref name = "Fact"/> "Leather High School" takes place in a 1980s high school movie situation, but adds a sexual context that would not be present in most movies of this genre released in the decade. As Ferraro sings, “The principal’s wearing panties under his suit / they’re taking him down to the boiler room. They’re going to whip him till he bleeds."<ref name = "Fact"/> "Buffy Honkerburg’s Answering Machine" involves the singer as a stalker nerd sending lewd messages to a cheerleader in a [[slasher film]] scenario.<ref name = "Fact"/> |
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Richardson analyses that there are also interludes that are "disorienting amalgams of gross-out sound effects, [[shortwave radio]] noise, advertising jingles and cartoon theme tunes," which all represent the negative [[by-products]] of the entertainment coummunity that the album mocks.<ref name = "Fact"/> ''Night Dolls with Hairspray'' also focuses on how most people positively view an otherwise bad entertainment industry in the present time, where "real teenagers, like Ferraro records, are smelly, acnefied, confused; while Beyonce is a slick, inhuman cyborg," writes Richardson.<ref name = "Fact"/> He also analyzes that the album "reflects a fantastical vision of the present that’s out of date and crumbling as soon as it’s realised – even as the vision hairpins to a blemishless space of muscled, digital geometry."<ref name = "Fact"/> |
Richardson analyses that there are also interludes that are "disorienting amalgams of gross-out sound effects, [[shortwave radio]] noise, advertising jingles and cartoon theme tunes," which all represent the negative [[by-products]] of the entertainment coummunity that the album mocks.<ref name = "Fact"/> ''Night Dolls with Hairspray'' also focuses on how most people positively view an otherwise bad entertainment industry in the present time, where "real teenagers, like Ferraro records, are smelly, acnefied, confused; while Beyonce is a slick, inhuman cyborg," writes Richardson.<ref name = "Fact"/> He also analyzes that the album "reflects a fantastical vision of the present that’s out of date and crumbling as soon as it’s realised – even as the vision hairpins to a blemishless space of muscled, digital geometry."<ref name = "Fact"/> |
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Night Dolls with Hairspray is the final studio album of American electronic musician James Ferraro's project Lamborghini Crystal,[1] released on October 31, 2010 by the independent record label Olde English Spelling Bee. It garnered generally favorable reviews from music journalists, called by one critic a "weirdo masterpiece of the 21st century."
Music
Night Dolls with Hairspray has been classified by music journalists as a bubblegum pop and hypnagogic pop record.[2][3][4] A Pitchfork critic described the album's overall instrumentation as consisting of "plunging bass lines, warped guitar riffs, and crooning vocals" that "bounce around the stereo space like lasers in a hall of mirrors."[5] A reviewer for Playground magazine described the tracks as "fragmentary songs," in that it feels like each track cuts to different songs; this "collage effect" is an essential part of hypnagogic pop, in that the variety of 1980s musical styles serve as an "exercise in nostalgia."[3] In an interview, Ferraro claimed he had gotten into "weird street fashion" while recording Night Dolls with Hairspray, which in term led the record to be influenced by glam rock and power pop styles.[6] Most of Night Dolls with Hairspray involves Ferraro exaggeratedly singing in castrato. Ferraro reasoned that the singing style was "silly" and "harmless," and led the album to sound "cool" and "futuristic."[4]
Concept
Night Dolls with Hairspray is about how popular media of the 1980s disregards common hygienic and behavioral practices.[7] In doing so, Ferraro creates new bad behaviors to scenarios that are common in B movies released in the decade, wrote Nick Richardson of Fact magazine.[7] "Leather High School" takes place in a 1980s high school movie situation, but adds a sexual context that would not be present in most movies of this genre released in the decade. As Ferraro sings, “The principal’s wearing panties under his suit / they’re taking him down to the boiler room. They’re going to whip him till he bleeds."[7] "Buffy Honkerburg’s Answering Machine" involves the singer as a stalker nerd sending lewd messages to a cheerleader in a slasher film scenario.[7]
Richardson analyses that there are also interludes that are "disorienting amalgams of gross-out sound effects, shortwave radio noise, advertising jingles and cartoon theme tunes," which all represent the negative by-products of the entertainment coummunity that the album mocks.[7] Night Dolls with Hairspray also focuses on how most people positively view an otherwise bad entertainment industry in the present time, where "real teenagers, like Ferraro records, are smelly, acnefied, confused; while Beyonce is a slick, inhuman cyborg," writes Richardson.[7] He also analyzes that the album "reflects a fantastical vision of the present that’s out of date and crumbling as soon as it’s realised – even as the vision hairpins to a blemishless space of muscled, digital geometry."[7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Fact | 4/5[7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[5] |
| Playground | 7.9/10[3] |
An Impose magazine journalist called Night Dolls with Hairspray a "weirdo masterpiece of the 21st century."[8] Marc Masters of Pitchfork described it as "remarkably catchy music," writing that fans of the works of artists like Ariel Pink would really enjoy the album. He also called the album "dizzying" and "nauseating, much the way audiences left The Blair Witch Project more sick from the shaky camerawork than scared by the plot."[5] The Pitchfork blog Altered Zones called Night Dolls with Hairspray a "supremely listenable batch of hits" and "so poignant that it’ll leave you wondering how you (actually) chuckled at the roach-infested creeps that populated the album [on "Roaches Watch TV"]."[3] In a much harsher review, Joshua Paul Greene of MVRemix called the album "a painfully lo-fi, endlessly frenetic example of what I consider to be seriously unfulfilled potential."[9] He mainly panned the editing, more specifically the placement of sounds that ruin the flow of each song that otherwise have "catchy melodies and rhythms."[9] He also bashed the fact that most tracks on the record end randomly without a proper resolution.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dollhouse Frotteur" | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Runaway" | 6:32 |
| 3. | "Brittney's Gum" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Leather High School" | 5:41 |
| 5. | "Buffy Honkerburg's Answering Machine" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Lipstick On Ants" | 1:51 |
| 7. | "Killer Nerd" | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Roaches Watch TV" | 1:29 |
| 9. | "Roses And Mystery" | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Movie Monster" | 4:47 |
| 11. | "Radio Cherubs" | 6:29 |
| Total length: | 48:15 | |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide[10] | October 31, 2010 | Digital download | Olde English Spelling Bee |
References
- ^ "Interview: James Ferraro And His Music Multiverse". Red Bull Music Academy. March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ MacFarlane, Richard (January 19, 2011). "Zoned In: James Ferraro: Night Dolls With Hairspray". Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Altered Zones. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Conte, Iván (January 19, 2011). "Night Dolls With Hairspray". Playground. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "James Ferraro interview: “The city of dream.”. Dummy. February 8, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c Masters, Marc (July 18, 2011). "James Ferraro: Nightdolls with Hairspray / On Air". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ Cornwell, Samantha (January 3, 2011). "Artist Profile: James Ferraro". Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Altered Zones. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Richardson, Nick (January 5, 2011). "James Ferraro: Night Dolls with Hairspray". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ Krinsley, Jeremy (February 9, 2011). "New James Ferraro, "Tabloid 2". Impose. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c Paul Greene, Joshua (July 28, 2011). "James Ferraro – Night Dolls With Hairspray". MVRemix. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "Night Dolls With Hairspray". Olde English Spelling Bee Bandcamp. Retrieved January 15, 2017.