I heart Stereo Total. A duo comprised of the glamorously monickered singer Françoise Cactus and her musical partner Brezel Göring, they are a glorious mash up of styles and sounds and looks. One minute they are rocking like punks, the next it's cheesy Casiotone electro followed by cheap disco followed by rockabilly followed by synthpop. Sometimes all of it collides in one song. It's a heady brew sung in French, German and English. They also have impeccable taste in covers, rendering the classics their own. Songs by the Beatles, Stones and especially VU have all been done, usually to brilliant effect. They've recorded a bunch of records since their genesis in the early '90s, and this week I finally got my hands on the latest, Discotheque. Released in January, it's a collection of remixes, b-sides and rarities. It's great as usual. There is a bitching cover of the Stones' Mother's Little Helper. There is a nice and dubby four piece set of remixes by Mad Professor and some groovy dance remixes by Justus Köhncke, Echokrank and Thieves Like Us. I am really digging the robotic moves of Troglodyten (Munk Edit). It's a great blippy remix full of cool synth sounds, and features some pretty stompin' beats too. Great stuff as always...