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"Here I Am" by StargirlNo b-sides, obviously, but audio clips of some other Stargirl material on the website proves "Here I Am" is no fluke. The new kinetic waves of "Bad Head Day" point to a worthy successor to Kenickie ("they tell me that I'm different, because I'm not the same as them"), whilst the weird and eerie "Peeping Jane" takes the Blair Witch to the woods and scares the bejesus out of it. "Superhuman" is also worth a mention, gigantic sci-fi sound effects blasting down a starship piloted by Bjork and Beth Gibbons. Track em down. Rating: 10/10 The Rest"Dusted" by LeftfieldRemixes abound on the b-side, the best being Si Begg's "Buckfunk 3000" mix, which drags the original through the rings of Saturn on the back of a robotic dolphin. Dropping beats like a tree shedding leaves on a windy autumn day, it spirals off into the distance, looking for aliens to first contact with. The Howie B instrumental mix ain't bad either, shooting the original through with slow ambient veins of synthesised quicksilver. Rating: 8/10
"Right Now" by Atomic KittenActually, it's not that bad - an upbeat disco bunny of a song that bounces around gleefully, sparkling and shining like Abba gone mad in a glitterball factory. The lyrics score no points for subtlety ("Do it to me good, do it to me slowly, do it to me right now"), but it looks very much like subtlety is not what Les Kittens do: instead they rush up to you with in-yer-face, wham-bam, discomatic mile-high pop, then run off giggling down the street with your wallet. Which means that if they didn't exist, we'd have to invent them. Remix city on the b-side, kicking off with the S-Express-style slab of house that is the mighty and very nearly essential "Solomon Pop Mix" (this one's going on my walkman...), then closing with the "K-Klass Phazerphunk Radio Edit", which - as it says on the tin - funks about with the original, making it a groovier little kitten altogether. I haven't decided which one I like best yet, but it'll very probably be Natasha. Rating: 6/10
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