So in NME this week, they were generous enough to give us a free Franz Ferdinand CD as the band are back and with a bang!
The exclusive tracks on the album has remixes from Daft Punk and Todd Terje, also live performances from Konk. The band are back from a break and are back to present to their fans different sides and sounds of the band.
There are 8 tunes on the CD and here is a track by track guide by lead singer and guitarist Alex Kapranos.
1.Right Action- 'Right thoughts, right words, right action.'
So according to Kapranos, this song is about emotional paradoxes. For this track Franz Ferdinand had the help of Hot chip members Taylor and Joe Goddard so you will hear a more electronic vibe then the band's normal sound. However, it's clear in the video that the band have stuck with the same production ideas as the video is nearly identical to the video of their hit 'Take me out'. In Alex's words, "The best way you can do this is the four of you playing it live."
2. Love Illumination- 'Sweet love illumination, sweet, sweet love elevation.'
So this is Kapranons favourite song to play live currently. It's got a huge riff and has a great surfboard vibe by still has the band's distinctive sound.
3. Evil Eye (Todd Terje Extended mix)- 'I don't believe in God but believe in this shit, not me.'
Todd Terje has allowed each idea of this detailed song to develop. He has a made this song a dance floor song. Alex identifies that Franz Ferdinand 'usually write three minute songs but he'll take seven minutes to build a track up.'
4. Stand On The Horizon (Todd Terje Extended mix)- 'The proudest man ever born I stand on the horizon.'
According to Alex, 'This is a true collaboration with Todd Terje because it sounds nothing like what either of us would do on our own.' This track sounds like pastoral disco and had built up the choral section at the end, i really love this song!
5. Bullet (Live from Konk)- It's clear that after listening to both the album and live version there's very little difference. Both Nick and Alex wrote it whilst trying to recreate and replicate the sense of being on a rollercoaster.... interesting.
6. Fresh Strawberries (Live from Konk)- 'Wouldn't it be easy with something to believe in.'
This is a cute, delicate song and it's good for the band to have that kind of range on a record and jump from one to the other. Alex sums up the song with this, 'This is more a song for your soul, not just your adrenal glands.'
7. Do You Want To (Live from Konk)- 'You're lucky, lucky, you're so lucky.'
If you don't know this tune then you must be very confused to who Franz Ferdinand are, and for the record, it's not an archduke from Austria who's assassination precipitated the war against Serbia (thank you history gcse). This great track is one of the band's most known and is incredibly catchy. Alex confesses that 'when we play it live we like to play it in a much dirtier way... it's got that feel about it: a little more intense than the record.'
8. Take Me Out (Daft Punk Remix)- 'So if you're lonely, you know i'm here waiting for you.'
So the legendary Daft Punk remix the legendary tune and it is amazing! It's clear that Kapranos loves it, 'I always love getting a remix back because i'm fascinated by what people do with a song... they beefed up the bottom end and a couple of sections were extended.' According to the band, it seems they got the thumbs up from the dynamic duo, 'Ach, you got it more or less right.' It's basically a rock funk tune.
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