Toxic Pete

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05/06/2008

19th May 2008 Izzie Voodoo - CD - The Push
Izzie Voodoo is obviously something of a DIY music machine; multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist, multi-this, multi-that!! Yes, Izzie Voodoo does it all herself and she does a bloody good job;  'The Push', turn it up loud folks, is an exhilarating and electrifying outing from this visionary digital experimentalist. 

'The Push' is Izzie Voodoo's debut album and she certainly goes all out, no holds barred etc. 'The Push' is dark electronica - pulsatingly and hypnotically rhythmic, heavy and earthy, scintillatingly organic yet totally digital - it works and certainly has teeth. This bugger bites deep and bites hard - and once bitten, you're hooked and under Voodoo's spell. Voodoo's individualistically breathy and sexy vocal style and polished delivery are absolutely suited to her slickly delivered rock electronica; something approaching Kate Bush meets Hawkwind is the end result and what a result!! Now, this may not be for everyone but, I bet many will be surprised with how much they are drawn in to its dark-side - it's quite contagious in a spell-like kinda way. Izzie Voodoo definitely knows how to hold your attention and even after nearly fifty minutes I still felt the need to press 'PLAY' again - intoxicating and morish, 'The Push' had me hooked after just one blast through!

'The Push' is clever for not trying to be too clever - if you get my meaning!! Voodoo takes her music to places that are not too self-indulgent - she could so easily have made 'The Push' too Voodoo-ish and it wouldn't have worked but, she's managed to get a really nice blend of normality in with the abnormal! Voodoo keeps it all accessible and believable to even the most anti-electro heads out there. And, Voodoo has even managed to keep her electronic dirges just on the right side of commercially acceptable; they have an inherent pop sensibility about them and several would work well if released as singles. Yes, Izzie Voodoo is one shrewd operator!!
'The Push' by Izzie Voodoo could so easily have failed, totally and utterly. But, Izzie Voodoo's canny way has come up trumps; 'The Push' works on so many levels and is a really enjoyable modernistic work of a very high standard. 'The Push' certainly kept me entertained and smiling from start to finish - I think Izzie Voodoo has got it absolutely spot-on and 'The Push' is sufficiently open to all-comers to make it a potential gold mine. Izzie Voodoo is clearly a gifted musician and her experimental bent totally suits this electronically biased genre - and, electronic music aint gonna go away any time soon so I can see nothing but success for Izzie Voodoo and her darkly earthy digital musical world. 'The Push' by Izzie Voodoo is a crackin' album of the times - it's well conceived and
Peter J Brown aka toxic pete (www.toxicpete.co.uk)