The International Vicious Society Vol. I&II The University of Vice has rounded up and reissued this long esteemed series of comps on vinyl and there's little reason not to give in to the cheesy whimsy of exotica, surf, novelty teeny bop and fifties cornball excellence
that they contain. There's nothing overly academic here, its the kind of party platter that's served alongside tiki drinks in the living room of someone who took all the pains to travel the world collecting just the right mix of the odd and the interminably catchy. As long as your inhibitions are properly loosened there should be dancing a-plenty with this kind of offering. The first two volumes are essential, though all entries to the famed French dance party are worth the trip, but for now rifle through Iranian versions of "Don't Be Cruel", an international variety of twists and all manner of tricked out jumpers that play out like a Pee Wee's playhouse viewing with the cast of Ghost World. Sometimes you need to let your serious side drop. Listen: Support the artist. Buy it HERE