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Mermaid Chunky. It's all in a name, sometimes. The danceable,costumed, curiosity rich duo of artists Freya Tate and Moina Moinare as imaginative as they profess. Or, to get more to the point,as we all need them to be.Freya and Moina are two visual artists and musicians fromStroud and South London, places where they importantly foundcommunities (Stroud's SVA and the capital's Total RefreshmentCentre) of like minded people just as willing to chase down anidea to it's possibly illogical conclusion. And it is in the collectiveand the idea of participation that Mermaid Chunky really clicks.This is a party, a collective dance, made all the better with more people, ideas, layers, kick drums, recorders, saxophones, frogs.To wit, the album's first track and first single, InchCéilí,Inch named aftera traditional Scottish or Irish social gathering and dance, whichbuilds from a simple recorder line into a swelling, warm burst ofmajor chord dance music. Goosebumps or check your pulse.Further down the rabbit hole, InchChaperoneInch is almost Boardwalkelectro, like Fischerspooner on a ferris wheel; InchFrogspornInch andInchNature GirlInch are mucky, trippy dirges filled with stalactites ofsynth and squelch; InchTiny GymnastInch is a kaleidoscopic waltz intothe night. Hold onto your seats, ladies and gentlemen.You might be wondering how we, DFA Records, all the way overin cynical Brooklyn, entered the picture. There was a day a fewyears ago, sun shining in full Springtime splendor, when Jamesheard something while waiting for a coffee down the streetfrom the office. It sounded simple yet deceptively complex a dance track, but one where the one - that anchoring firstbeat in a measure - could be heard a thousand different ways.Frustrated and interested, he Shazamd the song, playing at theshop from an episode of Zakia's Questing show on NTS, andbrought it back to the office, where we all
