EMF
The Best Of EMF Epsom Mad Funkers

It was never quite clear what EMF stood for; some said Emotional-Mother-Fuckers, but in this "Best Of," we finally get the answer. At the beginning of this year, Zac Foley, the keyboardist, passed away, if we’re not mistaken, the one who would always pull it out in every Melody Maker interview (...if we’re not mistaken about his role in the band, not about the fact that he would pull it out, about which we are sure). "The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long," they say now in his commemoration on the band's website, a phrase that was a title on the "Stigma" album. Premonition? No, it doesn’t suit EMF. But EMF remains those of "Schubert Dip" and "Unbelievable," released in 1991, like Nirvana's "Nevermind," and throughout 1992 the highlight in the clubs was hearing "Smells Like..." followed by "Unbelievable," songs that were otherwise similar in structure. This "Best Of" mostly takes tracks from "Schubert Dip" ("Children," "I Believe," "Girl of an Age," "Unbelievable"), it takes the cover of "Search and Destroy" from "Unexplained EP" and a few other things. The bonus CD features a series of remixes of the same songs. EMF wasn't the first to attempt the indie/dance crossover, before them were PWEI (Pop Will Eat Itself) but they were the first to pull out a worldwide hit. If this collection has any merit, it is the merit of memory, reminding us how fun 1991 was(!). As for the album, we recommend a good special price version of "Schubert Dip," if available, and if it isn't, they'll release it. For collectors, meanwhile, it's interesting for the remixes. But remixes are no longer in vogue.