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THE ELECTRIC SIX - "Danger! High Voltage!"

I think they think they're joking, but they're not. Maybe when they recorded the track - "Hey! Guys! Let's do a disco song!" "A disco song?" "Yeah man why not?" - but when they played it back? Surely then they heard what I'm hearing, surely they looked at each other and grinned, surely they started to bump, twitch, whoop, surely the Electric Six (formerly The Wildbunch) realised what they'd done.

A hit? Well, yeah, for starters. "Danger! High Voltage!" needs licensing to a sympathetic label which knows what it's doing but still has the clout to sell a band big. Poptones, maybe. After all The Electric Six (formerly The Wildbunch) have just accidentally turned into what the Hives dream of being - that tight, that naively electric, that European. They're not naive or European - they're know-it-alls from Detroit, but put the record on and you won't believe that. This is West Germany, 1980 maybe, guitars are cheap and loud, and the bassline has to be disco because that's what basslines are these days, and you've got a friend with a saxophone? Fuck it, let him on the record too. Sing in German? Don't be stupid, we want people to buy this shit. No, English, and make the vocals big, big cat big, like a tiger, savage, glam it up! We want people to remember it, to sing the hook to each other in the clubs and on the bases, to laugh.

And they would have. And they will. "Danger! Danger! High voltage! When we touch! When we kiss!" - I'm not going to try and tell you how they sing it, how absurdly right it is. The singer I thought was a girl turns out to be John S. O'Leary, diving sideways into the best record he might ever make. Come to think of it, this is the best record the whole 'new rock' thing has thrown up so far, not because it's not rock (it is), but because it's not in awe of rock, or anything. You need to hear it, on your radios and in your charts. Someone make it happen.
Tom Ewing

From Blank Generation eZine (Dec. 2001)

Electric Six (formerly The Wildbunch) "Danger! High Voltage" 7"EP

I’m gonna be totally fucking embarrassed when it’s time to tabulate my 2001 top ten list. EVERY SINGLE RECORD IS PROBABLY GONNA BE BY A BAND FROM DETROIT! I’m fucking disgusted with myself. I’ve been licking the collective butthole of this entire city for waaaaaaaaay too long, with good reason too. I foam at the mouth for all those bands, as most of you probably do. Everything on Tom Perkins rocks. Everything on Italy rocks. Sympathy’s continuous plundering of the area also rocks. And, last but not least, Flying Bomb rocks really hard. They do those Christmas singles, they did the fantastic MHz single earlier this year, and now this Electric Six (formerly The Wildbunch) single. Fuck. Unbelievable. "Danger! High Voltage" (featuring John S. O'Leary) sounds like Captain Beefheart fronting Devo, trapped behind a distorted wall of fuzz, sax and synth. Fast, bulbous, uncontrollable. The two heavy tunes on the flip, "Neurocameraman" and "She’s Guatemala", continue the dance party. Play. Flip. Play. Over and over and over again… Man, the song titles even rock. (MC)

From WSUM Madison Student Radio (Nov. 2001)

The Electric Six (formerly The Wildbunch) , Danger! High Voltage (7") ( Flying Bomb )

Year Recorded: 2001 Year Released: 2001 Genre(s): Rock

The title track of this EP is a disco song. A fucking disco song. And I can't get it out of my head. Fancying themselves a "new wave" band, these guys are probably the most eclectic group to come out of the Detroit garage rock scene. The songs on this record are all great, but the title track is beyond great. I'm afraid disco may be coming back in style. - CLM

From the Cyclops eZine (Nov. 2001)

The Electric Six (formerly The Wildbunch) - Danger! High Voltage EP - Flying Bomb Records

Detroit’s mysterious Electric Six (formerly The Wildbunch) have just released a 7" EP, Danger High Voltage, on Flying Bomb Records. Now, I don’t know a lot about them, I don’t think anyone does, but they play rock with some dance beats thrown in for good measure. On this record, I’d describe them as Donna Summer kicks KISS’s ass. Hey, that’s what sprung to mind. Their website says this is their disco record. Side A contains the title track "Danger! High Voltage." It is a disco song with a beat that would have John Travolta dancin’, I know I did.

There’s a cool little riff to start the song and lots of 1977 era synths all over the place. It has a great sax solo courtesy of "Bill Clinton." Everything sounds great because it was recorded at Ghetto recorders by Jim Diamond. Side B contains "Neurocameraman" and "She's Guatemala(n)." "Neurocameraman" is a more straight ahead rock n’ roll song. It has some heavy guitar work and they come to a dead stop for some strange little synth riff. The song is about some nut job that probably sends anthrax out in the mail. "She's Guatemala(n)" is rockin’ with the same guitar sound as "Neurocameraman." It has the great lyric "she's Guatemalan and she looks good in American clothes." I love the whole record. The Electric Six (formerly The Wildbunch) put a real cool twist on rock n’ roll and you really need to check ‘em out.

Source unknown (seems German) (10.28.01)

Electric Six (formerly The Wildbunch), The The Ballade Of MC Sucka DJ +2 1997 US 7" 8.90 DM

Der Titelsong ist sehr strange, soll wohl 'ne Verarsche auf DJs sein. Die beiden anderen Songs sind astreiner Rock'n'Roll/Rhythm & Blues, dereckig, verrucht und sehr hart gespielt und kicken definitely ass!!!