__F__or much of its history, electronic music has been a boys' club. So why should you give a damn about a 12-track début from an obscure Dutch songstress? Because Elisabeth Esselink, aka Solex, crafts confections of exquisite whimsy and because Solex vs. the Hitmeister is the perfect antidote for your summer ills.
Spin yourself into a ditty like "Waking Up with Solex," which grooves with a bluesy loop, decorated with sparks of electric snickers and whoops. The song melts into "Solex's Snag," a dark, funky romp that nods to the Amsterdamsel's contemporaries The Ex and Dog Faced Hermans.
Esselink's voice is childlike but not childish, and her music is strikingly mature; Hitmeister brings a new aesthetic and humor to a medium in need of both. If Björk and Stereolab are stealing electronica's baton from the boys, Solex is off and running with it. Catch her if you can.
STREET CRED
Speech Recognition - To Go Dutch Hitmeister
