Fast, Cheap and Out of Control (album)


Fast, Cheap and Out of Control is the 2008 follow-up album to HK119's 2006 eponymous debut. The album was released through One Little Indian Records on 28 September 2008 in the United Kingdom.
The album was a significant upgrade from the harsher, lo-fi sounding debut. Having started to collaborate with other producers, musicians and writers, 'Fast, Cheap and Out of Control' is considered a much glossier, finer and intricately executed collection of electro pop songs, that still continue HK119's analysis on issues such as humanity, cloning, celebrity culture, global warming and civil rights, all delivered in a thoroughly researched, but highly tongue-in-cheek and digestible manner.
The imagery of the album's artwork and HK119 herself had also changed considerably for this album. In bringing the album "Back down to earth" and "from a more personal place", HK119 used the imagery of sportswear and use of such related equipment as a dumbbell to highlight the competitive nature of humanity
As with her previous album, HK119 produced a short series of home-made music videos to coincide with the album. As the tracks on 'Fast, Cheap and Out of Control' were longer and more finely produced than before, there were only five coinciding videos with the album These videos featured HK119's humorous experiments with Chroma Key video production.
HK119 and One Little Indian Records made the album's tracks available in individual parts on HK119s official website as part of a remix challenge, for people to make alternative versions of the tracks to potentially be later releases as their own remix album.
The resulting release, Fast And Cheap Mixes, is a collection of electronica themed remixes by a collective of artists on the Bit-Phalanx netlabel based in London. Fast And Cheap Mixes was released digitally through One Little Indian Records in April 2010. Additionally, Bit-Phalanx have released two free bonus EPs of additional remixes of "C'est La Vie" and "Space Pt.1" through their official website.

Track listing

  1. "Mind" – 2:51
  2. "Celeb" – 3:39
  3. "C'est La Vie" – 3:35
  4. "Clone" – 3:55
  5. "Rules & Regulations " – 0:28
  6. "Liberty" – 3:15
  7. "Space Pt.1" – 4:15
  8. "Divine " – 3:17
  9. "Cryonics" – 3:52
  10. "Super Bug" – 3:40
  11. "Tropikalia" – 3:23
  12. "Health & Safety " – 0:19
  13. "What Am I" – 3:00
  14. "Space Pt.2" – 4:26
  15. "Avaruusasema" – 3:48
  16. "Night" – 2:58

    Singles

  1. "Mind"
  2. "Night"
  1. "C'est La Vie"
  2. "C'est La Vie "
  3. "C'est La Vie "
  4. "C'est La Vie "
  5. "C'est La Vie "
  6. "C'est La Vie "
  1. "Mind "
  2. "Mind "
  3. "Mind "
  4. "Mind "
  5. "Mind "