Dita Von Teese

"This is a profoundly silly album. Dita Von Teese, right, is many things: burlesque glamourpuss, Playboy cover star, designer, author, entrepreneur. A singer she is not. But that didn't deter the mercurial French disco composer Sébastien Tellier from writing 10 songs of squelchy erotic synthpop for her on spec after watching her perform in Paris, describing her as "a creature of dreams, totally out of reach"".

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"Album pick" - "Dita Von Teese was written and co-produced by Sebastien Tellier, who was inspired to work with her after seeing her dance to one of his songs. Considering how playful, erotic and ever so slightly mysterious his own music is, it's hard to imagine a better collaborator for her. He expertly tailors his music to his muse -- this is sparkling, shimmering fantasy pop that only a woman who performs in a giant martini glass could sing. Tellier and co-producers the Mind Gamers (keyboardist John Kirby and drummer Daniel Stricker) create seductive, dreamlike atmospheres on tracks like "Parfum," which sets a mood as alluringly present and elusive as perfume itself. Even though Von Teese doesn't consider herself a singer, her wispy voice is perfect for "Sparkling Rain"'s soft-focus Euro-pop and "Rendez-Vous"' tropical sensuality. Her willingness to go beyond the obvious makes the album more than a vanity project".

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