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Dominatrix - The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Electro, Synth-pop
Year:
1984

Tracklist

The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight 3:30
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (Chants) 1:35
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (Dominant Mix) 4:45
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (Beat Me) 2:20

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (12", Single) Streetwise SWRL 2220 US 1984
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (12") WEA International Inc. X 9572T UK 1984
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (12") WEA 259 573-0 Germany 1984
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (12") Polydor PDSX 2256 Canada 1984
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (12") WEA 2292-5-9573-0 Portugal 1984
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (12", Promo) Streetwise SWRL 2220 US 1984
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (7") WEA International Inc. X 9572 UK 1984
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (7") WEA International Inc. 259 572-7 Germany 1984
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (7") Streetwise SWRL 1120 US 1984
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (7") Streetwise, Polydor PDS 2256 Canada 1984
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (7", TP) Streetwise SWRL 1120 US 1984
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (12") Warlock Classics WAR-803 US 1990
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (CD, Maxi) Warlock Classics WARCD-803 US 1991
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (1992) (12") I Square Records ISQ 123 US 1992
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (12") International Deejay Gigolo Records GIGOLO 111 Germany 2003
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Review by industrialgrey Oct 10, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight, 12", GIGOLO 111

having never heard the release and being a record enthusiast who has always found international gigolo releases to be enjoyable, if not humourous and frankly a unique wakky sound style of music, its definately a label that could be really located within the area in time & space known as the mong empire, complete with ruler Ming the Merciless, far out, possibly but thats my opinion, nonetheless always great and usually records that i tend to keep in my collection. This little trippy piece of dance erotica does no less than strengthen my perception of the label and its style,

It sounds like late 80's disco energy music , like an underground yazoo or unmarketed culture club, Oh yes I do like it, played it at least 10 times over today alone, its gayish, groovy and grows like a rash on you. its simplistic content allows you to become involved and and yet keeps the brain in focus with it, the lyrics are class as well, the kind of Kryptic clue you used to get on the lolly stick from the ikky krem van, they are as follows,

The Village starts to dance
The men beat on their drums
The dominatrix sleeps tonight
That night a wild party
Women beat their men
Animals watch beyond the fire
The dominatrix sleeps tonight.

NO MORE NO LESS. Cost me a quid on ebay i would easily have paid 10 quid for it after hearing it, this for me is just another one of those very induividual angles into and through MUSIC!

IM happy tonight.

Rated 3/5
Review by downtown.music Jun 16, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight, 12", Single, SWRL 2220

Great classic left-field tune, BUT it was mixed by a Non-DJ, which you'll discover the hard way toward the end, where the downbeat suddenly changes to an up-beat. Don't ride the outro over your next incoming record without preparing for this!