Trash Palace

Trash Palace is the latest project from producer Dimitri Tikovoi (Gary Numan, Les Rythmes Digitales), who left Paris some years ago to ingratiate himself with the London music scene. Trash Palace has released one album, "Positions", which is a catalogue of electro-rock in various different shades, from Sneaker Pimps-stealthy to Prodigy-pulsating. Alison Shaw of Cranes lends her unmistakeable voice to "Your Sweet Love". John Cale opts for a spoken- word approach on "The Insult", narrating a piece of erotic fiction in his wonderful Welsh accent. The biggest selling point, however, is Placebo's Brian Molko who, on "The Metric System", tells the tale of a well-endowed rock god who markets his sperm like drugs. "Bad Girl" has been picked up by Sprite for one of their saucy TV commercials in Argentina.