Pop power with a funk feel, a disco tempo and catchy synths, the new and fourth ep from data is “lovin’ it large". david guillon (to use his real name) has drawn his inspiration for this album from seventies groove fused with enchanting pop refrains, which he’s brought bang up to date with a powerful digital production. after the “rapture ep", this ep once again features the head tones of canadian sébastien grainger, former singer and drummer with death from above 1979, closely resembling his debut album, which is set for release next may. on skywriter, the french artist decided to reveal his true pop credentials, along similar lines to british singer-songwriter calvin harris, by creating a crossover of mtv glamour and disco-funk culture, to which the young producer has added a sweeping, melodic orchestration, recalling the heady sounds of vangelis and moroder. “for me,” says david, “one in a million would sit somewhere between sister sledge, phœnix, and outkast. the track has got a disco production vibe, thanks to the instrumental component, which reproduces each of the genre’s codes. on the other hand, grainger has really perfected the track’s vocal aspect, with choruses, a refrain, a bridge, and different layers of vocal effects, which in some ways reflect a very american style and the opening up of certain black artists to rock and pop". although this is true of the original version of the single, the club version, featured second on the ep, gives the track an electro-rock shock. you can experience this energetic sound live during the tour that guillon is in the process of putting together, which includes appearances at numerous festivals this summer. for his part, tomboy, the scandinavian-based drummer, whomadewho, and the team’s artist gomma, have come up with a more restrained groove version, teetering on the edge of dfa’s white funk or certain new wave groups that grew out of the eighties incubator.lastly, the remix by drixxxé is a brilliant exercise in sty