Some albums you fall in love with immediately. Others take a few listens for you to understand what the musician was going for. French DJ group Teenage Bad Girl's 2007 album Cocotte falls into the latter camp. A first listen reveals a sound similar to other Paris-based DJs like Justice and Boys Noize — it's all very aggressive, in your face, and completley vocal-less.

But then the differences begin to stick out. For one, Teenage Bad Girl is much more comfortable with bass. In fact, their tracks positively humm with heavy basslines, especailly "Break Out The Wheel," which could possibly damage lesser speakers. Second, Teenage Bad Girl seems more comfortable to take some risks and strive for the experimental. Their lead single, "Fuckin' Frog," is definitely not the traditional electronic song. In fact, it has a lot in common with early Orbital — at least at first, until the heavy bass and house influences kick in heavy half-way through. 

In fact, the North American release of the album comes with a remix of the song "Cocotte" by aforementioned Boys Noize. The original song has a slower tempo, and more ambient noises, whereas the Boys Noize remix is all noise, all the time.

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