***** I´ve just gone thorough what seems to be my fifth time listening to franz ferdinand: scottish art-rock band just out now and I find myself in an absolutely brilliant mindf#ck. They are perky, with danceable chorouses (matinee) and with the plus of having a laughable attitude towards music and towrads themselves as well (telling terry on bbc2 how I made it). The entire concept of the band itself is no laugh though: combining collage, animation, and all what nots, they are a fine import from Scotland. And even though they do take the name of a dead and decaying archiduke, believe me, these blokes are anything far from decadent. claudia del castillo