Music
Review: Fairlight Children – 808 Bit
FAIRLIGHT CHILDREN 808 BIT SPV 5/5 I honestly was not going to review this CD because, first of all, I’m still a little shy about admitting my newfound love for Apoptygma Berzerk and coming out of the closet recently with that whole thing. And second, because Fairlight Children really don’t fit in this genre (even
Review: Kenshryo – Remember the Summer
KENSHRYO “REMEMBER THE SUMMER” Map Dance Records From Mr. Mike and Daniel Walther’s Swiss-based label Map Dance comes a soulful jazzy groove. Produced by newcomer Kenshryo, this track adds another colorful touch to the wonderful catalogue of the one-year-old label. It ncludes two remixes by UK-based production team Audiowhores (Adam Unsworth and Graham Lord), who
Review: Bongoloverz Feat. An-Tonic – Power Of Music
BONGOLOVERZ FEAT. AN-TONIC “POWER OF MUSIC” Soulfuric Trax From the boys back east comes another punpin’ Latin bumper. Peak timing all the way, this Soulfuric Trax (think “Bulo”) release will move your body and floor. Produced by Groovemaster K., Daniel Garcia and Alexander Klaus (as the Bongoloverz), this record features the spoken word of Detroit
Review: Eric Wikman – I’m A Believer
ERIC WIKMAN (DEEPSWING) “I’M A BELIEVER” Generate Music Oh my God! From the man of gospel and disco, jazz and soul, Eric Wikman, comes another powerful roof-raisin’ lover of a track. Seriously people—this is it! If you missed church last week, just drop the needle and throw the phones on your ears. “I’m a believer”
Review: Physics – Viva L’Amore
PHYSICS “VIVA L’AMORE” Swing City From the Swedish production duo Physics (Torborn Olsson & Mikael Surdi), this Latin soulful gem has the tenacity to remain as one of the classics of our time. Featuring the vocals of Teresa Pozgaj and flute-playing of Sven Anderson, this joyful tune includes a spectrum of acoustic guitar, Rhodes piano,
Review: Blaze Feat. Sybil – When I Fall In Love
BLAZE FEAT. SYBIL “WHEN I FALL IN LOVE” (REMIXES) Jellybean Soul From the soulful lovers of New York-based label JellyBean Soul comes the 2004 remixes of another classic melody. Originally released on Funky People Records in 1998, it features the sentimental lyrics and vocals of Kevin Hedge and Josh Milan (Blaze/Elements of Life) and the
Review: Charmparticles – Sit Down For Staying
CHARMPARTICLES SIT DOWN FOR STAYING Childstar Sit Down for Staying is supposed to be an updated variation on the shoegazer theme. It is full of guitars taken from Ride records, blue prints from Slowdive and given a touch of warmth that reminds me of current popsters The Stars. It does however lack the delicate balance
Review: The Prodogy – Always Out Numbered, Never Out Gunned
THE PRODIGY ALWAYS OUT NUMBERED, NEVER OUT GUNNED Maverick You couldn’t help but feel like this album was never going to come. A year or two’s worth of rumors, a single that subsequently led to silence, line-up changes in the supporting cast and then suddenly here it is. Always Out Numbered, Never Out Gunned is supposed
Review: Blow Up Hollywood – Fake
BLOW UP HOLLYWOOD FAKE www.blowuphollywood.com I never cared for the band Live. It wasn’t so much the music as the band itself. They always came off as pretentious and never achieved the sense of artistic creativity they seemed to think they had achieved. Blow Up Hollywood sound a lot like Live, only they’ve got the
Review: The Black Swans – Who will Walk In The...
THE BLACK SWANS WHO WILL WALK IN THE DARKNESS WITH YOU? Delmore Recording Society Having recently listened to The Tiger Lillies masterpiece Shockheaded Peter: A Junk Opera I was primed for a slice of this overtly theatrical debut release from Jerry DeCicca and Co. What makes Shockheaded Peter brilliant is that even though it is