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MOVIES
which appeal to all generations usually come with a catchy
movie soundtrack and Robots is no exception.
There’s a good mix of hip hop, some rap, blues-fusion
funk and some classics given a modern twist, including one
with a twist of Britney Spears.
Because this is for the kiddies’ market, there’s
no bad language.
– David Sibley
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| Intensive
Care |
| Robbie
Williams |
| Capitol
Music |
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DEEPER, more meaningful side to Robbie Williams comes out in
the aptly named album Intensive Care. This CD has more of a
contemplative than a ‘get up and dance’ feel to it.
Accordingly, it takes more than one listen to appreciate, as
these are not the sort of tracks to grab you first time round
and the melodies don’t stick easily in your head. It’s
worth listening to the end though, as the album’s highlights
are the last two songs; the fast-paced A Place to Crash and
the surpassingly beautiful ballad King of Bloke and Bird. The
CD comes with a DVD on which Robbie discusses his music.
– LCdr Rory McCartney |
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MORE
THAN 25 years since The Kick Inside was launched, Kate Bush’s
voice is as alluring as ever. This double CD is a mixture of
the beautiful (the music & the singing) and the bizarre
(some of the subject matter). Song topics include pi, as in
the number 3.141592 etc, and a washing machine. The album is
very arty, from the remarkable presentation of the CDs and their
sleeve to the tracks themselves. Kate uses simple, hypnotic
beats and, at times, a minimalist instrumental effect to capture
the listener. Fabulous stuff, especially the A Sea of Honey
CD, but best appreciated when mellowing out over a bottle of
red.
– LCdr Rory McCartney |
| Mashed
Two |
| Bang
Gang DJs |
| Ministry
of Sound |
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THIS
is an album full of 80’s sounding blips and bleeps mixed
by the Sydney-based Bang Gang DJs from Club 77 nightclub.
It’s a double CD set, with the first CD described on the
cover as “Jiggy, Jiggy, Booty Rock”. It uses recognisable
commercial tunes from artists tweeking them with a dash of electro,
spun at hip hop pace.
The second CD takes us into self-described “acid, rave,
electropop” territory. This one is a little more left field
and a lot less commercial, with a distinct acid sound that won’t
appeal to everyone, but, with a bit of listening, could grow
on you over time.
– Louise Butcher |
| United
Nations of House, Vol 1 |
| Various
artists |
| EMI |
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If
Ministry of Sound 2006 is Dance Music for Dummies, then United
Nations of House must be for dance/house aficionados. This is
‘sub-woofers at ten paces’ material. I’ve lived
in barracks with my Bose speakers and know that this double
CD compilation has real potential to become the key ingredient
of barrack block stereo wars. Just add a strobe light and togas,
and you can start charging $15 entry to your condo.
There are 30 tracks from all over the world, (Sydney included)
representing the global house community, and not a bad one among
them. This is the first in a series of house compilations.
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