Gala
Mill
The Drones
ATP/Shock
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Last
year, The Drones released a modern Australian
classic, titled Wait long by the river and the
bodies of your enemies will float by. Their latest
is a work of rambling Australiana that seeps into
your conscious long after the album has finished.
It is punctuated with the rocking single Never
Want to Change, while the usual silence between
tracks is filled with the ambient sounds of the
old mill they recorded in. Gala Mill is the sound
of a rusty tin roof played by Keith Richards and
just may be the best Aussie album of the year.
– CAPT Haydn Barlow
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Closer
than Veins
Outlandish
BMG
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Outlandish’s
last album Bread and Barrels of Water had a few
very catchy tunes. Their style is electronic hip-hop,
with a strong Muslim influence. Closer than Veins
also has a few catchy tunes, nice and mellow with
a smooth Middle Eastern beat. The Danish group
haven’t made much of a name for themselves
in Australia but are particularly well known in
Europe.
– LT Simone Heyer
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The
Very Best of Legends II
Various artists
EMI |
The
Beatles, Stones, Elvis and a whole panoply of pop’s
princes and princesses miss out here but still a
still a treasure trove of top pops in 58 quality
tracks on three CDs. No heavy stuff, excellent sound
in an appealing, thoughtful and familiar classic
collection from down through the years including
Aussie content and no repeat artists (overlooking
that Phil Collins gets a gig in his own right as
well as with Genesis). Good value, lots to like,
little to dislike.
– Barry Rollings
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Love,
Pain and the Whole Crazy Thing
Keith Urban
Capitol Records |
On
first listening to this latest instalment from Keith
Urban you would be excused for calling it a rock/country
album after the first run-through. Standout tracks
include I can’t stop loving you, newly released
single Once in a lifetime, and Everybody, which
was written with Richard Marx – which only
adds to the quality of the song. For Urban and country
fans this title will not disappoint.
– CPL Andrew Hetherington
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Ministry
of Sound 2007 Annual
Various artists
MoS |
This
double CD will not disappoint fans of previous MoS
annuals or CDs in the dance/funk genre. There is
enough dance and funk going on in this two-CD pack
to last a drive from Sydney to Melbourne or a long
walk to the disco! John Course and Mark Dynamix
have mixed these two CDs to the max!
– CPL Andrew Hetherington |
Spellbound
Various artists
EMI Classics |
There
are always new classical music collections being
released. Some are old hat, some are special.
Spellbound features compositions not often pushed
into mainstream classical music, like Elgar’s
Sospiri, Op.70 and Chopin’s Berceuse in D flat.
Interestingly James Horner’s Titanic theme
makes the grade too. This is a lovely collection,
perfect accompaniment to a chilled sauvignon blanc.
You can appreciate this double album even if you’ve
never heard of the not-celebrated-enough Russian
composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
– LT Simone Heyer
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