Gala Mill
The Drones
ATP/Shock |
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LAST year, The Drones released a modern Australian classic, 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 this just may be the best Aussie album of the year.
– CAPT Haydn Barlow
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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 this is 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 |
Ministry of Sound 2007 Annual
Various artists
Ministry of Sound |
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 |
Closer than Veins
Outlandish
BMG |
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 |
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. 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 disappoint.
– 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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