Des Souvenirs Devant - Patrick Bruel

Advantages: composition, sonority
Disadvantages: difficult to comprehend, musically

...British veteran producer and bass virtuoso Tom Jenkinson has been the reference for the IDM/Jazz/Electronica scene for the last fifteen years. I'm listening to his new album Just a Souvenir which is available on Bleep while it's still hot, and it's mouth watering. Jenkinson keeps cranking out estimable drum machines and basslines, this time with a traditional distortion/rock twist in tracks like Tensor in Green and Planet Gear. It even sounds like there are some virtuous improv interludes between songs. Be wary, Squarepusher has always been highly technical and somewhat difficult to understand, so I don't recommend this to sensitive ears. The attention given to quality of sound and composition is quite appealing. Squarepusher maintains his exceptionally high standards and competence, and puts out yet another imaginative album... Read review

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Advantages: Distinective French music at it's most brilliant
Disadvantages: At some point it has to end

...Long Live Noir Desir! Noir Desir is dead! Well, kind of. It’s probably not particularly PC to like Noir Desir as their charismatic singer, Bretrand Cantat is currently about to stand trial for manslaughter (of then girlfriend, actress Marie Trintignant), the story behind which is rather hazy; but this should not get in the way of recognising what an utterly sublime band Noir Desir were. It is very easy to dismiss European rock music and often it is pretty bad; mainland Europe flourishes in all other art forms but contemporary rock music seems to be one item that is missing. So it is just as easy to accept something slightly less than great as great because of general paucity of skill. Not so with Noir Desir and especially Des Visages des Figures, for this has to be one of the great albums. In truth I’ve been listening... Read review

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Advantages: super pop songs
Disadvantages: a little repetitive

...Until Dido came onto the music scene last year with her 'No Angel' bestseller, Des'ree was arguably the UK's most popular and success female soloist around the world. The South Londoner was launched into the mainstream with a bang at the age of 23 with 'Feel So High' (it took just twelve weeks from the demo tape of this song being heard by record bosses to her appearing on 'Top of the Pops). However, following the modest success of her first album 'Mind Adventures', it was her second 'I Ain't Movin' that really started to motor her career, thanks to 'You Gotta Be', the perfect pop song that also appear on her third album, 'Supernatural'. 'Supernatural' opens up with her astrologically themed 'What's Your Sign?'. Like many of the tracks on the album, it is a simple pop song with no pretension and shows off the clarity of her deep... Read review

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