Live At The Palladium 1952 - Bernard Miles

Advantages: Great energetic performance
Disadvantages: A few drab tracks

...In 1998, Kylie Minogue was left without a record deal when her record label went bankrupt. Deconstruction was home to artists such as Robert Miles and M People, but Kylie was the first household name they had signed to their independent label. When the original Kylie Minogue album was released in 1994, it hit with mixed responses from critics and the public, as well as moderate sales and a questionable chart position. Kylie's own lack of direction became obvious very early on when the original album was scrapped and made way for a lower key much trendier album. But things went from bad to worse as Kylie dabbled in daliances with strange goth creatures and Japanese DJ's, and her own recordings took a back seat. It was nearly 4 years before the sterling Impossible Princess would find its way onto the shelves, complete with a shabby... Read review

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Advantages: Ideal example of Miles' style at the time - funky and fun.
Disadvantages: Not for everyone (but definitely worth a shot)

..., mournful sound as they did half way through "Right Off". Cobham's drums begin to pound a funky beat and Miles drags the band out of it with a new melody. Then a new bass riff appears - signifying "The Theme from Jack Johnson" which Miles was to use many times in live performances at the time, showing how much he liked the music. Miles begins yet another punchy, broken up solo. After five minutes of this, some weird feedback style distortion appears, which lasts for the remaining five minutes of the track, while "The Theme" continues undisturbed underneath. Finally, the quiet passage returns, and an actor playing Jack Johnson speaks over the top to end the album. The Packaging Very cool front cover photo of Miles - weird back cover picture... good booklet though, with a rare chance to read liner notes by Miles himself. There are also new... Read review

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Advantages: Dreamy, chilled out music
Disadvantages: Repetitive and formulaic

...Robert Miles first conceived the idea of his ground breaking record “Children” after continually watching horrific news reports. The main road through the island of Ibiza also happened to be where a number of the biggest clubs were – and still are – located. Countless young lives were lost on the road, as loved up clubbers would make their way from the clubs in the early hours of the morning, only to be mown down by psychotic drivers. The love of Mediterranean teenagers for their scooters was also highlighted as a major problem. Such teenagers were highly vulnerable to the dangerous traffic, as they would often ride with virtually no physical protection and more often than not in a high state of euphoria from the mixture of drugs and music that they had just tasted in the clubs. The song Children was therefore... Read review

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