David GrayLife in Slow Motion
It seems that David Gray's life has changed for the worse. At least that's what it seems from his music. Life In Slow Motion is an utter heartache.
From the forlorn opener Alibi to the current single The One I Love, Gray displays a kind of helplessness that builds around love. The album the culminates to a high in the middle with the title track Slow Motion,From Here You Can Almost See The Sea and Ain't No Love, the trilogy of songs that express the unexpressed of a draggy life, of unrequited love and of being unloved. The songs are often heavy-hearted, interspersed with one or two more uplifting tracks in between before closing with yet another pair of poignant tracks, the beautiful Now and Always and the aching Disappearing World. (B+)
Sarah McLachlan Bloom [Remix Album]
It's difficult to associate Sarah McLachlan with electronic, club or dance music. After all, she's a singer-songwriter with the knack for deeply evocative pop rock songs. But in the span of four years, her record company has released two remix compilations of her songs.
2001's Remixed featured McLachlan's hits from her past albums remixed into hard, stompy and club-orientated dance tracks, courtesy of such famed producers like BT, Hybrid and Rollo.
On Bloom, the remix is a little more diverse and elcletic - remixes span from ambient (Dirty Little Secret by Thievery Corp, Answer by Talvin Singh) to reggae (Train Wreck by Sly & Robbie) to funk (Just Like Me by will.i.am) and dance (World on Fire by Junkie XL , Stupid by Hyper, Fallen by Gabriel & Dresden).
Standout tracks include Sly and Robbie's funky remake of Train Wreck, Talvin Singh's Indian-inspired Answer, Thievery Corporation's chilling Dirty Little Secret (better than the original), Tom Middleton's stylish redo of the 90's Vox and Junior Boy's Own's electrolysed Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. The only sore thumb - the horrible The Way I Am where Sarah seemed like an odd misfit with DMC's rapping and will.i.an's erratic production.
Overall, this is a special treat for fans though there's so many remixes from theAfterglow project that's simply missing and never will see the light of the day. (B)
Current mood: Empty
It's difficult to associate Sarah McLachlan with electronic, club or dance music. After all, she's a singer-songwriter with the knack for deeply evocative pop rock songs. But in the span of four years, her record company has released two remix compilations of her songs.
2001's Remixed featured McLachlan's hits from her past albums remixed into hard, stompy and club-orientated dance tracks, courtesy of such famed producers like BT, Hybrid and Rollo.
On Bloom, the remix is a little more diverse and elcletic - remixes span from ambient (Dirty Little Secret by Thievery Corp, Answer by Talvin Singh) to reggae (Train Wreck by Sly & Robbie) to funk (Just Like Me by will.i.am) and dance (World on Fire by Junkie XL , Stupid by Hyper, Fallen by Gabriel & Dresden).
Standout tracks include Sly and Robbie's funky remake of Train Wreck, Talvin Singh's Indian-inspired Answer, Thievery Corporation's chilling Dirty Little Secret (better than the original), Tom Middleton's stylish redo of the 90's Vox and Junior Boy's Own's electrolysed Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. The only sore thumb - the horrible The Way I Am where Sarah seemed like an odd misfit with DMC's rapping and will.i.an's erratic production.
Overall, this is a special treat for fans though there's so many remixes from theAfterglow project that's simply missing and never will see the light of the day. (B)
Current mood: Empty
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