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Smoove & Turell

"Antique Soul"
(out 24.04.2009 Jalapeno/Groove Attack)
“Antique: Im Sinne von wertvoll aufgrund der akustischen Schön- und Seltenheit.” sagt der Vertrieb. “Soul: Im Sinne eines tiefen Gefühls, das musikalisch mit jedem Ton verkörpert wird.” Die zwei Macher von Smoove + Turrell kommen aus Newcastle und klingen auf ihrem Debüt Album nach sehr viel Soul, gepaart mit elektronischem Pop, recht wunderbar!

Friendly Fires

“Friendly Fires”
(out 05.09.2008 XL/Beggars/Indigo)
This is the ultimate Brit Pop dance floor CD! There are great sounds with nice little texts about love which have the tempo and drive of disco music. Every single song is fast and has great melodies with electronic sound gadgets. But still, it’s Brit Pop. Check out the songs “Lovesick” and “Ex Lover”!

Her Space Holiday – special CD tip!!!

“The Young Machines”
(out 24.11.2003 V2)
Electronic music doesn’t have to be necessarily cold. Just think of going on a “Space Holiday” surrounded by stars, planets and light. The feeling that you’d get on this “Space Holiday” is similar to this project. “Her” is already out there and you just need to jump on the ship to feel the raindrops on your skin when you listen to “Tech Romance” for example.

Indian Rezervation Blues And More

Indian Rezervation Blues – And More
(out 24.04.2009 Dixiefrog Rec.)

42 songs on three CDs, wonderful package, a big booklet and some video extras. This sounds great, as the music is from Native Americans who want to tell you about Indian reservation problems and stuff like that. There is a lot of Blues, like the title tells you, but there is hardly any Native American Music, like one would expect. That’s a pity, because some of us just loved hit single from the 70s band – oh, I have it in my ears! If you know what I mean, write to us and win the CD “Indian Rezervation Blues – And More”!

Orient Expressions 2009

"Record of Broken Hearts"
(out 20.03.2009 Doublemoon/RT)
Through the movie "Crossing the Bridge", directed by Fatih Akins, the band Orient Expression reached huge popularity. The movie was about the city of Istanbul, where the band is based. Their new album album is a fantastic mixture of traditional Turkish music and modern electro pop.

Lady Gaga

"The Fame"
(out 19.09.2008 Interscope/Uni)
Optik verkauft sich - so sieht es aus. Heute läuft das Geschäft oft über MTV und die Videos. Lady Gaga macht auf Hazel O'Connor oder Lene Lovich im Stil der exzentrische 80er, der Wave Zeit. Was dann bei Lady GaGa tatsächlich aus den Lautsprechern knallt, ist purer 90s Dance - relativ flach - doch immerhin soll es die angesagten Club füllen und die Leute zum Popo wackeln animieren.

Johnny Boy

"Johnny Boy"
(out 25.05.2007 Johnny Boy Recordings)
Wundersamer Sixties-Indie-Pop, der so fröhlich wie er vor Energie sprüht. Ein Hauch von "Hairspray", poppigen Farben und Rock'nroll. Doch dahinter steht dann doch etwas Ernst: "you are the generation that bought more shoes and you get what you deserve"!

Chris Letcher

"Frieze"
(out 15.06.2007 2Feet Music/RTD)
Ein wunderbar schönes Album des in London lebenden Südafrikaners Chris Letcher. Wer kinematische Eindrücke liebt, akustische Experimente mag und wer Songwriter wie Bright Eyes versteht, kann hier nicht widerstehen!

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