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Janet Jackson’s Discipline
is coming: Raised by one of the most important musical families, and, having as a brother the biggest talent in the history of pop, she could only follow the musical road. Her personal debut came about in 1982 and up until now 90,000,000 albums have been sold internationally. She has won five Grammies while, according to the Guinness Book of Records, she is the number one artist in internet search engines. Her career started in the 80s with 16 No. 1 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop singles charts since then. She is the original pop-funk diva in the history of music and one of the most successful singers of our time. Her new album, Discipline, from Universal Music, is out now and you can listen to two of Janet’s new pieces from the album on www.janetjackson.com. |
Amy Winehouse sweeps the Grammies:
As it was expected, Amy Winehouse won a total of five awards at the 50th annual Grammy Awards. They were for record of the year, song of the year, best female pop vocal performance for Rehab, best pop vocal album for Back to Back and best new artist. It should be noted that she is the first English winner in the new artist category since 1986. Though Amy could not be present at the Grammies, she gave a live performance for her fans through a satellite connection from London, with You Know I’m No Good and the prophetic about herself Rehab. |
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Sven Vath In The Mix-The Sound Of The Eighth Season:
Not one of the best circulated releases of the series. Perhaps, until today, the dance selections served to us by this showman of techno, functioned as the compass for what goes on, on the scene at any given period, but this circulation is perhaps the most mediocre to-date. Surely it has its good moments like Unreliable Virgin by the Greek Argy and Solo Tu from Paulo Olarte in a remix by Isolee, but the majority of pieces included are more like a beat-tapestry which will keep you vigilant but will not put you in a particular climate. On the other hand, the advertising role this selection has realized could have been the inspiration for its inclusion. In any case, we have many, much better dance pieces to listen to without having to compromise with something so mediocre just because it has Sven Vath’s stamp. |
Distortion:
The Beach Boys are for some an example to avoid. For Magnetic Fields, they are an example to imitate. The group does all that’s promised by the album’s title. They fill their sometime heavy and sometime child-like vocals with distortion which intensifies the psychedelic feeling of the disc and gives it a sense of insanity. The band’s leader, Stephi Merritt, has sometimes been characterized as one of the genius personalities of the New York scene. Indeed, his obsession to not begin recording a disc before he finalizes its concept has rendered him the darling of the supporters for the avant-garde sounds. And it’s these supporters who will become the fans of this disc. |
