Mad Fast Reviews 2
2004 is shaping up to be a killer year so far in terms of new absolute must have music hitting the shelves. So much so that I cannot simply justify doing a single CD review this month. So here I am sharing with you yet another edition of: Mad Fast Reviews (take two).
Dj Krush – Jaku
Label: Columbia Records
Release: August 30th, 2004
Genre: Downbeat
The master himself was the one that introduced me to the sounds of the downbeat genre, classics such as ‘Big City Lover’ debuted in his release of ‘Krush’ in 1995 (if you don’t know what I’m taking about stop reading and go buy the album already). The Japanese icon is back again, and for the first time in many years he has managed to “blow me completely and utterly away”. Less crazy hip-hop lyrics, more amazing jazzy beats. Listen up people, it simply doesn’t get much better than this, stop wasting your precious time and pre-order this album; it’s made out of solid gold. Rating: 10 / 10
Quantic – Mishaps Happening
Label: Ubinquity
Release Date: June 8th, 2004
Genre: Jazz / Bossa Nova / Funk / Downbeat
I wanted to kiss the gods when a friend forwarded me to this little known artist named Will Holland – ie: Quantic. Let’s talk REAL instruments (Will alone plays guitar, bass, double bass, vibes, sax, key boards, percussion and even contributes back up vocals), a REAL band and sensational music for any music lover (or hater I guess). Seriously though, it’s rare in these days to hear something of this quality and consistency. This album is in one word “Phenomenal”. I’m going to go out on a limb and say “Album of the year!”. Rating: 10/10
Federico Aubele – Gran Hotel Buenos Aires
Label: ESL Music
Release Date: February 24th, 2004
Genre: Downtempo / Jazz / Spanish
I swear before I even started typing this review I did NOT realize that this was produced by the dudes of Thievery Corporation. Regardless, this album is all about the young Argentine guitarist ‘Federico Aubele’, and he sounds like a fine rolled silk sheet. The music is a very nice chill album, and the vocals are fine and tastey (all in Spanish). This album compliments many moods, but may put asleep the uninitiated. If you’re gagging for more sounds from the Thievery folks or even Gotan Project, this is a good place to look. Rating: 8 / 10
- Mad Fast Reviews 2
- by David Gluzman
- Published on August 1st, 2004
More from David Gluzman:
-
Day to remember
…After further inspection the stairs were too step to drag my stuff up it. So I decided to just look around aimlessly…
-
Predictions 2003
Here are some predictions that I’m making up purely on a spur of the moment whim..
-
Steam Whistle Brewery (Toronto)
Bottoms up
Sure Toronto might be expensive *cough* CN Tower *cough*, but all you need is about $5 and a pint of beer to have a really good time. Funny enough good times are to be found right about a five minute walk from the CN Tower in an old converted Rail Station (CPR John Street … -
R4NT Radio March 2007
R4NT Radio 7th Year Edition, featuring: Big Muff, Sneaker Pimps, Amon Tobin, Cut Chemist, Agave Nectar, Ame…Mixing, Nick Holder, Up, Bustle & Out, and The Cinematic Orchestra.
-
The Paperless Endeavor
What’s an office without a forest of paper trails? What’s a purchase without a receipt? What’s a visit to the washroom without.. well um.. Actually let’s not go that far. I’m going paperless…
-
Scissorkicks – Live Mix at the grill (blizzarts), Montreal
The last time I went to get groceries I casually poped in this album, then found myself getting to safeway in record time. This album is full of phat breaking beats, and just makes you want to drive like a maniac. Possibly a good thing, but I’m sure your parents would disagree. Loud music combined …
Other recent features:
-
O Restaurant & Lounge revisited
Calgary has a diverse set of urban communities, most of which have the ubiquitous strip mall watering hole. In the South West community of Marda Loop, a reinvention of this paradigm has been established.
-
Predictions 2010.. and beyond!
So 2010 eh? Almost but not quite (no year zero they say) another decade? It seems like just yesterday that the world was waiting for Y2K. R4NT started publishing in March 2001, so we’re not quite 10 years old yet, but in internet years we are already a senior citizen.
-
Invictus
No matter what, the reality of Nelson Mandela is something that deserves screen time. Should this film even remotely intrigue the masses to take interest in this figure, the world would likely benefit greatly from it.
-
The Road Less Traveled.
The 3PO characters take on a life of their own, for the cartoonist, a serious approach to the development of the characters is taken to deliver Rankel’s ideas in the best possible light, in the most humoring light.
-
Rocky Mountain Food and Wine Festival 2009
For the first few years, we saw it through the eyes of guests and we kept coming for the wide assortment of beers, spirits and wine. We enjoyed the wide swath of restaurants and retails showing off their samples of delectable nosh.
-
Runnin The Poirier Riddim
If you can’t handle hard hitting, body jerking, up tempo beats and heavy bass fused together with dancehall, kuduru, soca, afrobeat and blaring horn sounds, then you are in no way ready for the riddims Poirier has to deliver.