Troy - "Best Music For Sex"

Strange techno / electronica (5/10) TROY a fine disco-new age-industrial one man band is located in Tel aviv Israel. A rather tiring effort from the Israel-based one-man act. The main problem that I have with this album is bad production / mastering. All the tracks sound like they have been recorded through a concrete wall. Very flat ugly sound. In terms of genre, the album is quite diverse, exploring various styles of electronic music with an experimental approach and a retro feel to it. Therefore, it is difficult to label it otherwise than by using general terms like techno, electronica, disco, sometimes even synthpop. Several tracks are quite entertaining and listenable, despite the terrible sound. Others are simply dull. You can check it out if you like exploring techno wilderness. [mirror @ archive.org] | [Artist's Website] SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS If you like this album and you can afford it, consider supporting the artist by making a donation on this page - use the button "Donate" in the upper left corner.

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Various Artists - "Fonoteka 7 (Remixed)"

A quality compilation from a Polish retro netlabel (7/10) Związek Kompozytorów Polskich i Zakład Nagrań Dźwiękowych Estrady informuje: koniec z szeroko propagowaną akcją popularyzowania ckliwych serenadek czy wesołych uwerturek w rytmie polskich tańców ludowych. Istniejące i powstające nadal kompozycje rażą szablonem, banałem oraz żenującym poziomem artystycznym. Nie chodzi tu wcale o tytuły granych pozycji – bądź ich brak – ale o styl interpretacyjny, który nawiązuje najczęściej do najgorszych tradycji muzyków estradowych. Wśród nadesłanych do nas materiałów niewielu kompozytorów pokusiło się o wykroczenie poza zwykłą przeciętność, co najwyżej poprawność, graniczącą jednak z monotonią, szablonem i sztampą. Postawa wielu wykonawców trąci abnegacją i rutyniarstwem. Wieje nudą i szarzyzną. [...] Przed państwem ci, których wszystko co napisaliśmy nie dotyczy. [Read more --->] This is a quality compilation of contemporary club music: from electronica and nu jazz through hip hop to disco, all with a nice retro feeling, typical for productions coming from Estrada Nagrania netlabel. The retro feeling is strengthened through masterful mixing, blending modern tunes with sampled fragments of Polish radio programmes from the 1970s - often to very funny and surreal effects. Only several of these tracks suit my personal taste, hence the rating of "7". However, trying to adopt a more objective view, I have to admit all of this material is top class and should satisfy a more club-music-oriented listener. And for people longing for "good old times", ready for a nostalgic time travel back to '70s - this should be a masterpiece. If somebody is interested in my choice, here is the list of my favorites: 04 - Symbiotic Sounds - 1987 08 - 2 Pac - Thug Style (produced by ylaib) 15 - Printempo - Szarosc poniedzialkowego popoludnia 17 - Ortalio - Cynematyka 19 - Graf Cratedigger - Lotniskowiec 21 - Sawersky - Spectral Type 1 22 - Synnc - Nights Of course, the clear winner is the one and only Printempo, whose new track is equally fabulous to the material from the debut album of this act, which I reviewed earlier. The album has been released by the Estrada Nagrania netlabel and you can download it for free in mp3 format. The lossless version is available in the netlabel's Bandcamp store under the "name your price" scheme. You can also listen to the full album online on Bandcamp. Of course, if you like this album and you intend to keep it, I encourage you to make a donation (purchase) through Bandcamp, even if you need only a free mp3 version. After all, "name your price" means any amount you can afford. PLEASE SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS.

Dollar Rex - "Chromatic"

Professional recording, but not quite my style (6/10) All tracks composed > january > december 2004 by P.Regnier mix - additional vocals on tracks 02 - 04 by P.Regnier in june 2005 Electric bass on tracks 09 - 11 by P.Regnier Ze Sweetie Pink House 2005 This is a professional recording, showing expertise in producing catchy techno / house tunes, heavily based on disco and to a less extent on hip-hop and funk. Some tracks heavily reminded me of the works of the French duo Air, with their vintage sound. Disco-based house is definitely not my favorite genre and while these tracks may probably work on the dancefloor, the most of them are too primitive to be enjoyable. Still I managed to find three tracks that are quite interesting for me, despite their disco origin (nos. 03, 07 & 09). The rest is rather tiring with monotonous marked beats and uncreative and repeating sampled vocals. Fans of disco music can safely add 2 or 3 points to my rating, as it is a quality work from the technical side. It is strange, because this album is shared two times on Jamendo, in exactly the same versions, governed by the same type of a license. The second one can be found here. It has been also archived by archive.org.

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Sullivan, Mark David - "Moje ogrody"

Not very good electronica (4/10) The most of the tracks contain very cheap "plastic" ugly samples. Further, the melodies tend to be rather primitive, sometimes even balancing on the verge of disco polo (the most primitive type of the Polish disco music), like in "01 - Tanczac z gwiazdami". Plastic guitar samples present in most of the tracks do not help much and the result is light years from true rock music, despite of use of "guitar" riffs. The genres that fit best here are synthpop and space music, but this is a weak effort, not worth any attention - there's too much really good electronica around, even here on Jamendo. If you really must, check out "05 - Lustra" - this track is a little better than others. The album has been released on Jamendo and is available for downloading in mp3 or ogg format.

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Rastadeush - "Hard Beat Dilla"

Hard techno, heavily influenced by house and disco (5/10)

Newest full length release of our most controversial artist! This guy refused to cooperate with people from electroclash.pl, he was made one of the best Michael Jackson (when king was alive) and Madonna cover that we ever heard .. not the end .. this bonker young hooligan prepared a great never released remix for one of well known polish electroclash/power-pop group called yummy cake. if you're thirsty of dirty, street electro, ghetto tek sounds in the horrorist mood, this release is waiting for you...

This is a hard techno album, heavily influenced by house and disco. Too much influenced for my liking... While it is professionally crafted, it just felt primitive with all those tiring marked beats and stupid generic vocal interludes. However, 4 tracks stand out from the crowd, showing the true talent of Rastadeush:
02 - No One Knows
05 - Hard Beat Dilla
09 - Dark Symphony
12 - Billie Jean (Rastadeush remix)
Check them out.

The album has been released by the 49manekinow.net netlabel and is available for downloading at archive.org in mp3 format.

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The Motyw (Wojciech Wszelaki) - "Music For The People" [SP]

Simple synthpop (5/10) Two tracks from that album, the compositions that will be on my new album, which will publish soon! The album will be titled "Music for the people." Just music for the people - listen, evaluate, Collect! Yours - the motyw Simple synthpop tunes. Professionally crafted and with nice melodies, vocals are in tune. Just too plain and easy for my liking. Simply too synthetic, I guess. But it's just me, check it out if you're a fan of the genre, it may be a 10-point album for you. [Artist's website]

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Happiness Project - "Electric Games"

Mediocre synthpop (5/10) Après plusieurs réalisations (notamment 2 mini-albums), jalonnant notre progression depuis nos débuts (2003), nous avons acquis la matûrité et l'assurance d'un style qui nous soit propre : le son HP... nous avons alors jugé bon de composer de tous nouveaux morceaux pour les intégrer dans un projet de plus grande envergure et sortir un album à l'image de notre formation : sincère et libéré ! Bonne écoute... Merci d'avance pour vos commentaires ! Just mediocre synthpop. Track 1 (I want you) is quite nice, with industrial feeling and interesting melody. Track 10 (Night sky) is also not so bad. But the others are weak. They are dominated by a disco beat, very unoriginal. Moreover, singers' voices are weak and uninteresting (especially male voice - female's is slightly better). [Artist's Myspace]

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The Motyw (Wojciech Wszelaki) - "I Want Now" [SP]

Not catchy enough (5/10) Pop should be catchy. Period. It is of course highly individual matter and for some people this piece could be great, but for me the melody is not catchy. The technical side is OK, as always with this artist, the style is his usual 80s electropop. If you like the genre, you may check it out. [Artist's website]

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The Motyw (Wojciech Wszelaki) - "Sometimes" [SP]

Simple dance track (5/10) My newest track :)! It's a simple dance track, but the melody is quite catchy. It's not my favourite genre, but I guess it could be a hit for fans of simple electronic pop with heavy disco influences. The least successful element of this song is singing. The singer sings in tune, but I'd like to hear much more passion in his voice - so it could correspond well with the energetic chorus. [Artist's website]

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The Motyw (Wojciech Wszelaki) - "Like Angel" [SP]

This artist can do better (3/10) Singiel - prawdopodobnie znajdzie na nowym albumie. Utwór opisuje relacje i więzi dwojga ludzi! This is a less successful song of the artist. The melody is unattractive, synths are of usual 80s quality. But the worst element is singing - very forced, lacking power. This artist definitely can do better. The album has been released on Jamendo and is available for downloading in mp3 or ogg format.

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The Motyw (Wojciech Wszelaki) - "Bal des mannequins" [SP]

Nice melody spoiled by an unnecessary disco beat (6/10) Utwór instrumentalny - klimatem nawiązujący do muzyki francuskiej i klimatu Paryża. Nagrałem go w 1994 roku, a teraz ponownie w nowej wersji. It could be a very nice instrumental piece. Unfortunately, a catchy melody played on accordion is spoiled by adding an unnecessary and ugly disco beat. It really doesn't fit there with the "chanson" melody. Yuck! [Artist's website]

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The Motyw (Wojciech Wszelaki) - "Bonus track - Analog live" [SP]

Simple electronic disco; catchy tunes (5/10) To jest EP. Składają się na ten album dwa utwory - backgroundy do wokali. Planuję w niedalekiej przyszłości dograć do tych utworów wokale. Życzę przyjemnego słuchania - społeczności jamendo! Pozdrawiam - the motyw Simple electronic disco in the style of 80's. The quality of synthetic sounds is terrible, even for disco. However, the pieces are catchy; the first one has really infectious melody - Modern Talking would be jealous. It's not something I'd listen with pleasure, but if you're a fan of the genre, you can safely add 2 points to my rating. [Artist's website]

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The Motyw (Wojciech Wszelaki) - "Analog Live"

Simple, disco-based synthpop - not my cup of tea (4/10) Primitive synthpop or - more precisely, electropop, as synthpop is usually based on rock music, use some guitars and rock expression, even if it is executed with electronic means. This album is definitely based on disco, dance, pop - the artist is very far from rock stylistics. And that's what I mean by "primitive": using the most simple, obvious and commercial-driven forms of artistic expression. Even in synthpop music there are works, which are highly original and thought provoking (Depeche Mode, for example). But not this time, ladies and gentlemen. Compared with this album, even Erasure or Pet Shop Boys write experimental music. Still, this is not a total flop. Many people love such "easy" music. That's why I described above what I mean by primitive - this isn't in any way primitive when it comes to production or performance. The artist knows how to write pop melodies, he has an acceptable voice with a nice timbre. And the issue of a chosen stylistics is just a matter of taste. If only such recordings populated charts in Poland, I'd be a happy man. Unfortunately, much worse acts gain a huge popularity. I would definitely prefer to hear this guy on radio instead of the highly successful Polish crap-pop band Feel. So, if you like such simple, "easy-listening" disco-based pop, check it out. By the way, here is a remastered and extended version of this album and some of the added tracks are much better.

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The Motyw (Wojciech Wszelaki) - "All For You"

Simple, disco-based synthpop - not my cup of tea (4/10) The album contains songs already released - but they are subject to re-mastered and slightly revised arrangements. In addition, contains an additional track - as an instrumental version - which will soon be in as stand-alone single. The album will also include a special booklet in pdf format with all the songs lyrics as a bonus for fans. Primitive synthpop or - more precisely, electropop, as synthpop is usually based on rock music, use some guitars and rock expression, even if it is executed with electronic means. This album is definitely based on disco, dance, pop - the artist is very far from rock stylistics. And that's what I mean by "primitive": using the most simple, obvious and commercial-driven forms of artistic expression. Even in synthpop music there are works, which are highly original and thought provoking (Depeche Mode, for example). But not this time, ladies and gentlemen. Compared with this album, even Erasure or Pet Shop Boys write experimental music. Still, this is not a total flop. Many people love such "easy" music. That's why I described above what I mean by primitive - this isn't in any way primitive when it comes to production or performance. The artist knows how to write pop melodies, he has an acceptable voice with a nice timbre. And the issue of a chosen stylistics is just a matter of taste. If only such recordings populated charts in Poland, I'd be a happy man. Unfortunately, much worse acts gain a huge popularity. I would definitely prefer to hear this guy on radio instead of the highly successful Polish crap-pop band Feel. So, if you like such simple, "easy-listening" disco-based pop, check it out. By the way, the album is very uneven, with some songs balancing on the verge of the "disco polo" genre (the most primitive style of the Polish disco music), e.g. "10 - Dwa serca". The others are much better, like opening "space-musical" instrumental track, energetic no. 5 with a catchy melody or no. 9 played on accordion - yet again a nice melody, almost killed by an ugly disco beat, though.

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