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Lexy & K-Paul - Trash Like Us - 24-Sep-08 09:50 AM
After their dissapointing followups to their pretty awesome "Loud" album, i didnt have my hopes up for further Lexy & K-Paul releases, until i heard Dancing & Love me. Aided by the use of Lime samples, these tracks (minus the euro-trance like vocals on Dancing) gave me hope that they'd produce more of their intoxicating brand of electro-techno-house. Sadly, I don't feel that this is the album that i had envisioned they would come back with. All the singles have been mediocre or mildly irritating, their use of vocals (either sung, spoken or sampled) on the first half of cd 1 are really unecessary embelishments that don't hide the lackluster feel (or calculated aggressiveness) of the tracks. Things pick up at Getting Nasty (agian, vocals could have been edited down to a few occurances) with the duo doing deeper, almost darker sound structures. Even the vocals on Sekunden work, despite being the same style "trance/house/club angel" vocal that grinds my nerves, though that may be since they are restrained (and in German). These tracks are reminisscent to the dark electro-breakbeat-house style that fills the bags of this duo and their love parade dj contemporaries, showing that when they arent trying to be cutting edge or attempting to make a track with commercial zest they accomplish greatness, though, sadly, I doubt any dj would ever play them.

DJ Rap - Learning Curve - 08-Sep-08 10:00 AM
What a dissapointment!
After years of being lured by her spacey drum n' bass and ragga, DJ Rap's first album release in North America churns out pop-rock-radio hit attempts but fails misserably. There's only one song that feels "electronic" but it's more like MTV-style "electronica" mixed with a bit of Methods of Mayhem *shudder*. Mind you, having said that, if you're into The Crystal Method (and I mean you REALLY adore them) then you may enjoy this album. Just dont expect it to move you like her earlier tracks did.
Honey, the California makeover doesnt suit you.