Bless This House!

July 2, 2006

Listening to: Sensitivity - The Shapeshifters  
Watching to: WalMart: The High Cost of Low Price
Reading to: uhh.. I need something to read..

 Bless this house!

Sound Advice (2006) - The Shapeshifters
Positiva Records
Highly Recommended

Primer on the two: (from http://www.nocturnalgroove.co.uk/)

With no.1 and top 10 singles already under their belts, and a third hit set to repeat their success, shapeshifters have forged a musical path beyond many of their contemporaries. their debut artist album, “sound advice”; will firmly dispel the myth that dance bands can’t write songs, with a depth of song-writing and further exploration of musical styles that far exceeds their earlier promise, it could very well make 2006 their year.

as musicians, producers, international djs and label owners, simon marlin and max reich enjoy a double life that sees them on top of the pops one minute, and booked into the world’s coolest clubs the next. 2005 saw a  “best breakthrough djs” award in the house music awards, the second instalment of house grooves, a summer residency in ibiza, and their continued london residency at their nocturnal night at aka/the end. and with legends like chic and frankie knuckles declaring them to be the leading lights of dance music’s new breed, they’re picking up all the right props from the figures they most admire.

It already said everything

This album is what I listen to these past few days (as well as Paul Oakenfold’s A Lively Mind which hopefully I will do a review.

In this album, there is an eclectic mix of rhytmic beats and good vocals. Of course the standout tracks are the singles Lola’s Theme (which went number 1 in UK), Incredible, Sensitivity and Back to Basics (number 10 in the charts). Also included in the album are unconventional tracks (not normally house) namely You Never Know (more of R&B/pop but still great, reminiscent of Liberty X, maybe) and If In Doubt Go Out (A club anthem in the making).

If you are in the Philippines, you may recall them as part of the Magic 89.9 Party on Weekends House album with their Lola’s Theme track 

My take? great stuff! They wouldn’t have the chance to do an Essential Mix if they weren’t that good. They also did mixes of various artists but this is their first album. The vocals I believe is what made their music stand out. You can easily sing along to some of the songs and that’s what makes the adrenaline pumping and make you jump and shout your lungs out.

Check out their videos their music speak for themselves:

Incredible

Back to Basics 

Sensitivity 

Lola’s Theme 

Highly Recommended

P.S. Why can’t I post videos from You tube here? if you know pls tell me.. sayang naman