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Pop Rocks for the Dancefloor - This disc, the debut from Montreal duo Antoine and Adam (a.k.a. Second Sun) opens with a powerful, sexy punch that envelopes the room, and leads into 9 more tracks of infectious, progressive beats and tracks, some with vocals; some, such as my favorite, track 5, "Everything", are pure, instrumental romps that will leave you tapping your toes for days to come. With an over-abundance of xylophone, guitar, and drum sounds swirling, these two have managed to create a trance masterpiece.
Be forewarned.
A bit WHAM, a bit Chemical Brothers, and a whole lot of great production work definitely make for an outstanding debut. "Rock the West Side " is a work of electro genius, with thick bass lines and crisp, crashing drums that had my floor creaking under the weight of my stomps. "Love Simulator" pounds out a fresh breath of air towards the end, nestled between two gems.
A cover of the 1980's one-hit wonder "Pop Muzik" leaves a little to be desired with its drawn-out length, but it is an adept (if not only) rendition, and is an excellent reminder of those pre-AIDS, pogo-ing days of my youth; days when, at the age of 15, my 23-year-old divorced mother-of-one girlfriend and I would gallop through Greenwich Village with black lipstick and eyeliner painted on our faces and "Cure-Boys Don't Cry" t-shirts pulled tight and worn proudly on our chests. A standout track for sure, as Robin Scott ("M") would be proud.
Mr. Paul Van Dyk himself appears on track 8 (a vocal version of "Crush") as co-producer on the former #1 UK single. The track also appeared on Van Dyk's latest CD, "Reflections". Teen pop sensation Tiffany reemerges from the cobwebs to add her breathy, girly remarks on the closing track, "He Said She Said" in fine fashion as she trades lines back and forth in a "Boy vs. Girl" vocal duel with Antoine.
Kudos to you, gentlemen. A great debut that blends pop, trance, and electro. -- review by Carl Noone, Jr.
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