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Present | Future

Matthew Good Band

The audio of bein
Universal Canada 2001

The Matthew Good band
has always had fun and
catchy singles. Often | have
been caught singing along in
my car to their catchy, yet
grim brand of pop music. This
time out the Matthew .Good
Band brings us a new adven-
ture in emotionally charged,
depressing pop music. |
never realized that the
Matthew Good band could
rock out so much! The stuff
that never gets on the radio is
dark, aggressive and brood-

Eagle Eye Cherry
Present/Future
MCA 2001

After Desireless left me feel-
ing a __little...desireless,
Present/Future was an amaz-
ing surprise.

Overall, the music is upbeat
with a touch of pop that drags
you in, but edgy enough that
it could never be thrown into
the bubble-gum category.

Unlike much of the radio-
friendly music produced
today, Eagle-Eye Cherry has
managed to write songs that
actually mean something. But
not only are his writing abili-

DJ Tiesto

In My Memory
Netiwerk/BlackHole
Recordings 2001

A veteran from the
European party scene, DJ
Tiesto has recently come out
with his first solo album as a
producer, “In My Memory’.
Some of the tracks are kind
of cheesy, but considering
they are European progres-
sive, that is hardly surprising.
Some of the better tracks on
the album are vaguely remi-
niscent of BT in his ESCM
phase. Each track follows a
logical nroagression. and the

ing. There is nothing quite
like having your preconcep-
tions shattered and the
Matthew Good band shat-
tered mine. | really enjoyed
this album. The song
‘Advertising on police cars’
has a haunting quality to it,
and it shows the band’s song-
writing skills. It’s so grim, but
entirely listenable. There are
plenty of more upbeat songs
for you to listen to. One of my
favorites was ‘Truffle Pigs’
which is a straight up and
rocking tune that reminds me
of some of their earlier tunes.
This album is pretty heavy for
a band that is usually associ-

ties under-rated, so are his
vocal talents. Many people
restrict his vocal range to
Save Tonight - don’t fall for it!
Present/Future gave Cherry
a chance to really stretch and
showcase his surprisingly
fluid voice, especially on the
track “Long Way Around,”
which features another sur-
prisingly talented vocalists,
Neneh Cherry.

The first song, “Been Here
Once Before,” could have
been a bit more upbeat and
melodious, but other than
that, Present/Future is a vast
improvement from Desireless
that definitely deserves to be

sounds are varied so the lis-
tener never gets bored. With
vocals by Nicola Hitchcock,
Jan Johnston, and Kirsty
Hawkshaw, as well as some
production by Junkie XL, this
disc provides enough differ-
ent flavors to hook you and
keep you listening, just to see
what you'll hear next. There
is some amazing layering on
the album, as well as some
nice treble loops, and inter-
esting beats, and there are
tracks that are guaranteed to
get a crowd up and dancing.
However, there are also

some _ incredibly _ irritating
sounds and aenme lnnne that

ated. with their catchy and
radio friendly hits. | would
recommend ‘The audio of
being’ for anyone who likes a
little more meat with their
music. In short, ‘The audio of
being’ is a great CD full of
well written and rockin’
music.
-Kathleen

listened to and appreciated.
-Stephanie

should have not even made it
past the cutting room floor.
One can almost forgive
Tiesto for including those in
the final cut of the album,
because he has a track fea-
turing the angelic voice of
Opus Ill’s Kirsty Hawkshaw.
From the ethereal and some-
what depressing “Battleship
Grey” to the bouncy Europop
sound of “Flight 643”, and on
to the soul-searching pro-
gressive trance of “Suburban
Train’, there is something on
this album for everyone.
-Dana