Word: conscious
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Unfortunately, endorsing the West can get you in trouble these days. In September, Italian Prime Minister Silvio-Berlusconi was criticized by the Arab League after telling reporters, “We should be conscious of the superiority of our civilization, which consists of a value system that has given people widespread prosperity in those countries that embrace it, and guarantees respect for human rights and religion. This respect certainly does not exist in Islamic countries.” His remarks were denounced as bigoted, narrow-minded and racist...
Unfortunately, endorsing the West can get you in trouble these days. In September, Italian Prime Minister Silvio-Berlusconi was criticized by the Arab League after telling reporters, “We should be conscious of the superiority of our civilization, which consists of a value system that has given people widespread prosperity in those countries that embrace it, and guarantees respect for human rights and religion. This respect certainly does not exist in Islamic countries.” His remarks were denounced as bigoted, narrow-minded and racist...
...destabilizing rhythms gleaned from the likes of Timbaland, catchy melodic hooks and actual song structures, as well as a punk-like immediacy achieved with their startlingly original usage of noisy, densely woven samples. Unlike so many musical failures, Basement Jaxx are neither dogmatic purists nor contrived, self-conscious genre blenders; they have simply thrown out all rules but one—that music was meant to be fun. With their gleefully irreverent, high-energy approach—like-minded house producer Armand van Helden said that Jaxx have “fucked house music up the ass?...
More than a simple promotional outlet, the Jaxx show was a very conscious attempt at uniting house and pop music, which seem worlds apart but are quite similar in spirit. Something clicked when the booming but unremarkable intro beats segued perfectly into the reassuringly familiar single “Romeo,” whose singalong chorus had nothing to do with the vocalist or band, but instead implored the crowd to “let it all go” into the carefully sculpted track. It was a deceptive ploy that soon had bona fide dancers singing along with...
...Beautiful Garbage, the band seems conscious of an obvious problem of any established act; the need to evolve while still maintaining a distinctive sound. While Garbage less-than-coyly critique the current pop music landscape with lyrics such as, “Let’s bomb all the factories/That make all the wannabes” (“Parade”) they also show a surprising willingness to sample and attempt the gimmicky sounds of their younger peers. “Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go)” is perhaps the most blatant example, yet Manson shows...