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...Kicks is a series of dance music compilations from Germany, home to some of the most frenetic high-energy dance in the world. In contrast, DJ-Kicks is a much more mellow project, aimed at the less hard-core clubber. Sure, it’s music that you can dance to, but you could also listen perfectly well sitting at your desk doing your math problem set. This time it’s Trüby Trio’s turn to offer their DJ-Kicks mix. The Trüby Trio are a group of three DJs: Rainer Tr?...
...Corner of the Earth” opens with a rich, Middle-Eastern orchestration, a hint of world music which adds interest to the song. Similarly, the orchestrations for the softer, more mellow ballads “Black Crow” and “Picture of My Life” set them apart. In particular, “Picture of My Life” is one of the album’s high points. It is a testament to Jay Kay’s songwriting skills when he turns the lyrics “I never had a dream that...
...ridiculously dangerous Pipe Masters. After he face-planted on a reef (an accident that left him with 150 stitches and extensive scars around his lip and forehead), Johnson made the transition into directing surf films. On "work" trips to Indonesia and Australia, he would entertain his buddies with mellow acoustic tunes, but never considered a career in music. "Because of where I grew up, music for me has always been just some guys sitting around, not really on a stage or anything," says Johnson, "but just playing down at the corner of the yard at a luau or barbecue...
...Jacky Cheung to Beijing beauty Faye Wong. Last year's box-office sensation was the romantic comedy Needing You, whose two stars, Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng, are at the top of Cantopop royalty. Lau, 40, has been acting (often in tough-guy roles) or singing (here he's Mellow Man) for 20 years. Cheng, 29, is the new princess of Cantopop--last year she sold more than a million albums--whose fame has translated into a burgeoning movie career...
...indulge in controlled substances, fight for the right to party, find God; to obey all of those commands you'd have to be superhuman, or at least George W. Bush. Most people aren't willing to follow rock stars' orders anymore, and that might explain the burgeoning popularity of mellow British groups, such as the Beta Band, who demand only quiet appreciation from listeners. Like fellow Brits Radiohead, Coldplay and Travis, the Beta Band write lyrics too vague to impart specific messages, make music too gossamer to get bodies flailing -nodding is the only appropriate response to their work...