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...stage later that evening, Kulash’s words held true. The band delivered an orgiastic set of pure power-pop combustion, with the ’80s-based synth beats so abundant on the record kept to a minimum. They even broke from the rocking briefly to spotlight Tim’s unexpected proficiency at rapping. And at the end of each song, Kulash jumped in front of the mic, a broad grin splashed on his face, and yelled, “Thanks...
...ambient electronica. At the end of his set?during which a steady barrage of bottles and cans is hurled onto the stage?Dou cackles wickedly and says, "You've been tricked!" Tricked indeed: "We know the music is entirely inappropriate for this kind of venue," says one of his synth-geeks later. "And the music really has nothing to do with Dou Wei. He doesn't really perform. He just stands there, and with his name we get paid more than we otherwise would...
Minogue, 33, had a previous moment in the U.S. back in 1988, when she reached the Top 10 with a synth-pop cover of Little Eva's The Loco-Motion. It is a singularly unmemorable cover, the kind that gets resurrected a decade later with a visit from VH1's Where Are They Now? camera crew. But Minogue never actually went away. She continued recording in Europe, and 14 years later America has spun back around to discover Kylie just where she was. Her new single, Can't Get You Out of My Head, has a chorus that goes...
...noise in and of itself. Hence the amazing sensuousness of the swishing water in “Drop” and the long stream of white noise that ends the album ever so gradually. Raucous hardcore punk (“I Hate Hate”) sits comfortably beside twee synth-pop (“Brazil”), proving that all sounds are indeed created equal. Point is as much an earnest exploration of texture and timbre, of music’s capacity to caress and disorientate, as it is a collection of bright melodies and jaunty rhythms...
...Don’t Let Me Down” deserves to be the biggest hit of the album, with its Ocasek-influenced driving synth and drum rhythms. For once Stefani will shine singing about requited love. “Making Out” has a low, thumping rhythm and a symphony of synth sounds that gets the heart pumping faster. No Doubt even collaborated with Prince. “Waiting Room,” to which Prince lends vocal, production, and writing talent, sounds like Gwen Stefani just sang along with an old Prince tune. The syrupy sexual lyrics...