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Most of “Human After All,” Daft Punk’s third LP, is, sadly and surprisingly, as stupid, repetitive, and boring as a techno album can be. And they can be pretty stupid, repetitive, and boring. I say “most of” because there are a few spots that would have fit among the middle-to-low-end tracks on one of their previous CDs, which brought the pair of Parisian DJs much-deserved fame and acclaim...
...plenty of women are still attracted to the sensuous belly-dance mystique--diaphanous veils, belts hung with coins, finger cymbals and exotic Middle Eastern music--there's a new fan base that sees nothing unusual about executing a hip drop or camel walk to the strains of 21st century techno music as long as it's a good workout. And there are a host of new belly-dance videos with titles like Cardio Shimmy and Pure Sweat to show how it's done. "What we're doing is creating physical movement that has nothing to do with having an emotional...
...moves work the abs, tone the thighs and get the heart pumping. Plus you can shake it to techno music...
...graphics and game play sophistication rival that of Sony's home system, the PS2. The sports games almost exactly mimic their "big-screen" counterparts with full rosters that you can manipulate and on-the-fly playmaking. Wipeout Pure, part of the futuristic Wipeout racing series set to a techno soundtrack, has a huge selection of impressive tracks and vehicles all of which look and sound amazing. Likewise, Twisted Metal Head-on, a kind of extreme demolition derby game, carries on its dark, comedic game play from previous incarnations...
...hooker and blowing something up. But Abrams is the sort of storyteller who seems to want to tell every kind of story and have every job. He even composes music for his shows (he plays several instruments, including guitar, keyboard and cello) and not only wrote Alias' throbbing techno theme but also designed the credits sequence. In his spare time, he's directing Mission: Impossible 3 as well as developing a drama about bounty hunters and a sitcom starring Saturday Night Live alumna Cheri Oteri...