Pop Open Round 3.1 Reveals and Reviews
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poptimistsMy intention of posting another fite on Friday collapsed because i. I took a day off and found that ii. My home internet was bolloxed. I will post one this afternoon. Meanwhile the voting deadline on fite #1 has been postponed until tomorrow noon, and here are the reveals/reviews:
TRACK ONE: Kumi Koda - "BUT" - enormously banging Europop beat carries this track from start to finish - the singer has the presence to stay in contention with the rhythm but this doesn't have much of a chorus, or vocal hook, and in fact when it starts embracing the chaos and fucking about with the voices it works much better. But the compressed crush of the drums is what pulls me back.
TRACK TWO: Max'C - "Time 2 Get It On" - endearing cheese'n'b - I like the country inflections on the vocals. Stronger chorus than track one but a weaker beat and sounds a little more generic, probably unfairly given that I'm not familiar with wherever Kumi Koda come from. Max'C I would imagine is European too. I like this quite a lot but I think I'd pick #1.
Hear the tracks here: http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/11/pop-open-week-141/ (moggy - and anyone else who can't join in - they'll still be up on the FT server for a good long while)
And go here to vote: http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/482068.html - I'm not copying in the poll because you would miss out on all those lovely complex abstention rules.
TRACK ONE: Kumi Koda - "BUT" - enormously banging Europop beat carries this track from start to finish - the singer has the presence to stay in contention with the rhythm but this doesn't have much of a chorus, or vocal hook, and in fact when it starts embracing the chaos and fucking about with the voices it works much better. But the compressed crush of the drums is what pulls me back.
TRACK TWO: Max'C - "Time 2 Get It On" - endearing cheese'n'b - I like the country inflections on the vocals. Stronger chorus than track one but a weaker beat and sounds a little more generic, probably unfairly given that I'm not familiar with wherever Kumi Koda come from. Max'C I would imagine is European too. I like this quite a lot but I think I'd pick #1.
Hear the tracks here: http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/11/pop-open-week-141/ (moggy - and anyone else who can't join in - they'll still be up on the FT server for a good long while)
And go here to vote: http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/482068.html - I'm not copying in the poll because you would miss out on all those lovely complex abstention rules.
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