October – News Updates
Oct 26, 2009 Blogging Bee
Hello to all,
My X-Chrome set has reached the 100th download since a couple of weeks now. Thanks for the buzz. A new Progressive House set will be coming your way in November full of great tracks and great producers. So stay tuned.
Other surprises will be revealed before the end of the year. But keep an eye on my Internet spaces for the releases.
Now for the fun stuff, new enhancements are coming to the website :
- The new design will be dynamic as colors might change every week.
- The content will be richer and will bring more “We also like” and Single/Album reviews.
Needless to mention, that your suggestions are always welcome to enhance the site.
Thanks for the follow and spread the word.
Bee
Tags: News Updates, October
Muse – The resistance album review
Oct 25, 2009 Blogging Bee, What to listen to
[Rating:4/5]
Yes, we do listen to Rock over here too !
The wait was worthwhile and our patience paid off. Muse presented last September its 6th album and man was I happy to listen to it ! Actually it’s been on repeat on and off for over a week alongside my electronic sets on my playlist, however it’s been on non stop repeat on my colleagues player at work.
As I mentioned it in the above paragraph, the overall feeling of the album is surprising, but a happy surprise. As a matter of fact, it’s melodic and symphonic and different from the previous albums we might have heard of Muse. “Showbiz” was darker and more saturated, “Origin of Symmetry” was the album that introduced me to Muse and I found it quite weird at first back then, theatrical maybe. However this edition grasped me from start to finish as every track has its universe and its bag of surprises.
“The resistance” is a complex melt down of heavy buildups and classical references making the output a researched and intriguing to the ear. The oriental and gypsy scales were on Rendez vous and gave the spice to the overall feel of the album. Needless to mention the power of the lyrics proning freedom of mind, soul and heart. Every track is rich with ideas and musical wonders, from riffs, to main beats and styles. It’s not only a Rock targeted album but a multi genre audience, be it Electronic, Rock or Classical-Rock.
- “Uprising” opens up the way to the album, with an ear catching Rock steady beat and a Michel Jarre like synth riff. The lyrics are a direct message for freedom of mind. An A+ opening.
- “Resistance” combines sweet and heavy worlds into one track, with a heavy pad drawning you into a sea of memories, the 80′s like over-echoed-reverbed Piano versus the saturated ending.
- “Undisclosed Desires” is one of my favorite tracks with its Electro Funk and Hip Hop approach. A+ for the multi-layered vocals, pizzicato and the bass slaps !
- “United States of Eurasia” is very interesting melodically and musically, the chords buildups is very interesting and ear catching, there’s a Queen thing to this track.
- “Guiding light” wants to be Grandiose with the minimalist beat and the clear reverbed snare. It has something of a Keane/U2 meeting Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à l’amour” riff and approach to it.
- “I belong to you” is a fun track, uplifting, melodic and Pop-ish. Having seen Muse’s interview on Taratata earlier this week with the explanation over the French part being a retranscript of a popular Mezzo-Soprano Opera by Camille Saint-Saens, Samson et Dalila. Matthew had a hard time with the pronunciation of the sentences, but he did it. Big ups !
- Exogenesis, WOW, Overture is just mind blowing, a movie score by its own. I love this trip hop feel to it and how every progression fits perfectly and melts perfectly from one “scene” to another. This is the highlight of the album and a great way to end majestically this opus.
So here it is, go grab the album or listen to it on the Legal Streaming sites near you.
It’s a must listen to album.
Tags: Album Review, Muse, The resistance
X-Chrome was a success
Oct 15, 2009 Blogging Bee, friskyRadio
X-Chrome was a success, thanks to YOU !
A quick post to thank each and everyone who attended the X-Chrome airing yesterday on Friskyradio.com
I have received many positive reviews on this set and I am quite happy about. The challenge is still on, and I hope future sets will be to your likings as well.
First 2 tracks are a huge highlight to the summer trip to Beirut. Opening up with “That you might” was not random, I had to stick the track in, while knowing the flow will drastically change later on.
“Beach Kisses” is my summer anthem, it was normal to slip it in. The tracks ranged from Techno to more Progressive banging tracks with “Back to the underground” intensifying the mood in the middle of the set. No Tech this time, maybe that’s the “not usual” part of me since my previous sets included Tech for the liftups.
One hour was short to express everything but I am glad of the Oriental/Tribal tracks I found which helped shaping this whole trip.
If you missed the show, catch the frequent reruns on www.friskyradio.com.
You can download it by Clicking Here for Free Download (Direct MP3 file).
Here is X-Chrome’s tracklist featuring great artists :
00 – Sasha – Intro Badger (Snippet) [Global Underground]
01 – Home Video – That You Might (Sasha Invol2ver Remix) [Global Underground]
02 – Dosem – Beach kisses (Joris Voorn Green mix) [Neue Larmklassiker]
03 – Morgan Page – Fight for you (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix Dub) [Nettwerk]
04 – Weekend Heroes – Supernova (Andrea Bertolini remix) [Echoes Records]
05 – Daniel Portman – Back to the underground (San Remix) [Unreleased Digital]
06 – Mac Marzenit & Henry Saiz – Second Vision [Sudbeat]
07 – Mikas – Temperamental (Manuel DE La Mare remix) [Progressive Grooves]
08 – Hypnotic Hour – Dark Eyes (Deeper Moments Robert K Remix) [Mistiquemusic]
09 – Pentatonik – Movements 2 (Matteo Marini Remix) [Flat Belly Recordings]
Tags: friskyRadio, X-Chrome
