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In a CD store (remember those?) this album would probably be found in the hip-hop section. But this French trio takes hip-hop as a departure point, or like a theme on which to create a kaleidoscopic array of variations. The result is an album that sounds simultaneously old-fashioned and brand-new -- the swaying old-school beat of "Show Me" is upended somewhat by Beat Assailant's sophisticated flow and a lovely vocal hook; "Now That I'm Free" features a slightly eerie groove that is made even eerier by a sharp, dark cameo appearance by Wu-Tang Clan's RZA; the faux orchestral strings and bouncy groove of "Hold On" are followed immediately by the cool and Latin-tinged "Listen to the Drums", which also evokes (bizarrely) the early sound of the Real Tuesday Weld. When Beat Assailant starts rapping in French the effect is even better than when he does so in English, and when things get glitchy (on "Just a Lil' Lovin'") the effect is better still. Actually, some of the English lyrics make you wish that every track were in French (sample couplet: "Don't forget to hold on/Never give up; stay strong"), but overall this is a very, very impressive debut.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Outlines, Main Artist - Irfane Khan-Acito, Jerome Hadey, Composer - Edition 0711; BMG Publishing and Sonar Kollektiv Publishing; Popagenten
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2007 Sonar Kollektiv
Outlines, Main Artist - Irfane Khan-Acito, Jerome Hadey, Composer - Irfane Khan-Acito; Adam Turner; Jerome Hadey, Lyricist - Edition 0711; BMG Publishing and Sonar Kollektiv Publishing; Popagenten; Chrysalis
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2007 Sonar Kollektiv
Outlines, Main Artist - Irfane Khan-Acito, Jerome Hadey, Composer, Lyricist - Edition 0711; BMG Publishing and Sonar Kollektiv Publishing; BMG Publishing
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2007 Sonar Kollektiv
Outlines, Main Artist - Irfane Khan-Acito, Jerome Hadey, Composer - Irfane Khan-Acito, Robert Diggs , Jerome Hadey, Lyricist - Edition 0711; BMG Publishing and Sonar Kollektiv Publishing; BMG Publishing; Ramecca Music (BMI)
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2007 Sonar Kollektiv
Outlines, Main Artist, Composer, Lyricist - Edition 0711; BMG Publ. and Sonar Kollektiv Publishing
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2005 Sonar Kollektiv
Outlines, Main Artist - Christopher Irfane Khan-Acito, Jerome Hadey, Composer, Lyricist - 0711; Sonar Kollektiv; Bmg-ufa
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2006 Soanr Kollektiv
Outlines, Main Artist - Irfane Khan-Acito, Jerome Hadey, Composer - Edition 0711; BMG Publishing and Sonar Kollektiv Publishing; Popagenten
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2007 Sonar Kollektiv
Outlines, Main Artist - Irfane Khan-Acito, Jerome Hadey, Composer - Irfane Khan-Acito, Jerome Hadey, Abd Al Malik, Lyricist - Edition 0711; BMG Publishing and Sonar Kollektiv Publishing; Popagenten; Atmospheric Edition
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2007 Sonar Kollektiv
Outlines, Main Artist - Irfane, Mann , Weil, Composer, Lyricist - Edition 0711; BMG Publishing and Sonar Kollektiv Publishing; BMG Publishing
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2005 Sonar Kollektiv
Outlines, Main Artist - Irfane Khan-Acito, Jerome Hadey, Adam Turner, Composer - Irfane Khan-Acito, Jerome Hadey, Lyricist - Edition 0711; BMG Publishing and Sonar Kollektiv Publishing; Popagenten; Chrysalis
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2007 Sonar Kollektiv
Outlines, Main Artist, Composer, Lyricist - Edition 0711; BMG Publishing and Sonar Kollektiv Publishing; BMG Publishing
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2004 Sonar Kollektiv
Outlines, Main Artist - Irfane Khan-Acito, Jerome Hadey, Composer - Edition 0711; BMG Publishing and Sonar Kollektiv Publishing; Popagenten
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2007 Sonar Kollektiv
Outlines, Main Artist - Irfane Khan-Acito and Jerome Hadey., Composer, Lyricist - 0711; BMG and Sonar Kollektiv; BMG.
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2007 Sonar Kollektiv.
Outlines, Main Artist - Irfane Khan-Acito, Jerome Hadey, Composer - Edition 0711; BMG Publishing and Sonar Kollektiv Publishing; Popagenten
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2007 Sonar Kollektiv
DJ Mehdi, Main Artist - Fabienne Saincri, Composer, Lyricist - Delabe Editions; EMI Music Publishing France
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2007 Ed Banger Records
Album review
In a CD store (remember those?) this album would probably be found in the hip-hop section. But this French trio takes hip-hop as a departure point, or like a theme on which to create a kaleidoscopic array of variations. The result is an album that sounds simultaneously old-fashioned and brand-new -- the swaying old-school beat of "Show Me" is upended somewhat by Beat Assailant's sophisticated flow and a lovely vocal hook; "Now That I'm Free" features a slightly eerie groove that is made even eerier by a sharp, dark cameo appearance by Wu-Tang Clan's RZA; the faux orchestral strings and bouncy groove of "Hold On" are followed immediately by the cool and Latin-tinged "Listen to the Drums", which also evokes (bizarrely) the early sound of the Real Tuesday Weld. When Beat Assailant starts rapping in French the effect is even better than when he does so in English, and when things get glitchy (on "Just a Lil' Lovin'") the effect is better still. Actually, some of the English lyrics make you wish that every track were in French (sample couplet: "Don't forget to hold on/Never give up; stay strong"), but overall this is a very, very impressive debut.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:21
- Main artists: Outlines
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sonar Kollektiv
- Genre: Electronic
2007 Sonar Kollektiv GmbH 2007 Sonar Kollektiv
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