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In the span of a few years, Anton Zaslavski was inspired by Justice to make electronic dance music, reached out to Skrillex and remixed "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites," became an in-demand producer of remixes and original material, and signed to mainstream label Interscope. His remixes for the Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga, combined with production for Justin Bieber's Believe and singles like "The Anthem," "Shave It," and "Spectrum," made the German musician, still in his early twenties, a rising star in EDM and pop. Zaslavski's rapid ascent says more about his talent and creativity than the lack of skill and imagination required to make dance music. He was the drummer in a metalcore band, but he has definitely found his calling here. Clarity's lone pre-Interscope track is "Shave It," retitled "Shave It Up," made more musical with an all-strings coda, and yet shortened to a brisk 3:11. The song's grand and extended conclusion makes an early-in-the-album statement, however ostentatious, that Zaslavski can compose circles around the majority of EDM producers and do so in a concise fashion. He also knows how to construct an album. This plays out like it was developed and arranged for the sake of repeated listening rather than a quick fix for listeners in need of a rush. That said, there are plenty of peak moments that reflect the immediacy and desperation of adolescent relationships, like the stadium-ready title song (featuring Louisa Rose Allen, aka Foxes) and the fully developed modern pop of "Spectrum" (fronted in a boyish, bright-eyed manner by Matthew Koma). The instrumentals tend to be relatively restrained, but most of them are more attractive than the songs featuring big-name vocalists Ryan Tedder and Ellie Goulding. Zaslavski's not quite in a field of his own yet. "Stache" shamelessly displays the producer's indebtedness to key Justice influence Daft Punk -- it might as well be subtitled "Aerodynamic 2K12" -- but he's getting there. Anyone who appreciates well-crafted dance-pop should probably keep up with him.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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LiZ, FeaturedArtist - Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist - Elizabeth Nicole Abrams, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2011 OWLSA Recordings
Matthew Bair, ComposerLyricist - Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist - Matthew Koma, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Ryan Tedder, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Matthew Bair, ComposerLyricist - Porter Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist - Foxes, FeaturedArtist - Holly Hafermann, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Shanahan, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Ellie Goulding, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist - Lucky Date, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Heather Bright, ComposerLyricist - Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist - Bright Lights, FeaturedArtist - Philip Andrew Schwan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Interscope Records
Hayley Williams, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist - Carah Faye, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Eli Hanna, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Interscope Records
Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist - Miriam Bryant, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Victor Rådström, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Interscope Records
Jonathan Sloan, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Empire Of The Sun, MainArtist - Luke Steele, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick Littlemore, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Mayes, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Donnie Sloan, Producer, Additional Producer - Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Remixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Liam Gerner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Bach, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 The Sleepy Jackson Pty Ltd and Nick Littlemore
JOHN DENSMORE, ComposerLyricist - Jim Morrison, ComposerLyricist - Ray Manzarek, ComposerLyricist - The Doors, MainArtist - Robby Krieger, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Moore, ComposerLyricist - Skrillex, Producer, MainArtist - Zedd, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Matthew Bair, ComposerLyricist - Medina, FeaturedArtist - Porter Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist - Holly Hafermann, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Interscope Records
Hayley Williams, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tiesto, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist - Carah Faye, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Eli Hanna, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Interscope Records
Anton Zaslavski, ComposerLyricist - Zedd, Producer, MainArtist - Matthew Koma, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Miriam Bryant, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Victor Rådström, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Interscope Records
Album review
In the span of a few years, Anton Zaslavski was inspired by Justice to make electronic dance music, reached out to Skrillex and remixed "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites," became an in-demand producer of remixes and original material, and signed to mainstream label Interscope. His remixes for the Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga, combined with production for Justin Bieber's Believe and singles like "The Anthem," "Shave It," and "Spectrum," made the German musician, still in his early twenties, a rising star in EDM and pop. Zaslavski's rapid ascent says more about his talent and creativity than the lack of skill and imagination required to make dance music. He was the drummer in a metalcore band, but he has definitely found his calling here. Clarity's lone pre-Interscope track is "Shave It," retitled "Shave It Up," made more musical with an all-strings coda, and yet shortened to a brisk 3:11. The song's grand and extended conclusion makes an early-in-the-album statement, however ostentatious, that Zaslavski can compose circles around the majority of EDM producers and do so in a concise fashion. He also knows how to construct an album. This plays out like it was developed and arranged for the sake of repeated listening rather than a quick fix for listeners in need of a rush. That said, there are plenty of peak moments that reflect the immediacy and desperation of adolescent relationships, like the stadium-ready title song (featuring Louisa Rose Allen, aka Foxes) and the fully developed modern pop of "Spectrum" (fronted in a boyish, bright-eyed manner by Matthew Koma). The instrumentals tend to be relatively restrained, but most of them are more attractive than the songs featuring big-name vocalists Ryan Tedder and Ellie Goulding. Zaslavski's not quite in a field of his own yet. "Stache" shamelessly displays the producer's indebtedness to key Justice influence Daft Punk -- it might as well be subtitled "Aerodynamic 2K12" -- but he's getting there. Anyone who appreciates well-crafted dance-pop should probably keep up with him.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:33
- Main artists: Zedd
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Interscope
- Genre: Electronic Dance
© 2014 Interscope Records ℗ 2014 Interscope Records
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