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LATEST LBUt._ I-Hghei Ground BY GARY SMITH »> `NIGHT' FEVER #:i David Gilmour wowed DEBORAH EVANS PRICE dpriceabilIboard.com audiences on his 2006 world tour with a band Turning that featured Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright. The trek, specifically a gig Royal Albert The at 's Behind The Wheelies Corner Hall, is chronicled on the Farris Opens Up About Faith On `Salvation' Chicane Takes Self- Financed live DVD "Remember Route Back To Stardom That Night," due Sept.18 Who would have thought hard to do something and where Jack White produced via Columbia. The project that the former frontman for just go back to doing exactly Loretta Lynn's Grammy Named after one of the obstacles found on a motor racing includes evergreens do, and Award -winning "Van Lear circuit, leading U.K. dance act Chicane's career threatened like "Wish You Were the Screamin' Cheetah what you're built to piracy. Here," "Echoes" and Wheelies would release the the whole world just relaxes Rose" . "We get to this to turn into a car crash -thanks to the effects of "Breathe," plus a complete most talked -about gospel around you." house and the house looks In 2003, Nick Bracegirdle, the musician who essentially performance of Gilmour's album of the summer? With Farris formed the Wheel- exactly like this music sounds is Chicane, was a dance music sensation across Europe 2006 solo album, "On an his INO Records debut "Sal- ies in 1991. The band recorded in my head," he says of Eric thanks to global hits like "Saltwater" featuring Maire Bren- Island." -Jonathan Cohen vation in Light," Mike Farris two for Atlantic and McConnell's studio. "My nan of and "Don't Give Up" (both on Xtravaganza) is generating quite a buzz. one for Capricorn as well as biggest point of reference for featuring . The latter hit No. 1 in the United »> MAGIC in 10 in Finland, Greece, Never have I had so many three live indie albums. the actual sound of the room Kingdom 2000 and also went top `NUMBERS' people pitching me on an Through the years Farris was like what Ry Cooder did Hungary, Norway and Spain and on Billboard's European is eyeing an Aug. artist, and I'm not talking struggled with drug and al- with Buena Vista Social Club. Top 100 Singles chart. 28 release date for his third nearly To me, the room had become In 2002, Bracegirdle signed to WEA and had just fin- label just about his people. Retail- cohol addiction that ished his album, "Easy to Assemble," when Edgar compilation, "Strength in ers, TV executives, other killed him. an instrument unto itself with third in the Numbers." The 14 -track journalists and an array of Once sober, he began those sessions. We captured Bronfman Jr.'s buyout of resulted package features 12 music -loving folks have writing new music and re- that room sound and once we A &R manager and music director who signed him leaving previously unreleased called, e- mailed or shoved discovering his appreciation did that, we were off and run- the company. Bracegirdle extracted himself from his con- songs, including first a CD in my hand. for old spirituals, which led ning. It's the record that I've tract and prepared to release the album independently. single "Duffle Bag Boy" by This guy lives up to the to the new record. "Musi- always wanted to make in But the album leaked online and was pirated ruthlessly, Playaz featuring Lil Circle hype. "Salvation in Light" pul- cally it's more soul- driven every way." with one Russian counterfeiter alone selling thousands of Wayne. "Duffle Bag Boy" sates with energy, passion and groove- oriented, and People are taking notice. illegal CD copies and even taking the sleeve from an ear- will be serviced to radio and unbridled soul. "I had the that's what's always has "You can hear in his voice he lier album and digitally removing the old title. July 23. The second single, feels and believes in the "Celebrity Chick" by concept way back in 2000," moved me," he says. "Lyri- truly Chingy, Steph Jones Farris says of the collection, cally, it's discussing spiritual message," says Brian Smith, and Small World, will which combines his potent struggle. I've always been a VP of store operations for impact radio Aug. 27. originals alongside such clas- spiritual- minded person, Marietta, Ga. -based Value -Marie/ Concepcion sic spirituals as "Can't No but it's never been an easy Music Concepts. "It is a glo- Grave Hold My Body Down" thing for me." rious example of a performer TOM FERGUSON tferguson,aeu.billboard.com »> HE'S A HUSTLER and "Oh Mary Don't You Farris recorded the project coming face to face with will follow up Weep." "You stop trying so in the same Nashville studio what they were born to sing his hit 2006 debut, and making the album of "," their career." with "" Aug. Farris' live show is gener- 28. The /Bad Boy ating as many raves as his Pre -Pop Foi South project is led by the album. "I have been at this single "Coffee Shop" music -selling thing for 27 featuring from years, seen a lot of shows, Lowe Hits "The Convincer" (2001), . been fed a lot of hype and Another High Lowe's first Yep Roc set, has " Hustlenomics" is never had an artist give more With `At My Age' sold 30,000 units stateside, expected to include tracks of themselves to a perform- according to Nielsen Sound - like "Cut Throat," featuring ance than what I witnessed Singer / Nick Scan. Lowe is published by and ; Mike deliver live in concert," Lowe still bases himself in Plangent Visions and booked the - assisted Smith says. "This is a record his beloved west London lo- for Europe by London -based "Chevy Smile "; and "Brand shows New," with guest turns that needs to be heard and a cale of Brentford, but he's Asgard, with U.S. from and show that needs to be seen. traveled a long creative road through Sausalito, Calif. - . -Marie/ The audience for this should since his late -'70s new wave based High Road Touring. Concepcion be wide." producer /pop hitmaker incarnation. »> YOU'VE GOT A ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH: On several critically ac- `FRIEND' One of the biggest events in claimed albums during the Bob Mould will release a Christian music, the Gospel last decade, Lowe has devel- live DVD, "Circle of Music Assn.'s Music in the oped a gentler narrative style Friends -Live at 9:30," Oct. Rockies takes places July 29- influenced by vintage coun- 9 via Trixie. The project stylings. His captures an October 2005 Aug. 4 in Estes Park, Colo. try and pre -pop show at the 9:30 Club in his Michael W. Smith, Rebecca 12th solo studio set is "At My Washington, D.C., St. James, Brian Littrell, the Age," licensed by Lowe in Eu- home base. The artist Crabb Family, Sandi Patty, rope to U.K. independent performed such Husker DO Mark Schultz, Natalie Grant Proper, which released the songs as "Makes and Rush of Fools are among album June 4. A June 26 U.S. No Sense at All," the acts participating in the bow followed on Chapel Hill, "Celebrated Summer," annual training camp for N.C. -based Yep Roc, whose "Chartered Trips" and "I artists, and wor- co -owner Glenn Dicker calls Apologize" with a full band ship leaders. Music in the Lowe "the cornerstone of our for the first time as a solo Rockies has long served as a label," praising his "massive artist on the trek. -Jonathan Cohen valuable A &R source for the credibility in the U.S. with Christian industry. media, retail and radio."

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