M & M NEW RELEASES

ETERNAL leadsinger Blaze Bayley debuts on Iron Singles Power Of A Woman -EMI ehr Albums Maidens first studio album in three PRODUCER: Dennis Charles & Ronnie years. The basic vintage Iron Maiden Wilson sound is still present without any bows JAVIER ALVAREZ This British trio manages to sound both DADAWA toward current trends, although their Piel De Pantera - Chrysalis ace forceful and feminine at the same time. Sister Drum -UFO Group/WEAnac/w approach to arrangement and production PRODUCER:Gonzalo Benavides Their seductive voices blend in well with PRODUCER: He Xuntian has shifted considerably. Following the Folky singer/songwriters are not the stan- the contemporary R&B-influenced pro- China is a major force to be reckoned "less is more" credo, sparsity has replaced dard musical fare in Spain, but this duction. See page 12 for details on the with and Chinese composers/musicians the flurry of notes that characterised a lot young Spaniard manages to capture a marketing of their latest album Power Of are slowly conquering the Western world. of the older material, while at the same world of his own with poetic lyrics and a A Woman. Composer He Xuntian asked singer time they also sound heavier than ever. sparse acoustic accompaniment. Dadawa for his spiritual tribute to GOLDIE Tibetan culture. Sister Drum is clearly a SIMPLY RED AL BANO & ROMINA POWER Angel -ffrr d departure from classical Chinese music. Life -East West ehr/ace/d lmpossibile -WEA ace PRODUCER: Not listed He Xuntian conjures up a world full of PRODUCER: Mick Hucknall/S. Levine PRODUCERS: A.Bartels, M. Bjorklund, Now that jungle has taken the clubs and capricious ghosts with his dreamy sound- Following the mega -success of 1991's H. Singer,D.Kawohl charts by storm, British artist Goldie has scapes, which undoubtfully will be Stars (see Music & Media October 21), This inseparable duo has built up an re-released 1993's Angel, a slow hypnotic embraced instantly by new age and world Mick Hucknall has not been resting on international reputation over the past fif- track featuring singer Diane Charle- music formats. his laurels. Instead, he has absorbed a teen years. Their I Treni Di Tozeur was a magne (Urban Cookie Collective). host of musical influences and incorporat- hit in many European countries. Impossi- ERASURE ed them in this new batch of songs with- bile, sung in English and Italian, has the LOKUA KANZA Erasure - Mute ehr/d out sacrificing the hallmark Simply Red same kind of universal, mainstream Shadow Dancer -RCA ehr/w PRODUCERS: T. Fehlmann, G. Jones sound. Among songs to watch out for over appeal. PRODUCER:Lokua Kanza Vince Clarke and Andy Bell have always the next couple of months are mid -tempo French-Zairean artist Lokua Kanza has held an ambiguous position. They have soulful tunes such as Lives And Loves, REGINA BELLE set his eyes on the international market never been considered avantgarde pio- You Make Me Believe and Never Never Could It Be, I'm Falling In Love - Columbia ace/ehr with Shadow Dancer, a ballad with a neers pur sang, but their music was Love, while the rootsy reggae of Hillside PRODUCERS: KeithThomas, Gerald slow shuffle, English lyrics and a Spanish never mainstream either. On their ninth Avenue, with prominent contributions Levert & Edwin Nicholas guitar solo. album, they have definitely taken a more from Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shake- You can always rely on those golden experimental path. The collaboration speare are a welcome move in a different oldies, as testified by the chart succes of LOUISE with producers Fehlmann (The Orb), musical direction. N'Trance's Staying Alive. Belle's version LightOf My Life -EMI ehr/ace Jones (Orbital), mixer Kevorkian of the Spinners original exudes a bouncy PRODUCER: Simon Climie (Kraftwerk, U2) and Diamanda Galas LEGACY OF SOUND cheerfulness and is taken from Reachin' For her debut single, Louise, once a mem- have resulted in an inspiring diversity of Tour De Force -Ricochet/BMG ehr/d Back, a tribute album to US R&B veter- ber of Eternal, cites Stevie Wonder and danceable pop tunes and weird sounds. PRODUCER: Bag ans. Quincy Jones as major influences. This Swedish duo Bag and Snowman teamed smooth ballad, penned by producer MATT GOSS up with Meja Beckman, Nevada Cato and BIG MOUNTAIN Simon Climie, is certainly a change from The Key-Polydor ehr renowned singer Lori Perry. Their previ- Carribbean Blue - Giant ehr/ace the up -tempo energy of Eternal. PRODUCERS: Matt Goss & T. Phillips ous album, from which the single Happy PRODUCER:Handel Tucker Teenage idols Bros stormed the charts in was a major hit in Sweden, Germany, the The soundtrack from the film Reality KURT MALOO the late '80s, when similar acts like Milli US and Canada, was aptly titled Holy Bites has jumpstarted several musical TheCaptain Of Her Heart - Mambo/ Sonyehr Vanilli were accused of not even doing Groove. Legacy of Sound evolves for the careers, including Lisa Loeb's. Big Moun- PRODUCER: MichaelCretu their own singing. So it should come as a most around those grooves in uptempo tain's Baby I Love Your Way catapulted A catchy tune can go a long way, as Kurt minor surprise that the Goss brothers dance tracks such asWoman in Me.More the band from regional popularity to Maloo proves with the brand new version wrote most of their own songs. After subdued are the acoustic guitar and international success. Carribean Blue of the '80s Eurochart hit he recorded as spending a sobering three years in the string instruments on If You Ever Turn proves once more how well reggea mixes one half of German duo Double. The anonimity of Los Angeles, Matt Goss Around. with the laidback attitude of Big Moun- song's original melancholy hasn't lost any wrote and coproduced an albumfull of tain's native California. of its impact. high tech, blue eyed soul with a clean D'ANGELO synthesizer sound. The album's first sin- SHAUNA DAVIS PROYECTO UNO gle, The Key, is a funky proclamation of Get Away-Swemix d/ehr El Tiburon- J&N/Freaky d/ehr/ace Goss' newly found peace of mind after the PRODUCER: M.Gi.M. BigTime Music/P. Stocola PRODUCER: Pavel De Jes0s/Nelson tumultuous Bros years. A bubbling, upbeat and catchy dance/pop Zapata tune featuring the diva -like vocals of A summer smash in Spain and Italy, this LOUISE HOFFSTEN Davis and a sinewy bassline against an merengue -based tune with house ele- 6 - RCA a/ehr/ace hypnotic loop. ments should do very well elsewhere. All PRODUCER: Leif Larsen ingredients are there for success on the Intelligent rock music with enough atti- B-ZET WITH DARLESA airwaves and a strong melody provides tude to appeal to the alternative formats. the icing on the cake. Hoffsten's voice changes from menacing ISIL-ME-T" to sensual in a matter of seconds. A tight ROXETTE rhythm section provides a thumping big You Don't Understand Me -EMIehr/ace beat which creates a calm, steady back- PRODUCER: Clarence Ofwerman ground for Louise's rousing vocals and Brown Sugar-Cooltempo ehr/d Singer Marie Frederiksson cries out as short bursts of heavy metal guitar.Dance PRODUCER: D'Angelo she is left in the dark by an evasive lover. OnYour Grave and Explain It To My With seeming effortlessness D'Angelo A brand new, slow -stepping and dramatic Heart are likely adds to EHR and ACE mixes hip hop, jazz, gospel and R&B on ballad, taken from the forthcoming com- playlists this autumn while Box Full Of this versatile album. His slow and pilation albumDon't BoreUs - Get To Faces is a strong sing -along ballad for grinding grooves are laid down heavily -- alternative formats. The album has this there's no escaping them-but it's the EV'EA'L The Chorus. clean and crisp Swedish studio sound elaborate musical arrangement by Everlasting Pictures - EyeQ d/ehr STEVIE WONDER coupled with an in -your -face attitude D'Angelo himself that steals the show. PRODUCER: Stevie B-Zet Cold Chill - Motown ehr/ace/d which makes 6 the coolest thing to come The jazzy organ riff of Brown Sugar and German dance phenomenon B-Zet PRODUCER:Stevie Wonder from Sweden since The Leather Nun. adventurous basslines seem a perfect (Steffen Britzke) has never been one for An uptempo R&lii tune for a change, this accompaniment for this sweaty tribute pidgeon holes. His latest production is lively song has all the characteristics that IRON MAIDEN to a lady from Philly. Like a present day an intriguing mixture of repetitive made Wonder a household name in the The X -Factor-EMI m/r Otis Redding, his lyrics are a balancing vocals by Darlesia and dreamy ambient first place. A sparse but clever arrange- PRODUCER: Steve Harris/Nigel Green act between romantic love (Lady) and synthesizers. ment drives this infectious song forward. With bassist Steve Harris behind the religious experiences (Higher). desk for the first time, former Wolfsbane

Singles and albums featured in New Releases are listed alphabetically. Each record is recommended for format or programme suitability. Abbreviations used include: EHR (European HitRadio), ACE (Adult Contemporary Europe), R (Rock), D (Dance), C (Country), J (Jazz), NAC (New Adult Contemporary), A (Alternative), W (World) and M (Metal). Please send your samples to Robbert Tilli,Music & Media, PO Box 9027, 1006 AA Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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