Music New Releases GERALD LEVERT synts on the theme song give the lyrics the SINGLES I'D Give Anything - East West ACE/D/EHR ALBUMS required credibility, however. Get Ready is PRODUCER:David Foster still blatantly Euro, and the single edit of ALL -4 -ONE With a wall of violins behind him, Levert BABY CHAOS You & Me (Innocence) is a no risk disc too, (She's Got) SkiIlz -Blitzz D/EHR would give anything to win over his aspirant but with Get On The Move she again strays PRODUCER: Gary St. Clair/Tim O'Brien lover. If she won't give in to this much pas- from the beaten path. Carefully you may A major departure from the sugar sweet I sion, than a whole bunch of romantic pro- speak of an innovation when.P.F.B. comes Swear-one of the biggest singles of 1994-the grammers will. to your ears with its psalm -like aura. four nightingales are now fast womanisers, jive talking on top of a great drum sound. MAGIC AFFAIR THE NOTORIOUS BIG Fire -CDL/Electrola D/EHR Ready To Die - Bad Boy/Arista D/A ANITA PRODUCER: Mike Staab PRODUCER:Sean "Puffy" Combs Na Na Na (EverybodyWake Up) - Ala Bianca D/EHR Nomen est Omen. From the album by that HeavyweightworldchampGeorge PRODUCER: S. Dall'Ora name, the story continues with the fourth sin- Foreman watch out, because here's a real The lyrics are simplistic enough for a nursery gle-basically more of the same. Compared to Big Poppa ready to beat ya. The gangsta rhyme-"na na na, we do it every time!" and the competition, there are only more synth rapper is a big mouth of unknown propor- all that. But not to be used as a lullaby, as bleeps. tions too, but he didn't make itto the Anita's Euro single without rap will wake up "parentaladvisory"sticker.Stillevery all neighbours. MILK THE BISHOP breath he takesisaccompanied by a Golly Golly Gee Whiz/Black Water Blues- "muthafucka" or a "nigga." We wouldn't WALTER BECKER Double T ACE/EHR Safe Sex Designer Drugs & The Death Of Rock like to meet this mean guy in a dark alley Book Of Liars - Giant ACE /EHR PRODUCER: Wouter Van Belle 'NRoll -East West A/R after midnight. His powerful raps punch PRODUCER:Donald Fagan Steadily becoming the house of well -crafted PRODUCER: Baby Chaos like a baseball bat, if he doesn't shoot you Steely Dan fronted by another, unexpectedly pop, the Belgian label has more aces up its Changing nappies can indeed causea out of his way with his dangerous Machine good singer, is the first impression you get sleeve than the Choice alone. Both tracks on chaos, but when these Babies replace their Gun. from any track on this funky dude's solo this "double A-sider" are of Mamas & the guitar stringsit becomes a blood sport. album 11 Tracks Of Whack. Papas dreaminess. Study the art work for more details. Like FITO PAEZ Irish urban guerillas Therapy? and British Circo Beat - East West W/A/EHR/ACE/R TONY BENNETT MIKE OLDFIELD rock extremists the Wildhearts they pro- PRODUCER: Phil Manzanera/Fito Paez Moonglow -Columbia ACE/J Hibemaculum - WEA EHR/ACE/D vide a punk metal grunge alloy with some- Has Kevin Rowland of Dexys Midnight PRODUCER: David Kahne PRODUCER: Mike Oldfield timessurprisingselfcontrol.At such Runners turned up in Buenos Aires? The Do you remember k.d. lang clueing with the Hibernating DJs with the usual January moments sweet pop melodies slip through, similarities don't stop at the vocals; there's late Big 0? Now she devotes her torch talent playlist problems should add this massive naturallyimmediatelyfollowedbya a similar humpf behind the music. (Ex-) to the last crooner who can still do it on track with an Enigma-esque instant catchi- "Sturm and Drang" heaviness according to Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera, stage. Taken from the mega hip Unplugged ness. Didn't they fare best in the winter as the Nirvana song build-up. Go To Hell and who gave Spanish Heroes Del Silencio a CD. well? "Because of those Enigma connota- Breath display the perfect balance of mel- modern sound, has managed to recreate tions, it could very well become a media lowness and energeticoutbursts.Hello that special drive again. In Argentina the DANIELLE BRISEBOIS messiahs' hitin the UK," says Swansea Victim out there, check this action! funky title track generates the same enthu- Gimme Little Sign - Epic EHR/ACE Sound head of music Rob Pendry. "It's a siasm as when the country won the World PRODUCER: Gregg Alexander good taster for the album." BILLY RAY CYRUS Cup in 1978 and 1986. G6661!! ! If only everybody recycling other people's Storm In The Heartland - MercuryC/R/ACE/EHR songs would make as good a job of it as OPTIMYSTIC PRODUCER: Joe Scaife/JimCotton THE WANNADIES young miss Brisebois, who soulfully inter- Nothing But Love -WEA EHR/D Deja Vu.The title says it all; it reminds you Be A Girl -Soap/MNW R/A/EHR prets the Brenton Wood 1967 pop hit. PRODUCER: Ian Levine of the song Billy Ray will always be PRODUCER: NillePerned Recently tipped by many reporters. Mix Take That with Eternal, provide them reminded of until the end of time-Achy Part of the Nordic scene with a soft spot for with a bit more mature material, and you'll Breaky Heart of course. Is it fair to portray '60s pop and garage rock, they were always CORROSION OF CONFORMITY feeloptimisticabout futurecharts.The the guyasa one -hit wonder? There's referred to as the "R.E.M of Sweden." Albatross -Columbia R/A/EHR Pasadenas regularly achieved great things enough variety on this third set not to do Grunge, the trend in alternative rock since PRODUCER: John Custer with similar soul songs. so. The title track is the same kind of ballad the '60 revival by guitar rockers in the mid No it's not a cover of the Fleetwood Mac as Bon Jovi's Always. Qua rhythm Casualty '80s, hasn't eluded them either. Production - song, but the '70s come strongly to mind. SCATMAN Of Love reminds you quite a lot of Alanah wise they have boosted up their sound Riffmg is on a par with the best of Deep Myles' Black Velvet. A long term project without ruining their trademark pop beau- Purple or Black Sabbath, translated to today's we would say. ties. Sweet Nymphet is Nabokov's "Lolita" hard line. set to music. Having said that; that begs for KORN long car rides through beautiful landscapes. DENNIS DEYOUNG Korn -Immortal R/A Albumstationsshouldgeneratesome Once Upon A Dream - Atlantic ACE/EHR PRODUCER: Ross Robinson ambience for listeners on the road with PRODUCER: Dennis DeYoung What you see, is what you get. First there's tracks like How Does It Feel and New Best known for the silky FM rock ballad a girl on a wing on the playground. The World Record. Babe,"the legendary voice of Styx" now shadow of an evil man is approaching her. ventures out on his own with the '90s equiva- Then you expect to get a ferocious metal LORI YATES lent of that classic. No guitars, just key- set.It'sactually more than that.You'll Breaking Point - Virgin R/C/A/EHR/ACE boards! encounter an over -the -top aggressive band PRODUCER: Colin Linden/John Whynot sailing on a stormy sea between (funk) It doesn't happen too often, but let us intro- HERBERT GRitiNEMEYER Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop - RCA D/EHR metal(lica) and grunge, but also using some duce a new voice. Canadian Yates isa Cosmic Chaos -Electrola D/EHR PRODUCER: AntonioNunzioto productional gimmickry out of the rap siren with the reach of Maria McKee, the PRODUCER: Herbert Gronemeyer Try to say that title in one go without chok- world. Sometimes singer Jonathan Davis tremolo of Stevie Nicks, and the sexy touch Marketed as "Gronemeyer goes to the dance - ing on your words. Impossible! But Scatman is a howling monster, and sometimes he's oftheDivinyls'ChristinaAmphlett. floor," the German guru has had a few of his has no problems scatting his nonsensical as sleepy as Dynosaur Jr.'s Jay Mascis. Roughly speaking allmaterial she (co-) songs remixed by renowned techno produc- rhyme, a serious candidate for a novelty Korn is a stranger phenomenon than the wrote is in a country rock format, but she's ers to surprising result. Aren't good songs dance hit. inexplicable corn circles. a "Jacqui of all trades." No country station indestructible? will have difficulties with the boppin' ditty WAY OUT WEST MIISA L'il Darlin. As a contrast to that, the almost TOBY KEITH Ajare - deConstruction D/EHR Altitude -Dancepool D/EHR "cowpunky" Sweetheart Avenue is most Upstairs Downtown -Polydor C/ACE PRODUCER: Way Out West PRODUCER: Triple Digit left -of -the -dial. Exactly in the middle is the PRODUCER: Nelson Larkin/Harold Shedd Ajare is the fanfare for the common dubber On a mission of Love, Finland's Miisa Fleetwood Mac-ky Make A Liar Out Of Toby or not Toby, that is the question for from London to Harare, providing he or she studies people's manners along the way, Me-the single? We reserve the William country stations. It shouldn't be too hard to has ever danced to the beat of Moby's Go. stomping to the Euro beat. "Attitude is a Bellsoul cover Any Other Way with move this warm, steel guitar -steered ballad EHR jocks should go for this "far out" record state of mind" is the bottom line of her brushed drums and horns for the night upstairs to your playlists.