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Rating: Jakatta is the latest pseudonym of Dave Lee, who rose to the altars of the house-underground scene under the name Joey Negro, just to give you an idea from the time of the New York boom opened by Frankie Knuckles and David Morales a little over ten years ago.
Our guy gained credibility with producers during that golden period of the genre, commercially exploiting the proximity of his style to the American one (while he was born and lives in the U.K. and, if I am not mistaken, should still be the resident of Babooska).
When the decline of high-quality 12" records produced by DJs began (does anyone remember the biblical releases on the Frrr label, every now and then I dust off Orbital's Chimes and I get chills, then I turn on the heater...), he continued under the pseudonym of Joey Negro, producing commercially solid artists’ pieces that renewed their guise, turning disco hits into radio hits (Pet Shop Boys, Diana Ross, check the link, please).
Then disco hits started to come out, conceived as such, and he tried to curate some productions, among which, I hope, you managed to dodge the Take That one (where should I take and, moreover, what?).
As the favor of his historic pseudonym waned, burning through others with not-so-appreciated little things, Dave Lee returned at this moment when the more mature, skilled, and creative DJs, also thanks to their higher propensity to provide income with live performances, given the abyss into which digital exchange has thrown studio ones, are almost put on the same level as artists who play instruments.
Dave returned with the pseudonym "Jakatta" which brought him good luck when he had fun remixing the theme from "American Beauty" (what a masterpiece! usque tandem, dwarfs, the cinematic de-baser?), and which he kept to release this CD built on said remix and other inspirations, such as the "original" pop-infused song entrusted to Seal's voice and some other reworks.
Dave returned with this CD, which is a CD poor in dedicated work, stretched beyond an hour with intros and alternates, also poor in genius, but it has the amazing ability to virtually touch all the various sections of electronic music, from house to chill-out, with some forays into the instrumental; and it is not at all easy. I plead with you to listen calmly, beyond those already mentioned, the reinterpretation of "Betty Blue," the refined delicacy of the radiomontecarlo-like sounds that make it a must in its genre, and the sweetness, extreme. For all, "Home Away From You" and "One Fine Day," the latter of which you listen to and fall in love with Beth Hirsch: the only thing I found more Air than Air (oops, I have the suspicion, did he copy it no more no less than I did at school with the artwork trace using the lamp under the transparent glass! :-).
Anyway, pros and cons, Dave Lee is back, one who if he was a sacred monster, it wasn't by chance, and he returned with a very pleasant album, which perhaps will allow surviving those who do not want to have the grace to listen to it, but will hardly disturb those who want to do so and, a very rare case for albums that are not masterpieces and which earns him an extra star, equally it will not disturb those who want to listen to it again several times.
Bravo Dave, you are back, how long will you stay?
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
03 My Vision (feat. Seal) (06:03)
Tonight
Wonderful things are about to happen
All of your wildest dreams are about to come true
Just takte time
To unwind
Let my vision inside you
I feel like the sun
I feel like the rain
I feel like I've just found reason for living again
'Cause what I've been dreaming
I know that it's real
I know that there's just no changing the way I feel
And I have a secret I think you should know
I feel like I just can't keep it
It's deep within me
And I know that it's out of control
Can you see my vision
Of a red hot summer in white
When love was the feeling
There's no indecision
We were turning that key inside
'Till you get in the moment
Tonight
Magical things are going to happen
All of the your wildest dreams are about to come true
We're living a dream
I see it today
I feel like all my fears are fading away
Been waiting so long
For something new
I feel like a constant craving for being with you
You're into my head
I'm out of my mind
I feel like I've just found reason for being alive
And I have a secret I think you should know
I feel like I just can't keep it
It's deep within me
And I know that it's outta control
Can you see my vision
Of a red hot summer in white
When love was the feeling
There's no indecision
We were turnin' that key inside
'Till you get in the moment
Can you see my vision
Of a red hot summer in white
When love was the feeling
When love was the feeling
When love was the feeling
When love was the fe-eling
When love was the feeling
When love was the feeling
When love was the fe-eling
fe-eling-fe-eling-fe-eling-fe-eling
...into my head
I'm out of my mind
Tonight
magical things are going to happen
All of your wildest dreams are about to come true
I have a secret I think you should know
I feel like I just can't keep it
It's deep within me
and It's deep within me
and It's deep within me
and It's deep within me
and It's deep within me
and It's deep within me
and It's deep within me
and i feel like i'm loosing control
Can you see my vision
Of a red hot summer in white
When love was the feeling
There's no indecision
We were turnin' that key inside
To get in the moment
Can you see my vision
Of a red hot summer in white
When love was the feeling
When love was the feeling
When love was the feeling
Oh what a feeling
feeling
feeling...
08 One Fine Day (05:26)
Looking around,
With my new conformation,
Broken you down,
What is love,
What is fear.
Make a new sound,
Open up my mouth to let it out,
Set it free.
Turning around,
Where was one to question to the rain,
Now can be one fine day,
One fine day is today,
One fine day (day),
One fine day.
Catching a wave,
May no change, may no feelings,
Pulling me in, this time nobody too.
Better be brave,
Cocked in the sunlight and the cave,
I must choose.
Comin' of age,
Even my mistakes have turned the page,
I won't loose one fine day,
One fine day is today,
One fine day (day),
One fine day.
Ohoooo!
I know life can be what simmers in your heart,
One fine day,
I know everyone exactly as they are, who you are?
One fine day,
One fine day is today,
One fine day,
One fine day.
Ohoooo!
Ohooohohoooooho,
ohooohohoooooho, ohooohohooooohohoooo,
Ohooohohoooooho,
ohooohohoooooho, ohooohohooooohohoooo.
One fine day,
One fine day is today,
One fine day (day),
One fine day.
Ohoooo!
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