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Rating: It's well established and widely recognized that electronics are the "big thing" of the moment.
TechnoComposers, once anonymous studio rats forced to change their nickname with every new track in search of fortune, today transform into sought-after alchemist creators of perfect singles. The way dance music is consumed is also changing: from semi-clandestine raves to ever-expanding DJ sets even conquering space at festivals, attracting masses of faithful dancers.
Thus, it happens that DJs and remixers become ultra-popular figures, acclaimed on par with pop stars.
Such is the case with Tiga, a Canadian from Montreal, who built a solid reputation remixing both famous and less known figures, managing in just a few years to generate substantial hype around him. So much so that after nearly ten years of Singles and Compilations (with, in my opinion, mixed results), his first album was awaited by everyone with a certain interest.
But it's known there's a right time for everything, including a record, and it's also known that it's much easier to produce a single remix than to create an entire Album (yes, with a capital A...)
But try telling record labels that, even in these lean times—indeed, especially in these lean times—the itch to turn some profit by betting on the right horse is something they won't give up...
Disappointment? Heartburn? Or just a bitter taste in the mouth?
Let's go through this in order and take a look at the most significant tracks on the album...
"Louder than a Bomb", a single already released in 2004, is characterized by the immortal square wave at the bass and old-school rapping (feat. Public Enemy) interrupted by synthetic incursions. A track that doesn't leave the dance floor alive, in the sense that it is made and finished for the dance floor.
"You Gonna Want Me" is a real ElectroClash playlist gem, released a year later, it definitely ignited hopes with its modern and engaging sound, with Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) on guest vocals.
May 2006, "Sexor" (the album, that's the name...) finally releases and all cards are laid out.
"Far from Home" sugary and accompanied by a stylish video clip manages to ensnare only the naïve.
"The Ballad of Sexor" unfairly draws too much from the almondy tricks of Soft Cell, whom the Canadian has always claimed to be inspired by.
"Good as Gold" has much more enjoyable dance openings. Rhythmically, it's certainly no different from "Far from Home", but at least composition-wise, the rediscovered Teutonic order (typical of overseas colleagues like Felix the Housecat and The Hacker) helps churn the song as it should.
In conclusion, Tiga's work is a pleasant listen but only a few tracks meet expectations; the dimensional leap from the club-culture planet to the galaxy of highway rest stop shelves is successful with reservations.
Try it as a coffee killer.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 (Far From) Home (03:35)
Hard not to be so hard on myself
I'm tryin to learn to keep my mind in check
I listen to my friends
when they say
it's destiny
it's meant to be this way
I found
that they're right
and now I see that all this time
and I had the key
so now I'm on a roll
I got nothing but luck
with a spring in my step as I strut down the block
I see the boys stare
and I hear them talk
as far as I go
as far as I know
I've always got a place called home
I cross overseas
it's fine by me
'cause I'll never be far from home
my heart takes a hit
and then my heart hits back
and each day I find comfort in the fact
I listen to my friends
when they say
man
just relax
'cause it's all a game
I found
they're right
and now I see
I'm gonna have my fun
what will be will be
now I'm walkin up the street whistlin' this
everything's in place
'cause I can't miss
I smile at my girls
and blow them a kiss
as far as I go
as far as I know
I've always got a place called home
I cross overseas
it's fine by me
'cause I'll never be far from home
as far as I go
as far as I know
I've always got a place called home
I cross overseas
it's fine by me
'cause I'll never be far from home
far from home
far from home
03 You Gonna Want Me (03:57)
I know,
You gonna want me
Baby,
A song for any season,
I've got so many reasons,
You're gonna wanna make it some day
Some say, boy you're always teasing
I think you best be leaving,
Why you've gotta drive me crazy (x2)
I know,
You gonna want me,
But when you want me,
It might be a different story (x2)
Baby,
A song for any season,
I've got so many reasons,
You're gonna wanna make it some day
Some say, boy you're always teasing
I think you best be leaving,
Why you've gotta drive me crazy (x2)
I know,
You gonna want me,
But when you want me,
It might be a different story (x6)
I know,
I know,
I know...
05 Louder Than a Bomb (03:16)
This style seems wild
Wait before you treat me like a stepchild
Let me tell you why they got me on file
Cause I give you what you lack
Come right and exact
Our status is the saddest
So I care where you at, black and at home I got a call from Tony Rome
The FBI was tappin’ my telephone
I never live alone
I never walk alone
My posses always ready, and ther’re waitin’ in my zone
Although I live the life that of a resident
But I be knowing the scheme that of the president
Tappin’ my phone whose crews abused
I stand accused of doin’ harm
Cause I’m louder that a bomb.
I am the rock hard trooper
To the bone the bone the bone
Full grown – consider me – stone
Once again and I say it for you to know
The troop is always ready, I yell – Geronimo –
Your CIA, you see I ain’t kiddin’
Both King and x they got ridda’ both
A story untold, true, but unknown
Professor Griff knows
I aint milk toast
Of those with closed minds, don’t know
I’m rapid
The way that I rap it, yeah
Never serving ‘em well, cause I’m an Un-Tom
It’s no secret at all
Cause I’m louder than a bomb
Cold holdin’ the load
The burden breakin’ the mold
I aint lyin’ denyin’ cause they’re checkin’ my code
Am I buggin’ cause they’re buggin’ my phone – for information
No tellin’ who’s sellin’ out power
Builin’ the nation so..
Joinin’ the set, the point black target
Every brothers inside – so least not,
You forgot, no
Takin’ the blame is not a waste, here taste
A bit of the song so you can never be wrong
Just a bit of advice, ‘cause we be payin’ the price
Cause every brother mans life
Is like swingin’ the dice, right?
Here it is, once again this is
The brother to brother
The terminator the cutter
Going on and on – leave alone the grown
Get is straight in ’88, ah’ I’ll troop in to demonstrate
The posse always ready – 98 at 98
My posse come quick, because my posse got velocity
Tapping’ my phone, they never leave me alone
I’m even lethal when I’m unarmed
‘Cause I’m louder than a bomb
‘Cause the d is for dangerous
You can come and get some of this
I teach and speak
So when it’s spoke, it’s no joke
The voice of choice
The place shakes with bass
Called one for the treble
The rhythm is a rebel
Here’s a funky rhyme that they’re tappin’ on
Just thinkin’ I’m breakin’ the beats
I’m rappin’on
CIA FBI
All they tell us is lies
And when I say it they get alarmed
‘Cause I’m louder than a bomb
06 Pleasure From the Bass (03:50)
I give
You need
I am
You are)
(I see
Wherever
I live
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-unh)
(I give
You need
I am
You are)
(I see
Wherever
I live
Ha-ha)
[Chorus]: 2X
(I get)
Pleasure from the bass
(You need)
A place to call your own
(I am)
The one and only son
(You are)
Someone to call my own
(I see you)
The people that you find
(Wherever)
Wherever you may be
(I live)
Filling up my soul
My curiousity
(I get)
Pleasure from the bass
(You need)
A place to call your own
(I am)
The one and only son
(You are)
Someone to call my own
(I see you)
|The people that you find
Wherever you may be
(I live)
Filling up my soul
My curiousity
(Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha)
My curi-os-i-ty
Pleasure from the bass (Repeat Bass)
Pleasure form the bass (Repeat Bass)
[Chorus]: 2X
[change]My-my-my curiosity
(You are)
08 Down in It (03:30)
Kinda like a cloud I was up way up in the sky
And I was feeling some feelings you wouldn't believe
Sometimes I don't believe them myself
And I decided I was never coming down
Just then a tiny little dot
Caught my eye it was just about, just about too small to see
But I watched it way too long
It was pulling me down
Shut up!
So what, what does it matter now?
I was swimming in the haze now I crawl on the ground
And everything I never liked about you is kinda seeping into me
Try to laugh about it now but isn't it funny how everything works out
"I guess the joke's on me," she said
I was up above it
Now I'm down in it
I used to be so big and strong!
I used to know my right from wrong!
I used to never be afraid!
I used to be somebody!
I used to have something inside!
Now just this whole that's open wide!
I used to want it all!
I used to be somebody..
I'll cross my heart I'll hope to die
But the needle's already in my eye
And all the world's weight is on my back
And I don't even know why
What I used to think was me
Is just a fading memory
I looked him right in the eye and said "Goodbye"
I was up above it
Now I'm down in it
09 The Ballad of Sexor (03:24)
some say sexor was a man
tight pants, black hair and a tan
if so I just don't understand how he could come and go
and some say sexor was a prince
and he could take your love with his fingertips
if so I just don't understand why he wore those kid gloves on his hands
(chorus:)
whatever I gain, whatever I lose
i will stay the same, my promise to you
first hand man, to take me by the hand
its so easy once you understand.
some say sexor was a girl, a mischief smile to rule the world
if so I just dont understnad how everything's going just as I planned
and some say sexor was a dream in the mind of a million men
If so I just don't understand why all my dreams come true
chorus[x2]
// Lyric by Sunshine XP
12 3 Weeks (04:19)
Well, it's been..
3 weeks since we said goodbye
nd now how am i hard, as i try
supposed to last
a whole lifetime
the days are fine
i keep my mind
occupied
and satisfied
i keep my eyes on
the consolation prize
but in the nigth
i lose the fight
i toss and turn
while my fears unite
my teeth grind
everytime
the visions come,
i wish i was blind
they're teasing me,
endlessly
with a dream that was,
but can never be
i was never meant to be without you
i was never meant to be without you
i supposed in time, i will get by
i was never meant to be without you
now it's been 3 weeks since
i wrote this song
now the future's wrong seems way too long
i thank the stars you taught me to be strong...
now, i walk the line
your hand in mine
your still my guide, side by side
i tell myself
it's just a matter of time
and now my life
keeps movin by
and now i hear
your voice in mine
i still smile
most of the time
at memories, lives intertwined
you're keeping me
company
with a love that was,
and will always be
i was never meant to be without you
i was never meant to be without you
i supposed in time, i will get by
i was never meant to be without you
REPEAT
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