Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Groove Armada Title: Black Light Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Om Records Original Release Date: 1/1/2010 Re-Release Date: 3/2/2010 Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop, R&B Styles: Electronica, Dance Pop, Funk Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 600353090828 |
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Groove Armada are back with a new sound. The new album, "Black Light" is a collision of alt and electronic genres featuring vocalist Bryan Ferry from Roxy Music, Empire of the Sun, UK pop star Will Young, and introducing S... more » |
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Product Description Groove Armada are back with a new sound. The new album, "Black Light" is a collision of alt and electronic genres featuring vocalist Bryan Ferry from Roxy Music, Empire of the Sun, UK pop star Will Young, and introducing Saint Savior. Get ready to hear Groove Armada like never before. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsGlowing in the dark! Nse Ette | Lagos, Nigeria | 03/02/2010 (5 out of 5 stars) "Groove Armada follow up 2007's groovy hip Hop/Dub-inflected Dance CD "Soundboy Rock" with "Black Light". Out go big-voiced soul divas like Candi Staton and Angie Stone (who loaned their voices to a few tracks) and in comes a poppier guitar, more Eurodisco sound. Both albums could have been recorded by different groups. With no instrumentals or ballads (like Soundboy Rock's "Save my soul", "What's your version" or "From the rooftops"), the mood is sunny and upbeat. Opening is the guitar driven Alt Rock/Pop "Look me in the eye sister", followed by the droning falsetto-sung "Fall silent" with Nick Littlemore from Empire Of The Sun who also appears on the anthemic "Not forgotten" (with a snarling performance this time), the buzzing "Cards to your heart" (with spoken/sung lyrics), and on the Prodigy-style "Warsaw" with additional vocals by Saintsaviour. "Just for tonight" is a charming Indie Pop ditty with jangly guitars and strings, while "I won't kneel" has a chorus that sounds like ABBA (vocals by Saintsaviour). The clubbier numbers start from midway into the album; the electrifying "Paper romance", the outstanding "Shameless" (with some spoken French and crooned aching vocals by Bryan Ferry), "Time and space" (with swirling effects), and the closing hypnotic "History" with Will Young turning in a Jimmy Sommerville-style robotic falsetto to a slutty Disco backdrop. Awesome! I like the sonic diversity on this album and though different from its predecessor, it is every bit as rich and good." Return to the the Eighties! Jazz for the dappers | 03/02/2010 (4 out of 5 stars) "Like a fine wine, it seems that the Armada keep on getting better and better. The most striking thing here is about face of musical direction. Gone are the big beat breaks and alt-dance-funk riddems that populated earlier outings. It's all about the 80s here - from synth-pop symphonies to electromagnetic philharmonic full phat milk : kind of dirty, yet sugar sexy. Their sixth studio album certainly embraces riffing but, rather than guitars, very Eighties-sounding synthesizers provide the oomph. With two greatest hits albums in the last five years, and the musical stagnation that was "Soundboy Rock", Groove Armada were fast becoming yet another great British dance outfit to run out of ideas. As Andy Catto admits: "We could've knocked out an album of reggae-influenced house bangers and a couple of chill-out tunes, and that would've been a much easier life, but we needed a new challenge. Neither of us was interested in just repeating ourselves". Andy Cato and Tom Findlay came under the spell of old heroes Fleetwood Mac and Roxy Music for the making of "Black Light". The duo got hooked on Roxy's "Love Is the Drug' during recording and sure enough a performance from Bryan Ferry materialised on moody electro-ballad "Shameless". These nostalgic homages are well judged and expertly crafted, sounding like a genuinely modern update of the best of the era. With "Black Light" Cato and Findley have firmly re-established themselves as the best of the bassline best. Overall their concern is disco, but the overlap with sumptuous rock makes this release interesting. "The result is a mixed bag, including some real stinkers, but the pair manage to rustle up just enough bombastic electro-pop, including a sharp turn from Bryan Ferry on Shameless, to carry the day. - The Guardian The Best Of Soundboy Rock Yeah Ghost Love 2 " Glam Rock Meets Depeche Disco - One Of This Year's Best! Brett Barry | Cave Creek, AZ United States | 03/14/2010 (5 out of 5 stars) "I must admit that I am a recent convert to Groove Armada, but nonetheless I am smitten with GA's infectious sounds. This new album is about 90% + sonically on the money with many nods to Disco and New Wave classics. I will hit a few of the highlights (in no particular order):
1) HISTORY (Featuring Will Young) - A delicious tune that reminds me of Jimmy Sommerville meets Sylvester meets Erasure meets Moby. Totally danceable, a gorgeous throwback to the best of the late 70's and early 80's. Easily one of the best new songs on this fine disc. 2) SHAMELESS (Featuring Bryan Ferry) - One of the best Bryan Ferry tunes I have heard in many years, and instant classic. From the cool French intro to the smooth synthesizers, this tune captures that haunting quality that has always made Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music but somehow transcends albums like Mamouna and Bette Noir. This is definitely music for a smoke filled night at a chic Euro club, very sensual and memorable. I would love to know who played in the studio for this track - five stars. 3) LOOK ME IN EYE THE SISTER (Featuring Jess Larabee) - Without question a successful homage to rocker Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders, an 80's groove yes...but with plenty of richness and "phat" as one other reviewer said. I liked this a lot. 4) PAPER ROMANCE (Featuring Fenech Soler and SaintSavior) - Harder to peg the influences here but certainly has elements of the best of Depeche Mode with a big dose of Sharpe and Numan from the 80's track "Change Your Mind." 5) TIME AND SPACE (Featuring SaintSavior and Jess Larabee) - One of the most powerful tracks on the album, with some hot vocals layered on top of a mixture of lush Alan Parsons Project riffs and trance electronica. Five stars. 6) FALL SILENT (Featuring Nick Littlemore) - This one feels more late 80's, with a tinge of The Human League and a sustained build up. Some pretty amazing vocals too make this one a treat. 7) JUST FOR TONIGHT (Featuring Jess Larabee)- An entirely different mood here - A creative and mood altering sound, with guitars and synthesizers. The vocals by Jess Larabee are superb. Overall I think Groove Armada is at the absolute height of their many talents. This one is a keeper - great on first listen, and gets even better on the 2nd and 3rd take. There are a few duds, but this disc is pure genius." |
