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Alive
by Centaur
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$6.98 |
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Audio CD
Publisher: Centaur
Format: Single
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| Kevin Aviance's next dance hit |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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This is the second Kevin Aviance record I�ve heard, and although I liked his remake of Din Da Da better, this is a good track too. There�s a reviewer known as �music fan from NY� who seems to have it out for this performer, and I have to admit that his vocals aren�t the strongest part of the record. Here he mostly sings in the upper register of what sounds like his head voice as opposed to a gut voice. His deep voiced vocals, which he does use a bit on �Alive,� are generally much more powerful and edgy. In portions, his producers mechanized his voice in the same way Cher�s voice sounded on �Believe.� This effect works well, especially in The Tribalist Mix. The music from the album version reminds me a bit of Martha Wash�s �Gonna Give It To You.� They have similar energy levels and often similar pitch. Junior Vasquez�s chill-out room Translucent Mix starts to use a nice tribal beat about halfway in. It sounds like he�s using a drum from India called a tabla, but I guess it�s probably an electronic simulation. Either way, it�s very good. I suspect the best mix for a high energy dj would be Tony Moran�s Millennium Funk Mix. (If I counted right, it�s about 129-130 bpm.) The Tribalist Mix is also very hot, and probably the deepest house groove on the record so it�s best for after-hours. (I think it�s the same bpm.) I just have a little Emerson boom-box, so I could only imagine how fierce the bass of this mix would sound on a decent club system. It reminds me a bit of The Hayden-Andre Project�s �Tribal Life� and the �Trendy Tribal mix� of Princess Di�s �Whose D�k Is This?� Warning for all us beginner DJ�s: It�s not as easy a mix as the Millennium Funk � there�s not as much of a simple bass bridge to help you out and the ending drops on you kind of suddenly. Buy it for the Tribalist Mix, and if you like it, get a second copy because I think after-hours DJ�s could have a lot of fun mixing back and forth between some of the tracks � Junior�s steady, driving instrumental Homodustrial Beats comes to mind. Emerge/Centaur was smart to release this in June as Kevin Aviance is openly gay. The song�s positive energy makes it a likely candidate for a pride month anthem for the next several years.
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