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September 28
Artist: Janeska
Title: The Objective
Genre: Electronica/Dance/Pop
Rating: **
Janeska is a Spanish, Filipino, and Scotch-Irish mix who decided one day to do something with her life that lead her to a career in singing and acting. I haven’t seen Janeska on TV or on the big screen but I was able to listen to her sing. You could tell just by listening to her music she was a pop artist. The remix to her tracks were an exact replica to any current electronica song, cause once you’ve heard one electronica song you’ve heard them all. But I enjoy that version better than the original not because I’m an electronica fan but because it completed that song. Make sure you listen to “What the heart wants” and “Moonlight” the Linus remix. While I was listening to her music the quality didn’t sound so great and it made it difficult to hear her voice. The beat really over shadowed her lyrics to the point were I couldn’t understand her. I’ve grown to enjoy electronica however her music sounded no different then what DJ Sammy is doing or any other pop artist. If you have a free minute go check her out but there’s no rush to do that.
Ray
Artist: Elemnop
Title: ELEMNOP Mixtape Volume I, Groundwork Radio, ELEMNOP CD Sampler
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
Rating: ****
Right from the very start I was feeling ELEMNOP. Don’t expect anything typical because of their West Coast connection. Whenever you blend fresh beats with original lyrics what you come out with is hip hop at its purest. I hate to compare these guys because they are defiantly on a level on their own but they have an uncanny resemblance to the Mountain Brothers. I’m not comparing the two styles but the path they took to get here was very similar. These guys did it on their own on their own terms. The group has three CD’s that you can really sink your teeth into. All of their tracks were great. These guys truly have a gift to speak easy and rhyme. Their ability to be lyrically masterful comes as a natural reaction to the five members. The group consists of Buutiki, CeeRock, ElementXP, Emassin, and Geez. The phonetic way to say ELEMNOP is LMNOP. There are a couple of different acronyms to LMNOP; you have "Lyricists Making Noise on Point" or "Lips Moving Naturally over Poetry." However you pronounce their name its all the same. If you love hip hop be sure to check out and support these guys. I know you will be pleasantly surprised.
Ray
Author: Amazin' Le Thi
Title: Total Strength Training For Women
Amazin is a trans-racial adoptee from Vietnam who started weight training at the age of 7. Later she won awards in fitness and body building contests and became a qualified strength trainer and black-belt martial artist, who worked closely with Olympic Athletes at Sydney 2000. Having studied extensively across Sports Science, Psychology, Counselling, Nutrition/Fitness, she is also a qualified Life/NLP Coach. With this book, she wants to break down stigmas associated with female body building and fitness training. The book is filled with high quality photos and detailed instructions for any woman to work out the areas she would like to strengthen whether a beginner or intermediate. There are even routines for training while pregnant and for seniors.
Nelson
Previous Reviews
August 2004 (Music: Benny Mao, Phuz, Bastion, Charlie Liu, Emilio; Movies: Protege De La Rose Noire, Jiang Hu, Moving Targets)
July 2004 (Music: Pam Tan, Mion, Johnny Hi-Fi; Movies: Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle)
June 2004 (Music: Teri Untalan, John Flor Sisante)
May 2004 (Music: Kite Operations, Titofelix; Movies: Star Runner, Herbal Tea, Turn Left Turn Right, Hidden Track, Fantasia, Floating Landscape)
April 2004 (Music: Alvendia, Bryan Chan, Mion, William Hung; Movies: Running on Karma, Anna in Kung Fu Land, Kill Bill Volume 2, Kikujiro, and The Way Home)
March 2004 (Music: Putnam Hall, Organic Thoughts; Movies: Charlotte Sometimes, Infernal Affairs 3; Books: Bringing Down The House)
February 2004 (Music: Vienna Teng, Odessa Chen, Akamai Brain Collective, Justin Young, One Vo1ce, With Love, Stereostar FM)
January 2004 (Music: Chops, One Vo1ce EP, Moulann; Movies: Torque, Good Times, Bed Times, Shiver, Infernal Affairs 2)
December 2003 (Music: The Francis Kim Band, Himalayan Project, Sonic Orange, and Jeff Hsin; Movies: Men Suddenly in Black, My Dream Girl, and The Last Samurai)
November 2003 (Music: Harlemm Lee, Fiona Wong, and Adagio; Movies: Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat and So Close)
October 2003 (Music: Kevin So and Kaila; Movies: Marrying the Mafia, Heroic Duo, Kill Bill, and Under the Tuscan Sun)
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