Aiwa.Aiwa by Aiwa (Wikkid WKDCD 100 CD) While France in recent years has proved a crucible crucible, vessel in which a substance is heated to a high temperature, as for fusing or calcining. The necessary properties of a crucible are that it maintain its mechanical strength and rigidity at high temperatures and that it not react in an undesirable way with for boiling up some amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. sounds from the collision of Arabic, African and DJ cultures, there have been few bands that have really pushed the envelope. Aiwa, founded in 1998 in the French city of Rennes by Iraqi bassist Wamid and rapper Naufalle, do just that. Their self-titled debut album is one where you learn to expect surprises. It opens simply enough: an Arabic wail of 'Yiyi' gives way to woodwind and drums before it is caught up by Severine, a chanteuse chan·teuse n. A woman singer, especially a nightclub singer. [French, feminine of chanteur, singer, from chanter, to sing; see chant.] whose darkly moody vocals constitute one of the highlights. And then she's gone: overtaken by fast-paced grooves, blistering rap from Swank and, from DJ Koulechov, rimshot beats that ricochet A wireless Internet service from Ricochet Networks, Inc., Denver, CO (www.ricochet.net). Originally developed by Los Gatos, CA-based Metricom, Inc., Ricochet was the first high-speed, wireless Internet service for commuters. with energy of their own. At other times, sounds emerge that have an imagination and association of their own. Could that be a coiled spring being stroked on 'Azeri'? And what is the dispassionate dis·pas·sion·ate adj. Devoid of or unaffected by passion, emotion, or bias. See Synonyms at fair1. dis·pas lyric--a text from a medical pharmacology book, perhaps--being intoned in·tone v. in·toned, in·ton·ing, in·tones v.tr. 1. To recite in a singing tone. 2. To utter in a monotone. v.intr. 1. on 'Poz'? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If a minor downside is that the lyrics aren't always audible and that the sleeve offers no notes, then it's made up for on Aiwa's nine-minute closer, 'Baghdad'. A rampage of groove, rap and prayer, it's a work of pure emotion that needs no translation. Rating *** LG www.aiwa.fr.fm REVIEWS EDITOR Vanessa Baird email: vanessab@newint.org |
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