Liquid Blue's "Supernova" commences with
the India-tinged pop of "Kashmir" and moves from there into the more
deeply hip-hop but still faintly world flavored "Show Me Love." "If You
Gotta Ask" returns to the first track's blatant blend of eastern and
western textures, though with a lighter approach. And the title track
kicks off with gentle ethnic percussiveness which switches into pacy
mysticpop stylings. "Pretend" moves the listener deeper into exotic
territory, old world sounds updating to fresh modern dance rock. "Rhythm
of Love" is infectious, energetic ethnotrance with vocals and "Real"
maintains the ethnic tones of the music but a more mid-tempo approach.
"Rescue" moves the music in more ballady but still groove-tasty
directions. "Arms of Love" returns to the trance beat before "Give Me
Back My Heart" softens the pace again and recalls the hip-hop/world
fusion. "Can't Stop It" continues in the hip-hop vein, but the world
tones are lessened. "Anything Else But" brings back the east/west hybrid
and returns to poppiness. "Making Up" is about equal parts pop, hip-hop
and world music and "So Close to Heaven" wraps up the disc on a strong
world pop flavor. The ironic thing about this disc is that while it
feels, in a way I can't put my finger on, slightly pedestrian, it is
also innovative and engaging and I really enjoyed hearing ancient
instruments turned to pop sounds, and there's no denying the groove.
Liquid Blue certainly brings to the table their own flavor and have
turned out a solid CD. Three and a half stars.
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