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Artista:
Calvin Harris
Origen:
Reino Unido, Dumfries - ScotlandReino Unido
Nacido el día:
17 de Enero de 1984
Disco de Calvin Harris: «I Created Disco»
Disco de Calvin Harris: «I Created Disco» (Anverso)
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  • Título:I Created Disco
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  • Tipo:Audio CD
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2007 debut album from Scottish Electronic artist Calvin Harris. The album, a mix of Electro infused dance tracks and sees Harris take influence from the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk and in particular, early '80s Electro. 14 tracks including the singles 'Acceptable In The 80s' and 'The Girls'. RCA.
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8 personas de un total de 10 encontraron útil la siguiente opinión:
- Disco for the Noughties!!

Track list for the CD is as follows:

1."Merrymaking at My Place" - 4:09

2."Colours" - 4:01

3."This is the Industry" - 3:56

4."The Girls" - 5:15

5."Acceptable in the 80s" - 5:32

6."Neon Rocks" - 3:48

7."Traffic Cops" - 0:54

8."Vegas" - 5:41

9."I Created Disco" - 4:07

10."Disco Heat" - 4:30

11."Vault Character" - 0:08

12."Certified" - 4:06

13."Love Souvenir" - 4:18

14."Electro Man" - 4:58

"I created disco" is the debut from Scottish dance singer/producer Calvin Harris. The album has already had two big hits in the UK; the nostalgic "Acceptable in the 80s" (#10) and the ode to all types of girls worldwide, "The girls" (#3).

Its an album with an eighties sheen that shamelessly courts fans of Groove Armada, Daft Punk, and even LCD Soundsystem, but unlike other producer-turned-singers, he eschews guest vocalists and does the singing himself.

"Merry making at my place" has a groovy bassline, chorus sung in falsetto, and repetitive hedonistic lyrics. A clear standout which wouldn't sound out of place on a Groove Armada CD.

Title track "I created disco" is an instrumental (bar a few spoken words midway) with a fuzzy bassline, and loads of electronic effects. "Certified" is another instrumental with woozy effects. Brilliant!!

Other standouts are "Disco heat", the Giorgio Moroder-like "Electro man" (a relaxed vocal delivery over pulsing hypnotic synths and beats), and the lone ballad, the dreamy plodding instrumental "Love souvenir".

Harris has already been named as a possible producer for Kylie Minogue's new CD, so I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot more from him.

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- This album is pure fun

If you're looking for some tunes to get you pumped up for a good time, this is your go-to album. Calvin Harris delivers a solid 14 tracks of high-energy techno pop that's catchy and fun, even if it's a bit repetitive after a while. Despite what some may see as this album's flaws--it's lack of variety, familiar synth sound, and very simple song structures--what redeems this album for me is that Calvin Harris doesn't seem to take himself too seriously. With obviously tongue-in-cheek songs like "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls", Calvin Harris is shamelessly self-indulgent, and he knows it. The result of this indulgence is an album that really encourages the listener to let loose and have fun--and for the purpose it serves, the quality of the music is far and above most pop music that I've heard.

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- Calvin Harris - I Created Disco

You can't blame Calvin Harris for wanting to have a good time, and with I CREATED DISCO, he has his disco and eats it too. It's silly fun -- the funk bass and simple breaks of "Merrymaking At My Place" exemplify this or the slow groove of "Neon Rocks" -- but that's not to say that it's not catchy. And for the boast of creating disco, I'd say 80s electro would be more appropriate. "The Girls," an ode to the fairer sex, is doused in electro like it's cheap cologne, while "Acceptable in the 80s" is an ode to a whole decade. You could argue that the tracks are pretty much the same -- and they are -- but this is a drawback. But a fun drawback! Harris' disaffected lyrics seem pitch-perfect to echo the 80s ennui, even as the kick drum goes into a dancefloor frenzy on "Disco Heat." When Harris slows it down for "Love Souvenir," you have to admire the romance and the sleazy existing on the same plane. And the final track, "Electro Man," is just a blast of fun. Hey, why not?

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- This weirdo rocks!

Calvin Harris is definitely one creative dude. I have yet to hear anything like this guy. The beats are catchy, dissonant, electro and with somewhat of an 80's flare. I played this at a party last weekend and it was a huge hit. I must warn this music would scare most people. The lyrics are a bit weird as is his singing which can sound completely ridiculous and laughable " It was acceptable in the 80's, it was acceptable at the ti-i-ime" (sung in a very high pitch). Gotta love it.

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- Disco on the dance floor

Calvin Harris, red hot it-producer of the moment, comes up with his debut effort and draws influences from Daft Punk, The LCD Soundsystem, Kraftwerk and a whole lot of 80's music to create his own electroclash songs.

Complete with retro hooks, bleeps and the yesteryear glitz, Harris cleverly wraps them in electronic music to give them a somewhat familiar yet futuristic sound. Where some songs sound suspiciously ripoffs (title track) of Mylo, more original compositions like the inane The Girls, the retro Acceptable in the 80s and the fabulous party anthem Vegas are certainly accomplished tracks in their own right. Most of the tracks are accompanied by a male vocal (presumably his).

At age 23, Harris might not have created disco but has certainly created one of the better records of 2007.