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...destabilizing rhythms gleaned from the likes of Timbaland, catchy melodic hooks and actual song structures, as well as a punk-like immediacy achieved with their startlingly original usage of noisy, densely woven samples. Unlike so many musical failures, Basement Jaxx are neither dogmatic purists nor contrived, self-conscious genre blenders; they have simply thrown out all rules but one—that music was meant to be fun. With their gleefully irreverent, high-energy approach—like-minded house producer Armand van Helden said that Jaxx have “fucked house music up the ass?...
More than a simple promotional outlet, the Jaxx show was a very conscious attempt at uniting house and pop music, which seem worlds apart but are quite similar in spirit. Something clicked when the booming but unremarkable intro beats segued perfectly into the reassuringly familiar single “Romeo,” whose singalong chorus had nothing to do with the vocalist or band, but instead implored the crowd to “let it all go” into the carefully sculpted track. It was a deceptive ploy that soon had bona fide dancers singing along with...
It’s not a conscious thing. I’m actually Polish and Dutch, so I find that as a European, I tend to stand out anyway. We do dress differently to Americans—I look a bit more formal and club-influenced...
...works of the highest literary, philosophical and historical merit and with the greatest ability to illuminate those cultures and traditions that have affected the intellectual development of the world which Harvard students will enter. They should be chosen by a high-level committee of professors and administrators, one fully conscious of its vital role in shaping a Harvard education. While the committee should put no arbitrary limits on the number or types of works chosen, we would strongly oppose any sort of tokenism; the works should be chosen for their quality and influence, and not for any political motive. Given...
...influenced by a life so different from our own. The poetry is presented in logical cohesion and aesthetic order. Some nuances may be difficult for non-native Australians to understand, for Murray commonly refers to places and uses local jargon that is incomprehensible to the lay American. Nevertheless, Conscious and Verbal provides a glimpse into a world that is far removed from our own, though strikingly similar. We can profit greatly from Murray’s discerning experience and keen...