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Irene McC wrote:

quoted 8 lines Could someone please give me a quick review of the Nicolette album

> > Could someone please give me a quick review of the Nicolette album > that has a large percentage of tracks produced by Plaid? (Spotted it > in a 2nd hand shop this morning - know NOTHING about Nicolette!) > > Thanks > I > *

Hi Irene... I didn't know much about Nicolette except that she sang on Massive Attack's "Protection" album and even less about Plaid except what I can speculatively extrapolate from my Black Dog's "Spanners" cd. However, recognizing both of these artists, I picked it up the Nicolette cd your refering to (Let No One Live Rent Free In Your Heart) on a whim when a friend found two used copies. The tracks are produced by a variety of different people, resulting in songs that range from minimal electronic sounds, to funky loungy tunes, to abrasive precussion, to slow drum and bass, to minimal piano-vocal tunes (like tori amos with out the teen angst). Its really diverse, with the only common thread being Nicolettes vocals dripping like melting icing sugar. The vocals are definitely the emphasis with the music often being minimal background noise, even when it gets heavy and layered. There are 4 Plaid produced tracks, three of them having great precussions that jump from buzzing abrasivness, to mello jazz, to wooshy air pump precussions. The other track is an awfull remake of a hippy 60's song (Where Have All the Flowers Gone?). I like the Alec Empire tracks which have more abrasive precussions and driving distortions. Its really a hit and miss album, and unless you like dripping female vocals, it may get annoying. I'm happy with it, especially considering I only paid $10 Canadian for it. I suggest you listen to it (if you can) before you pick it up. -- sheila.santos discreet.logic tel:514.954.7307 10.duke.street fax:514.393.0110 montreal.quebec.canada sheila_santos@discreet.com H2C.2L7