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Posted by supaflydude on Apr-06-2006 12:39:

Whats happened to Chicane?

Chicane used to be brilliant! Even though i wasn't a fan of Dont Give it Up, the first two albums were great and now the last album "Easy to Assemble" was a big dissappointment imo compared to the other albums. And theres this new single with Tom Jones "Stoned in Love" which is not very good imo.

Whats going on?

Posted by vinnie97 on Apr-07-2006 11:13:

who cares? Let him fade into oblivion already, FFS.

Posted by r5a on Apr-07-2006 12:11:

Maybe he took a break...

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�STONED IN LOVE� is the new single from one of the UK�s most successful crossover dance acts CHICANE, and is released on the 24 April 2006 through Globe Records / Universal

Posted by pvdclubber on Apr-07-2006 12:44:

this happens to a lot of really good artists,

they produce something regarded as a milestone and then crumble under their own pressure

i think nic is just happy living off the royalties from his first album, there are so many shows on tv that use chicane tracks as backing tracks, so that'll do him nicely

Posted by Kuffdam on Apr-07-2006 12:46:

he is just about to release a track in the UK with Tom Jones signing on it.

heard an interview on Radio 1 about it the other day

Posted by pvdclubber on Apr-07-2006 12:48:

hi kuff,

good to see you posting, you've got to agree the new chicane stuff is mediocre at the least

by the way yr set at trance selection from april 2006 was quality !!!

keep em coming and get yrself down to sheffield for a gig one day, crasher seems to be picking up again,

marco v and avb coming very soon!!!!

Posted by Kuffdam on Apr-07-2006 13:04:

I can't say that the new tune is my style lol

its very commercial.... borderline pop music

Posted by Ted Promo on Apr-07-2006 13:07:

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Originally posted by Kuffdam
I can't say that the new tune is my style lol

its very commercial.... borderline pop music

Hell, from what I listened to it doesn't even sound like it was produced that well.

Posted by [mart] on Apr-07-2006 13:16:

Did nobody notice that in 1999 Chicane remixed B*Witched's 'Blame It On The Weatherman' and 'Cloud #9' by Bryan Adams? Even prior to the release of Behind the Sun he obviously wasn't adverse to a bit of pop. But that didn't extinguish his talent, and I'm sure that he'll put out something truly great again in the future even after a so-so track like Stoned in Love. Oh, and pretty much the entire Easy to Assemble album. Whoops.

Posted by pvdclubber on Apr-07-2006 13:18:

one track on easy to assemble is mint

empires: thats the old chicane!!!

Posted by [mart] on Apr-07-2006 17:49:

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Originally posted by pvdclubber
empires: thats the old chicane!!!

It's a wonderful track but it certainly owes a lot to Hybrid's Finished Symphony.

Posted by Candeeman on Apr-07-2006 22:13:

Yea, he was good back in the day....

Posted by PlasticSoul on Apr-07-2006 23:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Kuffdam
I can't say that the new tune is my style lol

its very commercial.... borderline pop music

+1, weird tune... good production wise, but i dont like it...
I prefer his old stuff...

Posted by Peter K on Apr-08-2006 01:02:

Chicane has only ever released 2 albums!!!!! Easy to assemble was never officially released

Posted by markey164 on Apr-08-2006 01:58:

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Originally posted by Peter K
Chicane has only ever released 2 albums!!!!! Easy to assemble was never officially released

True, but it was released on Promo in the UK and Germany, and the official website goes as far as to mention its release. Whilst it wasn't released for sale to the general public, i've seen promo copies floating around on some music sites and Ebay, so its certainly exists as a real item if you look hard enough.

Its a shame because i think there are some great tracks on the album, which never made it out into the big wide world!

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