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| Vigilante |
Hey everyone,
Just thought i would let you know what is happening with Chicane.
He is going to have a new album out very soon!
News from the Official Chicane website:
| quote: | june '04 update
unfortunately, the long awaited new single & 3rd album from chicane has had to be postponed until the autumn of this year... we will post the full track listings for both of these releases as soon as they are confirmed from chicane central. |
Great news!
So what can we expect from Chicane's new album?
"I'd like to do even more song-based material, less instrumental stuff. I'd love to work with Trevor Horn or Brian Eno. And vocally, I'd go for someone folky like Tori Amos or Suzanne Vega."
- Nick Bracegirdle (Chicane)
Nick hasn't been doing too many shows lately, so i guess he has been busy with the album. I hope there are some more Chicane fans out there who are looking forward to this as much as me!
News taken from Chicane's official site, http://www.chicanemusic.com |
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| Nite-Mer |
| Is the album going to be downtempo or chill trance? Anyone know? |
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| Vigilante |
Expect chilled, melodic trance, with a fair few vocal tracks.
I doubt it will be downtempo. |
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| CortexBomb |
Nick is reworking the album for release, but based on the promo copy it's very poppy with some of his chill elements, and even a Finished Symphony inspired 'Empires' as the final cut.
Overall, most Chicane fans will find something to like in it, but reactions were pretty down on it across the board; most say that it is decent, but significantly below the precedents set by FFTMC and BTS. |
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| Vigilante |
hmmmmm, that's not what i wanted to hear :whip: :whip: :whip:
Can you give me any links to reviews????? |
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| Nite-Mer |
| I got a remix he did of Enigma fairly recently that is fantastic, kind of a pain to mix, but doable for sure. |
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| CortexBomb |
I admit being disappointed by the album as well.
Chicane was the first Trance style artist that I really got into, and I love almost all of his older BTS and prior material. His style is distinctive, yet still has that Chilled Trance aspect to it that makes it enjoyable.
I think the new album still sounds like it has aspects of the old Chicane, but he's clearly going in a different direction, and taking the next step toward pop that BTS already represented to diehard fans of FFTMC.
The new album is almost all vocal tracks, most of them are quite short, and they sound very radio friendly. There are hints of ambience along the way: Arizona Part 2, Empires, In Praise of the Sun, but unfortunately most of the album sounds more like his Cher productions than the old Chicane sound.
I don't think there's anything wrong with new directions for artists, but I have to say that judging by the initial reactions from most people on the boards, and my own, that Nick is going to lose many of his old fans with the new record.
Of course, a lot of this could be saved if he would do some Disco Citizens reworks, but so far he hasn't indicated that he has any desire to do that, and in interviews seems intent on distancing himself from his old dance music oriented image.
The remixes that came out for Locking Down and Love on the Run were both so-so for my tastes, but I do think that with the proper remixing (and removing of vocals in some cases) they could become much better tracks. |
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| TheTornado |
| Chicane and Eno would be awesome. |
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| aspergian |
| There's been so much of a time lag, hasn't there? Must be frustrating for Nick :( |
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| Zombie0729 |
| quote: | Originally posted by aspergian
There's been so much of a time lag, hasn't there? Must be frustrating for Nick :( |
every one of his albums has been about 4yrs apart, this is no different. Behind the Sun was released in 2000 and this will be in 2004, he's been in the business forever, he knows how it is i'm sure. |
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