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 I'm duly impressed with Miguel Migs' latest spin on house, though I would have expected no less. Overall, I found this CD to be far more cohesive than his Nite: Life collection, though it clearly displays a more upbeat and gooey kind of vibe. These are in no way bad qualities in and of themselves, but be forewarned lest you've been immersing yourself in garage (that's U.K., not N.Y.), progressive, and other garbage that passes for house music these days. Miguel Migs brings it back to the basics on this album and finds "nuthin' but net," in my opinion. Suffice it to say that I'm in love with the 4-4 complete with super-deep bass kicks, the unstoppable divas, the serene jazz touch, and most importantly - the superior production values. If I had to pick a favorite track, I'd be torn between Dream(4), Show You My Love(5), I Can't Wait(13), and Ultimate (*cough*) High(5)...smooth, smooth, SMOOOWOOOTH. My only gripe? Naked Music needs to find a new spin on the whole "nude" theme...I felt such a great musical work deserved a more creative appellation. Hmmm, let's see. Exposed Groove? Er, Uncovered Soul? Stripped Beats? But less mediocre (and more naked) than that. I'm having trouble keeping my clothes on just thinking about volume two....
The mood on here is supposed to be hardcore party, but not without the traditional funk/jazz smooth edges of the rest of the stuff that comes out on this label. And nobody puts together a better house mix with that goal in mind than Miguel Migs. The music is light but not without weight, not as vocal-heavy as some other stuff that they've released, and a solid record all around. A great entry-point for people wanting to try out house music, though NM's "Nude Dimensions" Vol. 1 & 2 are all around better discs. Get one of those, THEN this. You'll feel just right and your party will thank you.
the only down-side is that i would on occasion find myself paying attention to the seemingly ever-present lyrics and thinking to myself, "this would go over well if i were staring at some sexy girl in a sun dress dancing in front of me, but the fact that i am sitting at my desk at work listening to some flambuoyant man sing 'i want to show you my love... let me share all the things i have inside. i want to show you my love... come take a walk inside my mind,'" just seems a little too high on the cheese factor. but hey, i am at work. great driving music, great dancing music... overall just a pleasure to listen to. i just need to make sure to mix the album in with some deep, progressive house albums to counteract the occasional cheese. so yeah, buy it. there will be plenty of occasions where migs will lift your spirits, send a chill down your spine with the boomin bass and the flaming flute, and heck, he will even 'show you all his love.' who could ask for more? |
Let's say you're a company. You make stuff. When you brand a product with your logo or name, you hope that when people see it they are attracted to it enough to want to buy it without too much thought. Few other labels have done this better than Naked Music in recent memory, and because they remembered not only the first rule of branding ("Make your brand stand out"), but the second ("Follow it up with a good product"). The Naked Music label releases have long been stuff that you can buy sound unheard if you're into house at all, and this album is no exception.
