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BURNING TRACK for WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12...
“Good Times” by Sonia Brex: Naif is an album (just released) glowing with unshakable optimism. It’s also there as she opens up the music to include influences from around the world—at times she whispers like Astrud Gilberto over a gentle bossa nova rhythm, then she playfully covers the 1940's classic from the USA “A Little Bird Told Me.” The listener stumbles over slivers from Chinese opera and 70's Italian film soundtracks, a humming jaw harp, the traditional Italian tarantella dance or a dissected jazz sax solo layered over elegantly shuffling beats. Beats is an appropriate catchword, electronic music being the basis of her album. Synthesizer drones and digital bass drums set the pace. 10/13/10
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