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It's My Life
[FFRR]
Rating: 3.5

Sash's It's My Life listens like those tapes of techno that were going around five years ago with names like Techno Nation, Techno Fire, Rave Till Yer Pants Shrink, Give Mama A Pacifier, Pass The Mentholyptus and Bass Booty. The large majority of the disc is extremely generic dance techno. Generic techno? How could that be? I asked myself that same question. You know the sound: an easy to follow bass loop, a nubian princess on vocals (even if "vocals" only means "oooh yeah..."), some beats or drum to fill out the middle and high register. Repeat. Repeat. Yeah, that's it. I guarantee you've heard this a hundred times before and there is absolutely nothing spectacular about this incarnation. I insist you not spend your money so foolishly.

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James P. Wisdom

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