aaamusic | On 08, Oct 2013

DJ Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo A.k.a The Bloody Beetroots spent the last four years in the making of his second album, Hide. The album takes the listener to a different musical world in each track. It is all about variety, quality and dance music. It is risky, poppy and ambitious. No wonder why it took him so long to release it. It is hard to create an album so complex, yet so fun to listen to. It is definitely an album for every party.

The album opens up with ‘Spank feat. Tai & Barb B More’. It is one of the biggest tunes of the album. It instantly makes me think about it as intelligent dance music. It has great vocal samples, catchy melodies and a beat that makes everyone stand up their chairs. ‘Raw’ features American drummer Tommy Lee. He brings some 80s power rock to the mix. ‘Rocksteady’ and ‘The Source’ are pure rave. On the other hand ‘Runaway’ shows a more contemporary production and sound. Although they all sound stylistically different, they all have one thing in common, and that is the amazing build ups that resolve in stylish chaos.

‘Chronicles of a Fallen Love’ features mellow singer Greta Svavo. It is one of the weakest tunes on the album, nevertheless it has good vocal collaboration and a nice 90s pop influence. ‘Out of Sight’ features legend Paul Mccartney; it is a soulful track with intense vocals and heartfelt lyrics. ‘All the Girls’ and ‘Glow in the Dark’ bring the groove again, with a bit of  R n’ B and Hip Hop. The album continues with ‘The Beat’; a dream pop, sweet and colourful track. Then comes ‘Albion’ and ‘Reactivated’. These last two are the only tracks where no other artist is featured – both are proper party tunes.

‘The Furious’ is one of the songs that stands out the most. A very interesting and intense tune; it samples what seems to be a German Nazi speech. It has a violins, synths and a piano; all these above a tech-house beat that comes and goes. ‘Please Baby’ has the Daft punk vocoders and the electro French vibe. The album finishes with You promised; a crazy electro-punk “heavier than most rock bands” type of song.

★★★★★

Laura Carvajalino