Jockin’ JC: October Monthly Music Review

September 30, 2009

PHOENIX

Pop-rock/ Alternative

Do you enjoy creatively orchestrated guitar lines? Or 80’s sounding synth’s coupled with warm vocals? Phoenix is a French pop-rock band that performs their songs in English. Phoenix was formed by Laurent Brancowitz, who grew up in the thriving French pop culture that churned out widely acclaimed bands such as Daft Punk and Air. Phoenix is ideal for those looking for a mellow, loungy, and unpretentious sounding band that exceeds the trite and recycled sounds that a lot of typical pop bands seem to have nowadays. Junior, Anthony Tabinas said on their song “Too Young”: “It’s cute, it made me think back on my summer.”

DJ MITSU THE BEATS

Hip-hop/Jazz/Soul

Recently, the Japanese hip-hop scene has been on the rise. DJ Mitsu is yet another addition to the list of well established beat makers such as Nujabes who hail from Japan. Influenced by jazz and his father’s old soul records, Mitsu found his niche in the boroughs of hip-hop early on and took his beat producing to new heights. Mitsu’s is a perfect example of an artist with a good ear—someone who adjusts his sound scope for different styles of music. By doing this, Mitsu has produced a variety of remixes and instrumentals spanning from broken beat to house to jazzy-hip hop that all epitomize ‘good vibes’. Senior, Eric Cruz said on his song “My Lament” : “It has a chill jazzy beat that I can do homework to.”

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