CORPORATE MF
The Royal We (Omega Point)
Reviewed by DJ Johnson

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Corporate MF's main rule of thumb seems to be to enhance today's sounds with yesterday's coolest decorative touches. To that end, they hit you some sharp-edged grooves and deep bass, wrapped in nicely constructed tunes, and lace it with comfortable and familiar sounds from the 80s, like analogue synths (bleeep blooop!), and even 60s sounds, like what sounds like a Voxx Continental organ (mmm.. swiiirrrlll! Think Animals or Doors). Every track finds some marriage of old and new, and that meeting point is a hook in itself. Add to that the other natural, simple hooks (the best kind), and you've got a CD in high rotation.

The songs themselves defy categorization. They'd fit in amongst your electronica if it weren't for the sincere vocals (featuring lyrics that are actually interesting!) and live instruments mixed in with the synths. It'd blend okay with your down-tempo rock CDs if not for those jumpin' tunes mixed in here and there, not to mention the pulsing low frequencies and the sawtooth synths. Relax. Crossover is beautiful.

Looks like the team of Nicholas Dye and Emil Hyde have created another winner for Omega Point Records. Hyde and a small army of guests, including Dye, record for the label as The Mystechs, and you should probably be checking that out as well.

© 2004 - DJ Johnson