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Fashion TV Spring Summer Collection 2002 (Wagram)
Reviewed by Rusty Pipes

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What are we supposed to call this collection that's produced for cable's premiere fashion channel? Runway Rock? Except that it's not rock, it's a tightly produced set of neo-disco with equal dashes of jazz, R&B, and house that's very flashy and yes, very much in fashion.

Starting off with the cool dance beat of Jay Q's "Summer Sojourn" the CD moves smoothly through a terrific version of "Ain't No Sunshine" by The Azul Project that maintains the cool in a downbeat way. Other highlights include Charles Schillings & Pompon F.'s echoey take on George Benson's guitar, "Starshine," Urban Chill's spacey "Footprint on Sand," and Ive Mendes's bossanova (um, is "remodeling" the right word here?) version of Chicago's "If You Leave Me Now," which I'd much rather listen to than the original.

Only the intro track seems to be actually about models. Indeed, the only thing some of these cuts have to do with fashion may be the ultra-cool atmosphere, but who cares? Like a slinky girl in a designer dress, this French import never fails to turn your head as it walks by.

Track List:

Summer Sojurn (Jay Q) * Ain't No Sunshine (Stryke pres. The Azul Project) * Waiting Line (Zero 7) * No-One Else (Yann Fontaine) * Leave Me Now (Herbert) * Little Scare (Benjamin Diamond) * Closer To Julie (Stephane Pompougnac) * Good Life (Kaori) * This Isn't Maybe (Waldek) * Alabama Blues (St. Germain) * Fifth Exotic (Quantic) * Starshine (Charles Schillings & Pompon F.) * Footprint On Sand (Urban Chill) * If You Leave Me Now (Ive Mendes)

[Pick this up at www.broodger.com.]

© 2002 - Rusty Pipes