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Client - Heartland
- This third attempt from Client, entitled Heartland, melds several similar genres of music into one. All of the tracks on this album are conditioned to be blasted in electronica, Emo and New Age dance clubs spanning the globe. The vocals by Client B are haunting and give the album an evocative appeal.
The title track opens with futuristic bend, with keyboard work from Client A and bass work from new member Client E. The drum work pounds away as this song could be in a thriller motion picture set in the not so distant future. It could be the theme song for some tortured character whose aim is unclear to the audience until the very end. Client conveys these contrary emotions with lyrics like, “Deep down and lonely. Long place from home. I was always a loner. I was never alone. I was always the one, defeated son, but I tried and tried in the darkness to find. Can’t stop this feelin'. Stop this feelin’. Can’t stop this hurtin’ feelin' now.” Client B’s voice echoes, making the intimidating feeling of the song linger further.
“Drive” has more ultramodern keyboard play from Client A, along with guitar play from Simon Tong and Youth. The drum work from Chuck Norman, David Westlake and David Nock pounds away and it brings forth the title of the song more fervently. Client B’s murmured vocals are chilling as she emotes about a crusade to find some undisclosed predator, with lines like, “Down down the black street. How cha know I just stop searching? I’m running from the night. I just can’t stop the hurting. I feel like the loser cuz you can’t G-D forgive me…I can’t resist you…Now, driving on the way home, I’m alive.” It seems Client B is wavering in her feelings. Is she running from or running toward this mysterious person? It’s up to the listener to decide. Regardless, the beat is infectious and great for dancing.
On “Lights Go Out,” there is more keyboard work from Client A as well as piano play from Tim Bran. Norman, Westlake and Nock bring the recurrent sound of the throbbing drums back in this track. Client B murmurs her lyrics yet again which coincide with the title and its sexy vibe. The song also has an '80s vibe to it and might remind listeners of a popular '80s song about a crimson gown, with lines like, “I got my red dress on and my high heels too. A pleasure that’s forbidden. I saved it just for you, no mess, no pleasure, no sin. I stand guilty lovin’ you again…Lights go out, here I go again.” Client B’s racy voice echoes as listeners can envision two lovers or two total strangers dancing, while rubbing their bodies together.
On “It’s Not Over,” there is faster keyboard play from Client A. Meanwhile, Client B faintly murmurs beside guitar work from Tong and Youth. One could envision this song being played while psychedelic lights are ricocheting off dancers on the floor in an electronica club. Client B emotes lines such as, “Lost outside, must be a drinker tonight, don’t know wrong from right, haunted every day and every night. You can’t hide. Can’t explain the chemistry…Follow me…It's not over.”
Client’s Heartland could be misconstrued as a country album if people do not take the time to listen to the tracks. If they do, they will find a superb dance album in which they can show off their most intricate dance moves and maybe utilize some of the tracks to get close to someone on the dance floor or somewhere more intimate.
Reviewer: Sari N. Kent
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Reviewer's Rating: 9.5
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Added: 26-Apr-2007
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