Something Dangerous
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2003-07-16
Reviewed 2003-07-16
NATACHA ATLAS – Something Dangerous
Mantra, 2003
Dangerous? Hardly. Atlas is easily one of world fusion's biggest stars. Since emerging from the band Transglobal Underground in the mid-90s, her lovely voice, sexy image, and genre-crossing music have all translated into a high-profile career. But frankly, there's not much meat on these bones. This album is clearly aimed at crossover audiences, with Atlas' exotic-sex-kitten vocals dumped into commercial mixes that will play well at your standard quasi-alternative college station, but will likely disappoint hardcore world music fans.
Fo's Picks: 4,14
1. 5:57 – pretty vocal w/ pretty strings; sleepy and overlong, but nice.
4. 5:15 – peppy Bollywood-ish vocal duet over growling synths and unchanging beat
6. 4:40 – cover of James Brown's classic ballad, hews closely to the original.
9. 5:52 – dark techno-groove with slow, wailing vocal layers. Sure to turn up in a movie.
12. 3:49 – swirly fusion groove, some flute samples, Arabic-style English vox
13. 4:25 – low, dramatic music, French vocal; drawn-out and atmospheric
14. 8:24 – long and dramatic, builds slowly with some good tension
[ Fo ] - 7/16/03
Mantra, 2003
Dangerous? Hardly. Atlas is easily one of world fusion's biggest stars. Since emerging from the band Transglobal Underground in the mid-90s, her lovely voice, sexy image, and genre-crossing music have all translated into a high-profile career. But frankly, there's not much meat on these bones. This album is clearly aimed at crossover audiences, with Atlas' exotic-sex-kitten vocals dumped into commercial mixes that will play well at your standard quasi-alternative college station, but will likely disappoint hardcore world music fans.
Fo's Picks: 4,14
1. 5:57 – pretty vocal w/ pretty strings; sleepy and overlong, but nice.
4. 5:15 – peppy Bollywood-ish vocal duet over growling synths and unchanging beat
6. 4:40 – cover of James Brown's classic ballad, hews closely to the original.
9. 5:52 – dark techno-groove with slow, wailing vocal layers. Sure to turn up in a movie.
12. 3:49 – swirly fusion groove, some flute samples, Arabic-style English vox
13. 4:25 – low, dramatic music, French vocal; drawn-out and atmospheric
14. 8:24 – long and dramatic, builds slowly with some good tension
[ Fo ] - 7/16/03
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Charting
2003-07-21 — 2003-09-22
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 24 | 1 |
| Aug 17 | 1 |
| Aug 10 | 1 |
| Aug 3 | 1 |
| Jul 27 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Adam's Lullaby | ||
| 2. | Eye of the Duck | ||
| 3. | Something Dangerous | ||
| 4. | Janamaan | ||
| 5. | Just Like a Dream | ||
| 6. | Man's World | ||
| 7. | Layali | ||
| 8. | Simple Heart | ||
| 9. | Daymalhum | ||
| 10. | Who's My Baby | ||
| 11. | When I Close My Eyes | ||
| 12. | This Realm | ||
| 13. | Le Printemps | ||
| 14. | Like the Last Drop |