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In Miss Meteores, Olivia Ruiz's third album, the young French songwriter seems more in control than ever of her artistic persona, and clearly cherishing every bit of her liberation from the shadow of her STAR ACADEMY fame. For starters, she wrote all the lyrics for her new album, as well as co-writing most of the music with longtime partner Mathias Malzieu. Ruiz enthusiastically tries her hand at everything in Miss Meteores, verging from French chanson to hard rock, or from blues to calypso and folk, as well as singing in three languages and featuring several guests from all across the board: Austrian folk outfit Lonely Drifter Karen, rapper Toan, French rock group Coming Soon, Christian Olivier from Têtes Raides, the Noisettes, and even members of her own family.

After Nirvana changed the landscape of rock music in 1991, countless hard rock bands found themselves with a dwindling fan base and no label support. But what makes Faster Pussycat different from the Bang Tangos and Kik Tracees of the world is that they were hitting a creative peak right as the hard rock backlash began.

Dmitry Shostakovich - Symphony No. 14
Beethoven Orchester Bonn / Roman Kofman / Iano Tomar / Taras Shtonda
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 179 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDg "Gold" # 937 1211-6 | Country/Year: Germany 2008
Genre: Classical | Style: Contemporary

…Taras Shtonda is a classic Russian bass, profoundly resonant and ringing, and he sings with great passion and dignity. Soprano Iano Tamar is no less effective, bringing a full, grounded tone and deeply felt urgency to the symphony. The sound of MDG's SACD is fully natural, and beautifully clean and balanced, as is usual for the label.