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THURSDAY, DEC. 13, 2001
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Today's Birthday (Dec. 13).
You're very powerful this year. You're compassionate and loving, witty and confident, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Will there still be problems to overcome? You bet. Adversaries who test your skill, courage and dedication? Yep. Will you win? The odds are in your favor.
HOROSCOPES
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 9.
Liberty and justice will prevail, but only if you play by the rules. Don't go so mad at the bad guys that you become one of them. Be the true hero you are;
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 5.
Be frugal. The more pennies you pinch now, the better you'll do later. Put a halt to the spending.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)—Today is a 7.
You're in charge of aiming and deciding when to take action. An older person provides guidance, but you're pivotal to the mission's success. Your strength is in the truth, so use it.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 5.
There's no shortage of needs to be
filled. You're doing this work more out
of a sense of personal obligation than
as a way to make more money. That's
fine. Do your best.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5.
In bed in bed would be a nice place to
spend this day — with an adventure
novel. Think your boss would let you
do that? Can you think of a way to
work it into your job? Research, perhaps?
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8.
You may notice that you're very much in love. The object of your affections seems to have everything. But there's one thing he or she needs very much: the security only you can provide. Don't hold back.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8.
You're always good with words, but now you're awesome. You'll choose the perfect ones to get your point across. You're a student and a teacher simultaneously. Pay attention!
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5.
Money has been an underlying theme
all month, and with good reason. You
could bring in a whole lot of it right now,
or lose a hefty bundle. Appliances and
other home improvements are good
investments.
Capricorn (Doc. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 5.
It's always darkest just before the storm or dawn. Anyway, don't panic if it feels like somebody turned off the lights. You'll get past this. You always do.
Today is a 5.
You're awesome today, but don't get so full of yourself that you lose objectivity. That's unlikely to happen. More likely, you'll win the debate.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8.
Your team is red-hot! You provide the inspiration and the technical expertise, and they provide the enthusiasm, wit and good luck. They might even add some humor, which always helps.
Pisces(Feb.19-March20) — Today is a 6.
You may feel stiff, inhibited. Is it because there's a strict authority figure watching your every move? Or is it you who's being the authority figure? You'll be fine either way.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9
PART FOUR
Digitized Beats TWO FRENCH BANDS PROVE BEST PICKS
Carlos Centeno
Jayplay writer
The end of Digitized Beats is here, and so is the end of this year.
Since this section was created to review new electronic music CDs, it is only fair that I give you the best pair of albums for 2001. Why two? Because Top 5 lists often force the inclusion of CDs that aren't worth buying.
It was a year that saw French music as powerful as any other, and one that brought back classic bands such as Kraftwerk and their Expo Mixes singles album.
Many other CDs deserved a review, such as The Crystal Method's Tweekend and Brian Eno's Drawn From Life, to name a few. But the true groundbreakers for this year were Daft Punk and Air.
Let's start with the incredible retro electro duo from Paris — Daft Punk.
Their 2001 release Discovery was a gigantic step away from their previous Homework. Unlike their 1997 debut, it is a record that you can actually dance or listen to while sitting down.
Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter created a new world with their extreme sample morphing in 1993. It was their sensational "Da funk" single that gave life to what is now the most popular French band in the world.
Homework was a breakthrough in electronic music, but their last album was amazingly well crafted with "One more time" with the sexy, romantic voice of Romanthony and the disco samples that reverberate in the background.
The electrifying guitar solo of "Aerodynamic" is the beginning. "Digital Love"s sweet lyrics remind listeners of rainbow-flavored sunshine. Even the music videos were a total hit with the Japanese animé stories that never seemed to end with that "to be continued" feeling.
All the other tracks are worthy of a review; however, I must move on to the next album.
Its first one, Moon Safari, had smashing hits such as "Sexy boy," which had a video on MTV featuring a little stuffed gorilla as the main character. Other successful singles were "All I Need," with a beautiful guitar section reminiscent of hippe pink flowers and long hair.
Air's brilliant, yet dark, album was The Virgin Suicides, which was the score for Sofia Coppola's first movie based on a unique novel by Jeffrey Eugenides. Air's compositions set the pace for the movie and the score stood out on its own. With
This band was nominated for the 2001 Muzik Awards celebrated in London for best band, best album and best live act. Air, also a French band, has recorded three studio albums thus far.
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dim church organ music and sad piano lines, the record was a different side of Air.
When it started to work on its latest album, it was clear that the Parisians had gone from a merely experimental band to an interesting proposal of pop and electronica. Nicolas Godin and Jean-Beno' Dunckel finished their work of art, titled 10,000 Hz Legend, this year.
With tracks such as "Electronic Performers," "Radian," "Lucky" and "Unhappy," there was no turning back to their first amateur album. "Electronic Performers is literally robotic blues."
However, it is only in tracks such as "Sex Born Poison" where the melancholic tragedy settles. The calm chords at the beginning that lead the way to digitized voices with prophetic words make you wonder how this awkward yet perfect song is going to end.
A majestic minimalist piano backed by digitized beats and lyrics such as "I want to patch my soul on your brain" that would even arouse Microsoft computer geek Bill Gates. In a similar mood, "How Does It Make You Feel," with ecclesiastical choruses and a talking Macintosh, makes it clear that this is no ordinary music.
I can almost predict that Air will be to electronica what Led Zeppelin was to rock — but only time and technology will tell.
"Wonder Milky Bitch" is another blend that must be tasted. A piano intro that makes you think about the Gerber baby diffuses itself, giving way to a deep, spooky voice that starts talking about a girl who "doesn't wear cosmetic" and "doesn't like arithmetic," while violins contemplate the girl's mystery until the end of the arrangement.
Two minutes into the song and catastrophe strikes with distorted sounds that imitate confusion and desperation. If that wasn't enough, the creepy girls from the choir and their "run to the fire exit" lines make me remember Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.
After the holidays, remember to save some of the money that your friends gave you and take a look at these 2002 releases: The Chemical Brothers' Come With Us; The Prodigy in Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned; and Dimitri from Paris, After The Playboy Mansion.
Contact Centeno at 864-4810
The Associated Press
Creed, music sales rock
NEWYORK — Creed has weathered the storm of competition in the record stores, emerging on top of the charts once again.
The rock band's Weathered CD sold 458,000 for the week ending Sunday, an increase from the 417,000 sold in the previous week. Weathered has been the country's best-selling disc since it made its debut at the top of the charts three weeks ago. Creed's last disc, 1999's Human Clay, sold more than 10 million copies.
"Creed has developed into a serious juggernaut. Their last record just kept going and going," Alan Light, editor of Spin magazine, said yesterday. "There really isn't another band right now that does what they do, that real, straight-ahead, arena rock."
With the holiday-buying season in full
swing, overall music sales were up 22 percent from the week before, according to industry figures released yesterday.
Not far behind Weathered was volume eight of the popular Now That's What I Call Music compilation series. The disc, with hits from 'N Sync, Jennifer Lopez and others, sold 366,000 copies for the No. 2 spot. Another Christmas disc, *Christmas Extraordinaire* by Mannheim Steamroller, jumped from No. 8 to No. 5. with 242,000 copies sold.
The highest debut of the week was the Tribute to Heroes disc, a live recording of the performances from the September telethon to benefit the victims of the terrorist attacks. It sold 126,000 copies to place at No. 17.
Light said it was surprising that both the Tribute to Heroes disc and the Concert for New York benefit didn't sell better.
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