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Album: Jus Chillin Artist: XLNC Copyright: 2001, MovieBox |
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Tracks: 1. Dil Leh Gaye 2. Balle Balle 3. Makhan Deh 4. Sajna 5. Akhian Tu Billa 6. Banke Nareh 7. Tappe 8. Yaar Da Chavara 11. ! |
Editorial Review
Below is the official Punjab Online review.
We are all happy to see XLNC cd`s back in the music stores. However,
their new style is distinctly different in comparison with their old
albums. With a more pop, contemporary sound, it might take listeners a
little while to get acclamated to their new music. "Jus Chillin" is a
decent album that is pretty well rounded. XLNC`s singer`s voice is
superb as usual. Unfortunately, tracks like Sajna really kill the quality
of the album as we see XLNC trying a little to hard to be "American"
(the track and music is directly copied off an a popular contemporary
American R&B song). Also, there is really no song on this album which is
really "hot" or which will make some noise in the bhangra industry. Jus
Chillin is a good compilation-- but just doesn`t have that same XLNC
edge and fire that we heard in their previous albums.
XLNC has bounced back to the Bhangra music scene after
some time off. With new music producer Abrar Nazir, XLNC has emerged with
a new sound. Straying from their original dhol pumping tracks, XLNC
has adopted a new pop flavor that actually doesn`t sound too bad. It has
a real variety of songs-- ranging from bhangra, garage, pop, salsa, and
soul. "Balle Balle" is a good song with a catchy melody and with some
pretty creative instrumentals that give the song a funk/pop vibe.
Akhian Tu Billa is also another good bhangra song on the album that has a
hard dhol line and some of that old-fashioned XLNC high energy. Some
respect needs to go to their most creative track, Dil Leh Gaye. Th!
e track is very original in that the beat is latin house/salsa with
some catchy Punjabi lyrics. It is refreshing to see bhangra artists
trying different styles apart from the typical R&B and garage music that has
become mainstream.
RATING = 6
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