nz Singles

Rip It Up, Issue 167, 1 June 1991, Page 34

nz Singles

EMULSIFIER Emulsifier (Wildside) " Now Terrified’ is a great song, pop music not afraid of itself. Very fine chorus and a guitar line similar to Nile Rodgers finer moments. The other three tracks work fine, the homage to Bootsy Collins and P-Funk is growing onme as is ‘Theme'. “Rock Your Radio’ is perhaps a piss take of “rock” music as lifestyle, the AC/DC in the tape deck blasting through the car speakers, sun glinting through warm pub pets. It's a westie nirvana that most of us can only dream of. Whatever, ‘Rock Your Radio’ sounds good to me, piss take or not. KERRY BUCHANAN STRAWPEOPLE Blue (Pagan) |like these people, they make very good, listenable vaguely New Age House style dance music, andthat's exactlywhat ‘Blue’is.‘Mellow’ beats, cooingsoulful vocalsand agreat production, thisreally sounds right. Unobtrusive and catchy, | could definitely stand to hearthis on my radio. KIRK GEE MERENIA & WHERE'SBILLY? UKnow (ILikelt) Andllikethe B-side. Merenia has that beautiful sultry voice, buton ‘UKnow’ there’sanannoyingsemi-spoken chorus andthe band doingan early 80sfunk thingto contend with. ‘Hardline'is just sparse, simple andlovely. Mereniacan wipethe floorwith most‘sophisticated’ singersaround, giventhe rightmaterial sheshouldbeastar. KIRK GEE MC OJ AND RHYTHM SLAVE Body Rhymes (Protect Yourself) 7”7 / 12" (Southside) Mr OJ and Mr Slave on the safe sex tip, going to the chemist for a “party pack” so they can “play and spray”. Do our youth need to hear this2 Sure they do. Will radio play it2 Well, that's another story, Four mixes on the 12", a bit sparse perhaps but the Supremes sample is good. Works a lot better on the ‘Radio’ and ‘Original 909 Mix/, more going on, and of course Ms Teremoana Rapley’s vocals come on strong.

KERRY BUCHANAN