Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Dot Rotten ft. TMS – Overload

Gather round kids, it’s time you learned about the trance of nineteen-dickety-five…


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Iain Mew: Cruelty to “Children”.
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Will Adams: I was wondering when Robert Miles’ trance classic “Children” would be retrofitted for the 10s generation, though I’m not surprised it’s being used in the service of something as equally melancholic. There’s some lyrically interesting elements in the verses, which seem to invoke some vague Orwellian dystopia (the unidentified “they”), but Dot Rotten doesn’t do much to explore the area. Rather, he sits on it, half-singing over rote ravestep and a rather emo chorus.
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Edward Okulicz: Controversial opinion: “Fable” > “Children.” Slightly less controversial opinion: “Do You Know (I Go Crazy)” > this.
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Brad Shoup: The promise to entertain was what, like five months ago? And instead we’ve gotten the world’s most emo Solpadeine commercial?
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Colin Small: Dot and his cohort Tinchy Stryder don’t seem to be as tied down by the condescending true-schoolism that can shackle some American rappers creatively. Here he actually attempts to craft this pop song as just that, rather than make pop music and claim that it’s rap. That being said, creative freedom does not always produce actual creativity. While this song is certainly sincere, and Dot Rotten exhibits some manner of humility in the booth, it offers few other surprises.
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Alfred Soto: Robert Miles’ “Children” conjures memories of a sort, and in truth its genteel tinkle could use some grime but not this kind.
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Katherine St Asaph: Before the drop, this was starting to sound like a Gregorian-chant remix of “Children,” which considering chronology someone must have done. After the drop and after the grime, this just sounded soulless. Yes, apparently there is something more soulless than a tardy Gregorian-chant remix of “Children.”
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Anthony Easton: The coda, around 2:26, is exhausted, overwhelming and frustrated, and pathetic in the classical sense of the word. The rest of the work is interesting, but the last minute or so is heartbreaking.
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One Response to “Dot Rotten ft. TMS – Overload”

  1. Edward, I was thinking of mentioning the Angel City song but didn’t think anyone would recognize it! It’s true, though: that > this.