It is here, however, the question arises: Who is the target audience of this album?
Young people, where the current pop music like from the charts, see DJ BoBo totally uncool, although you probably would sound like. Not and therefore the current DJ Bobo album - - Older people who have no problem to hear DJ Bobo, because they may have long-time fans, the current music charts not hear because they find the sound just awful. At least it is for me like that.
Atmosphere, dynamics and emotions you will not find, instead, you get ubiquitous Auto-Tune (effect known from the song "Believe" by Cher in 1998, which can affect the voice electronically) and extreme compression (quiet passages in the Song are as loud as loud) so that the sense of hearing after the 3rd song and the music feels as exhausting. That's no fun. But modern music has to be so mixed, so that teenagers do not have on your cell phone speakers also "good" sound. Unfortunately, as I said not hear the DJ BoBo
Consequence of the whole is: No one buys the album and it will be a commercial flop - at least in Germany (1 week in Top 100 - 61st). Well, go fortunately still a lot of people on the concerts of DJ BoBo will therefore probably get us a few more years. But that should now be even more costly to the shows and the fact that he just a nice, likeable guy - but not on the music.
Why does the sound for the album "Vampires" (2007) has changed so much?
The sound of an album depends primarily on the producer. He decides, together with the artist, like the sound should sound. It is here that she has done. The long-time producer of DJ BoBo, Axel Breitung company that has produced since 1992, together with DJ BoBo songs, has been replaced more and more with "Dancing Las Vegas" now completely by the producer team Syndicate Music Production, as Axel had a new career ,
Many found the sound of DJ BoBo and 2007 out of date. Still, he was special and quite special. Axel widening has been able to create a unique and unmistakable, perhaps even timeless sound. Know therefore to inspire to this day especially the older albums. Syndicate contrast produce 08/15 standard pop, which is no different from other artists and want to hear in 5 years no one.
Actually surprising that DJ BoBo makes the same mistake again. As early as 1999 he put the album "Level 6" the production of some songs entirely in foreign hands. At that time he was so unhappy with the resulting songs that desired by the record single "Nightfly" has not even made it onto the final album (but in 2002 on the album "Celebration" with draufgepackt). I wonder if DJ BoBo really is even happy with the production of "Dancing Las Vegas".
DJ BoBo has always made music that was meant for the charts, therefore you can not blame him to adapt his music current productions. That, however, someone just like he has it still necessary for more than 20 years to go along trend and to have no own sound, is more an indictment or an act of desperation, when the last top 10 hit only 10 years is back. For the sound of modern productions it can certainly not, but he does not mind to stop the "Loudness War" finally.
As "Fantasy" (2010) I bought "Dancing Las Vegas" just to complete my collection needed because I do not support this development. Who started in 1990 with "I Love You" before the big break to collect all the albums and singles, then you can just not so easy to stop. Unfortunately, does not want to be better, the album even after repeated Through listening.
As with any DJ BoBo album there with "Everybody's Gonna Dance" at least one good song, where the questionable production of a good composition simply can not touch. The second half of the album is very experimental for DJ BoBo ratios, to say positively. Good harmonies are scarce beats are absolutely in the foreground, Auto-Tune and sidechain (pumps the bass drum), followed by total compression are used ad nauseum. Thanks for the headache. A lesson for modern pop production. There remains the certainty that this is just about fashion, which will also disappear. Too bad about the album, the songs are actually potential.
Conclusion:
One can never please everyone. Some of the DJ BoBo sound was too old-fashioned, some of the new DJ BoBo sound will be modern. I belong more to the latter. However, If you like trendy Charts sound, comes here fully at its expense.
I just forgive even 2 stars for the album. That tells me at least my iTunes after I have reviewed all the songs ... But my CD player will probably not see the album too often.
