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' Fuel is one hell of a CD. Shirtlifter is an Ottawa-born DJ who now calls Toronto home, according to the CD which is enhanced with a bio, photos, and other ish on the man called Shirtlifter. Oh yeah did I mention there was music on this CD also? His sound is definitely clubby house with a tribal touch a some tech. You may pick on some samples from some very familiar house tracks if you listen close enough. A solid CD, not just for the music, but also the multimedia content. Disc rating 3.5 out of 5.'~ -Carlo Vega, Nocturnal Magazine, Canada ' Shirtlifter comes up trumps with an intoxicating mix of house and melodic driven club dance music. Light My Fire is the bomb! Turn it up but make sure your speakers can cope!'~ -A&R Magazine, USA 'Light My Fire, has got to be one of the kickenest-groovy-beats to pull a House song that I have heard in along while. I’m of the opinion, if you are going to dance and groove, or listen at a loud party, W the EQ and you’re set. Do that here and you had best have some damn good woofers… or you may not have any thing left of them but shreds. No distortion here, just straight, pure, thump that will probably make the thickest of speaker cones seem like tissue paper.
The beat is just one of a few good points that form this song. The actual House feel seems a little old style, but the overall effect is fresh, and strong, enough that you can’t help but rock to it. I have caught myself, on more than one occasion, starting to bounce and be-bop around in my chair.
The vocals come across very clear and powerfully. They are a great element of the song. The effect on them is cut too short in a few places, but that is not really an issue, or damaging to the song. They do seem just a little over used, but only if you are concentrating on them all of the time. But at the same time, they keep the simplicity of the song from getting into a boring mode.
A worse, but also not harmful, *bad-effects* condition, is where the music transitions abruptly, into totally dry sounds. This causes a very deadening effect that seems just outside of the range of, used properly. It provides change, is somewhat attention grabbing, but just a wee-bit too much. Then, there are the slight pop’s in the percussion. This is either intentional, or else a slight sample problem. Either way, it is something that lightly takes away from the real range of sound contained in the drums. A listener, intent throughout, will take notice, but probably not a casual fan.
It is a difficult thing, to pull off something that can make you ignore any and all problems in a song, the way this one does. You have a sound here, with a moving feel and funk that reeks of greatness.'~ -Loren McDonald, Gods of Music, USA |
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