Frank Farian's record label MCI and Sony Music have finally released the long-awaited album by the children's quartet DADDY COOL KIDS. The release was delayed by more than a year. The CD can now be ordered from popular German online stores such as www.jpc.de and www.amazon.de. The price of the album is 17 euros. The CD is well designed and comes with a colourful booklet.
But the most important thing is the musical content. As always, Farian demonstrates excellent taste, which is so lacking among today's young pop producers.
The children's voices sound very interesting and harmonious, the intonation in each song is well chosen, the arrangement and mixing of the tracks is well done. This is especially noticeable when listening to famous covers of the best FAR Music projects: Boney M., MILLI VANILLI, LA BOUCHE, NO MERCY. "Rivers of Babylon" sounds especially bright when performed by children. It would seem that nothing more can be squeezed out of such a "hackneyed" hit, since Boney M., at one time, performed "Rivers of Babylon" with the utmost professionalism. But in the 21st century, Farian has miraculously rediscovered this pop classic for a new generation. As it turns out, talented children can interpret great hits very well.
However, it is better to buy and listen to this wonderful album. Surely many will like it and it may well become popular at trendy dance parties, since the sound from DADDY COOL KIDS is something new and fresh against the backdrop of the rather boring repertoire of "progressive" MTV.
As for the promotion of DCK's new work on radio and TV, there is no specific information on this matter yet. In any case, we will keep our blog readers updated if the situation becomes clearer. However, the true fans of Farian's work are not at all bothered by the lack of TV promotion, because they are already waiting for their copies of the CD "School's Out".
Цена альбома - 17 евро. Издание хорошо оформлено и снабжено красочным буклетом.
Но самое главное - музыкальное наполнение. Как всегда Фариан демонстрирует отменный вкус, которого так не хватает нынешним молодым поп-продюсерам.
Очень интересно и слаженно звучат детские голоса, грамотно подобрано интонирование в каждой песне, добротно сделана аранжировка и сведение трэков. Особенно это заметно при прослушивании известных каверов лучших проектов FAR Music: Boney M., MILLI VANILLI, LA BOUCHE, NO MERCY. По-особому ярко звучит в исполнении детишек "Rivers of Babylon". Казалось бы, из такого "заезженного" хита уже больше ничего невозможно "выжать", ведь Boney M., в своё время, исполнили "Rivers of Babylon" с предельным профессионализмом. Но в XXI веке Фариан чудесным образом снова "открыл" эту классическую вещь для нового поколения. Как оказалось, талантливые дети могут очень достойно интерпретировать великие "поп-блокбастеры".
Впрочем, лучше купить и послушать этот замечательный альбом. Наверняка многим он придётся по душе и вполне может стать востребованным на модных танцевальных вечеринках, поскольку саунд от DADDY COOL KIDS - это нечто новое и свежее на фоне порядком надоевшего репертуара "прогрессивного" MTV.
Что касается промоушена новой работы DCK на радио и ТВ, то пока никакой определённой информации на этот счёт не имеется. В любом случае мы будем держать читателей нашего блога в курсе, если ситуация прояснится. Однако настоящих поклонников творчества Фариана ТВ-промоушен никак не беспокоит, ведь свои экземпляры CD "School's Out" они уже ждут.
Те, кто собирается оформить заказ альбома в Германии, могут сделать это, посетив наш онлайн-магазин (для быстрого перехода кликните заголовок этого сообщения).
DADDY COOL KIDS "School's Out"
• CD
• Erscheinungstermin: 20.11.2009
Detailinformationen
• Label: Farian, 2008
• Bestellnummer: 9590991
Tracklisting:
1. Show Me What You've Got 3:30
2. School's Out (Radio Version) 3:48
3. Pink Lemonade 3:38
4. Yummy Yummy 3:54
5. Boy I'm Gonna Miss You 3:48
6. Temptation 2:48
7. Boy You Know It's True 2:56
8. Do You Know 3:51
9. Sweet Dreams (Ola Ola E-Be My Buddy) 2:37
10.Brown Girl In The Ring 2:37
11.Rivers Of Babylon 3:15
12.Daddy Cool 3:22
13.Ma Baker 3:46
14.Caribbean Spirit (Medley) (Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday/I Shall Sing) 2:47
15.We Got A Play Day (Medley) (Daddy Cool/We Got A Play Day/Sweet Dreams/Be My Buddy - Be My Lover) 4:37
DADDY COOL KIDS:
Désirée Mendonca lives in Berlin and is 11 years old. As head-girl she attends the European School in Berlin. She keeps herself busy with her hobbies dancing and drawing and serves up for justice. She loves to wear trendy clothes and loves music, the Internet and reading. Her heroes are Beyoncé und Christina Aguilera.
Yanina Onyewenjo, daughter of Frank Farian, is 10 years old and lives in Miami, USA. For the last four years Yanina has been taken piano and singing lessons with great enthusiasm and passion. She is a very musical and talented child. Yanina loves to spend her spare time with her hobbies drawing, horseback-riding and dancing. She truly loves fashion and music. Her hero is Christina Aguilera.
Although Mohammed Mansaray is only 10 years old, he already has a wealth of experience. In ‘Daddy Cool’ he plays the part of ‘Young Sunny’ in London and in Berlin. Mohammed also has experience as a presenter on CBBC Extra for the BBC. He loves performing, playing the piano and enjoys all sports.
Cassidy Taye is 9 years old the youngest member of DADDY COOL KIDS. She lives in Orlando, Florida and has been singing and modeling since she was 4 years old. She has worked with the likes of Serena Williams, Venus and Vera Wang. Her hobbies include playing soccer, basketball, swimming, surfing and music. She is inspired by Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and Celine Dion. Cassidy's dream is to become a successful and famous singer.
