Tashas 2nd album World Domination is due for release in early March 2006. Signed to The Klinik Music Productions, the album was delayed due to the demand for her live shows, after a two and a half year world tour. World Domination is the follow album up to her hugely successful first album, self entitled Tashas World which was voted as one of the best albums of 2002 by one of the leading music magazines. Tashas music, born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is pushing the right buttons for me. I think her voice has imperfections, unstructured at times, but could this be deliberate? As it pulls together well and when sung live, Im sure would make for a very organic performance. The good melodies and music lure you into Tashas lyrics. Tasha writes most of her lyrics, but is not afraid to involve other writers who feel at one with her music. The album starts well with Past Lives a funky first tune, nicely persuading you to want to look further into the album. Glowing (Growing) is an up-tempo tune which will get your feet tapping, a track which is musically very impressive with a Telecaster sounding guitar helping it along nicely. Home Alone is a lovely track, which many people will relate to with the lyrics tired of crying myself to sleep at night and tired of praying for a brighter day along with I practice safe sex cos Im always on my own. This track has the feeling, which comes from somebodys troubles, both past & present. Corny Love Song once again, is musically very good and has a warm feel to it, Tashas voice much softer, this being one of my particular favourite tracks from the album a real nighttime listening tune. Reminding me of those classic Bee Gees tracks, with the distinctive Bee Gees backing vocal sound, it leads you into a cosy, relaxed mood and a distinct feeling of forgetting your other plans and settling down to listen to the rest of the CD. Brown Eyes Blue is sung with attitude and powerful lyrics, this lady meaning business! Move ya hips does just that; makes you want to move those hips, but late at night with your partner, with those hypnotic rhythms. Always Change features TY, former MC and London Hip Hop artist. An interesting song, has the feel of several artists of Soul, but is difficult to concentrate on due to the prominent drumbeat, which I feel is a little distracting to the song. Billy Hollidays Dont Explain is nicely sung, Tasha is at ease with the Jazz/Blues, even Rock feel, with that underlining Soul sound which the Soul Diva Irma Thomas said is a feeling, not a category, which particularly makes this song very interesting and enjoyable to listen to. The final track What Must I Be is a lovely track to finish the album with. Wouldnt sound out of place as a title track to a movie
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