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      April
      8,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Sophie
      Zelmani
     
     
      Sophie
      Zelmani
     
     
      (Sony)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      took
      a
      chance
      on
      this
      album
      because
      Sophie
      Zelmani
     
     
      reminded
      me
      of
      Jewel,
      who
      is
      one
      of
      the
      many
      popular
      female
     
     
      musicians
      right
      now.
      True,
      one
      isn’t
      supposed
      to
      rely
      on
     
     
      outward
      appearances,
      but
      I
      called
      this
      pretty
      good.
      Not
      only
     
     
      does
      she
      look
      like
      Jewel,
      but
      Sophie
      also
      sings
      like
      her.
      “I’d
      Be
     
     
      Broken”
      reminds
      me
      of
      Jewel’s
      latest
      single
      whose
      title
     
     
      escapes
      me
      at
      the
      moment.
      Sophie’s
      music
      ts
      a
      little
      more
     
     
      country
      sounding,
      however,
      without
      the
      twang.
      I
      could
      defi-
     
     
      nitely
      picture
      listening
      to
      this
      talented
      arist
      at
      one
      of
      the
      local
     
     
      music
      and
      dining
      establishments
      in
      downtown
      Charlottetown.
     
     
      Zelmani’s
      music
      is
      quiet,
      calm
      and
      original.
      Some
      people
      are
     
     
      saying
      that
      there
      is
      a
      new
      wave
      of
      female
      musicians
      flooding
     
     
      the
      music
      industry.
      [
      don’t
      know
      how
      “new”
      it
      is
      that
      women
     
     
      have
      been
      trying
      to
      make
      it
      in
      this
      industry,
      but
      if
      artist
      such
      as
     
     
      Sophie
      Zelmani
      are
      any
      indication
      of
      where
      the
      music
      industry
     
     
      is
      headed,
      then
      I
      say
      it’s
      a
      refreshing
      change.
     
    

    
     
      Rating:
      ***1/2
     
     
      -
      Emilie
      Adams
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Age
      of
      Electric
     
     
      Make
      a
      Pest
      a
      Pet
     
     
      (God’s
      Teeth
      Ethel/Mer-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cury)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Does
      anyone
      re-
     
     
      member
      these
      guys?
      The
     
     
      Age
      of
      Electric
      are
      the
     
     
      same
      band
      who
      sang
     
     
      “Ugly”,
      which
      was
      in
     
     
      heavy
      rotation
      on
     
     
      Muchmusic
      for
      a
      while.
     
     
      Well,
      they're
      back
      in
      rota-
     
     
      tion
      at
      Much
      with
      the
      re-
     
     
      lease
      of
      “Remote
      Control”
     
     
      their
      first
      single
      fromMake
     
     
      a
      Pest
      a
      Pet.
      An
      interest-
     
     
      ing
      title
      which
      comes
      from
     
     
      the
      song
      “Cranky”.
      I
      think
     
     
      these
      guys
      are
      far
      from
     
     
      pesty
      or
      cranky.
      I
      was
     
     
      trying
      to
      figure
      out
      who
     
     
      they
      sound
      like,
      and
      I
     
     
      couldn’t
      quite
      put
      my
      fin-
     
     
      ger
      on
      it,
      so
      consider
      that
      a
     
     
      good
      sign
      that
      these
      guys
     
     
      are
      original.
      Besides
      “Re-
     
     
      mote
      Control”,
      I
      also
      re-
     
     
      ally
      like
      “Unity
      or
      Grena-
     
     
      dine”
      and
      “Scare
      Myself’,
     
     
      which
      are
      two
      of
      the
     
     
      calmer
      songs
      on
      the
      al-
     
     
      bum.
      This
      CD
      would
      be
     
     
      good
      driving
      music
      or
     
     
      background
      for
      a
      party.
     
     
      It’s
      upbeat
      and
      kinda
     
     
      quirky
      (if
      a
      CD
      can
      be
     
     
      called
      quirky)
      and
      comes
     
     
      highly
      recommended
      by
     
     
      this
      reviewer.
     
    

    
     
      Rating:
      ****
     
     
      -
      Emilie
      Adams
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Alfonzo
      Hunter
     
     
      Blacka
      Da
      Berry
     
     
      (EMI)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      an
      unknown
      artist,
      Alfonzo
      really
      caught
      my
      atten-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      tion
      when
      I
      first
      listened
      to
      his
      CD.
      When
      I
      looked
      at
      the
      CD
     
    
   
   
    
     
      case
      for
      the
      first
      time,
      I
      thought
      it
      would
      be
      another
      boring
      CD
     
     
      with
      another
      boring
      rip-off
      of
      other
      artists.
      That’s
      why
      I
      was
     
     
      shocked
      when
      I
      got
      my
      first
      listen.
      He
      really
      has
      his
      own
      style
     
     
      of
      slow
      music
      that
      just
      makes
      you
      want
      to
      drop
      what
      you
      re
     
     
      doing
      and
      call
      your
      mate
      for
      a
      late
      night
      meeting
      at
      the
      Gazebo.
     
     
      if
      you
      know
      what
      I
      mean....
     
    

    
     
      The
      CD
      contains
      13
      songs
      and
      they
      range
      from
      catchy
     
     
      beats
      that
      remind
      you
      of
      cruising
      in
      the
      summer
      to
      slow
      songs
     
     
      you'd
      listen
      to
      before
      and
      after
      you-know-what.
      My
      favourites
     
     
      are
      “Slow
      Motion”
      and
      “Everything”.
     
    

    
     
      I
      really
      like
      artists
      who
      have
      their
      own
      style,
      like
      D’
      Angelo
     
     
      and
      R.Kelly,
      so
      I’m
      going
      to
      give
      this
      CD
      4
      out
      of
      5.
     
    

    
     
      -
      Greg
      Lucas