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*** Republica
REPUBLICA
(Deconstruction/RCA)
Within their chosen confines of
fast-paced Eurodance and rhythmic synth-pop, the British fivesome Republica
evince an unselfconscious glee all too scarce in today's hit music. Even their
dislikes -- "Out of the Darkness" talks about the workday's demands on one's
time, "Picture Me" makes fun of cover girls -- move fast, unhindered, in a
so-what comic vein, so you can imagine how buoyant the melodies of party-time
blastoffs like "Wrap," "Ready To Go," and "Drop Dead Gorgeous" must sound. They
draw their noise riffs from the same, 15-year-old Tantra songs that still
inspire today's Eurodance but -- maybe thanks to the utterly clueless, happy
pout achieved by their female lead voice -- never sound boringly profound or
archaically maudlin. Which means that whereas they'll hardly mean much to
Enigma fans or searchers after the next Crystal Waters, they'll rescue anyone
who can't wait for Blondie to come back or for Boy George to stop acting the
pompous fool.
-- Michael Freedberg
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