Search - Todd Terry, Martha Wash, Jocelyn Brown :: Todd Terry Presents Ready for a New Day

Ready for a New Day features dramatically charged vocal performances by the likes of Martha Wash, Jocelyn Brown, Shannon, and Bernard Fowler. The title track, graced by Wash's ecstatic singing, is pure house joy. Antoinette Roberson's fine backup vocals and Johan Brunkvist's jazzy organ fills flesh out the soulful tune. But be sure to check out this CD's instrumentals. "I'm Feelin' It" transforms vocal samples and a synth melody fragment into relentless riffs that ride a down-and-dirty drum track. On "Come on Baby" computer-game atonality bumps up against a Kraftwerkian rhythm, while "The Rave" is a nice slice of pulsing, whooshing minimalist techno. Terry deftly alternates songs and groove tracks to create a cool flow of mood, style, and sound. --Fred Cisterna