Faultline : Your Love Means Everything

OK, so the British music press is going into some kind of orgasmic overdrive with the upsurge in new music recently. They label everything as "the next big thing" and "album of the century."

One magazine in particular, NME, said The Vines' debut was "the best thing since amplification."

That's a little strong.

So on the cover of Faultline's disc are helpful quotes from the British music press using such phrases as "a must-hear record" and "no record-buyer can afford to be without it."

One wonders if hype from across the pond is helpful at all at this point.

In actuality, this is quite a good record for electronic music. The beats and sounds are subtle but are that way for a reason.

It's an electronic breakup album and to sing the melancholy vocals Faultline, a.k.a. David Kosten, brought in the best of today's blue crooners. Coldplay's Chris Martin, The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne, and real great stuff from REM's Michael Stipe add just the right tinge to give these songs broken life.

The only real question comes in why the hell NYC rapper Cannibal Ox guests on "Waiting For The Greenlight." The guy is a talented MC, but fits like a square peg amongst the other vocalists and tunes.

Overall though a good effort from Kosten and, no hype involved, for fans of electronic movement a definite step in the right direction.