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noizemagazine - noiZe Magazine Issue 58 October 2008 - Index

Amber & Zelma Davis
No More Tears (Enough is Enough)
Anyone who has been panting for
some quality pop diva house in
the vein of 1999-2002, get excited.
Two reigning queens of the genre's
heyday have returned to pimp
slap Barbra Streisand and Donna
Summer off their pedestals. Amber,
still best known for the monstrously
popular "Sexual (Li Da Di)," and
Zelma Davis, sadly best remembered
as the "embodiment" of
Martha Wash's voice in C+C Music
Factory despite being an incredible
vocalist herself, team up to cover
the classic power ballad and make
it over for big rooms with stomping
remixes by Pathos V2 and Solar
City.
by Jamie Nicholes
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Happy Am I! Healthy Am I! holy Am I!
Natasha Bedingfield vs. Chicane
Bruised Water
This little gem began as a white
label mashup, putting the a cappella
of Natasha's "I Bruise Easily" atop
Chicane's classic instrumental track
"Saltwater,” and was in circulation as
such until someone apparently realized
how massive this could be if given some
commercial attention, and a few months
later emerged as a full single featuring
remixes by Mischa Daniels, Adam K
and Chicane himself. The remixes are
all totally solid, but the bootleg is the
best, because—and correct me if I'm
wrong—when you remix the mashup,
doesn't it just become a mix of "I Bruise
Easily"? Anyway, hunt for this one, it's
angsty pop dance gold.