Album Review

Milow – Ayo Technogoloy

• 24th Jul 2009

Euro balladising of 50 Cent’s Neanderthal jaunt ‘Ayo Technology’, shows up Johnathon Vandenbroek’s ability illuminate the heart in music.

More often than not, it is when a throbbing acoustic spin and more vocal clarity is given to a usually robust offering that you’re able to assess a song’s lyrical edge, its potential timeless, structure and meaning. In this case, the yearningly delivered vocal stride does justice to the cry for a return to simplicity in a world full of technological advances.

Unfortunately, when swaggering self-confidence is needed in order to show superiority in the wooing of an object of desire, the impact is a tad limp. This bracing Belgium artist has the ambient scattered foraging ability of the likes of Magnet and, to a lesser extent, Four Tet.

It seems obvious that with suitable lyrics, especially using the personal touch of a song written by his own hand. Milow could be a romantic film soundtrack compiler’s dream.