Resolutions

.com Like traditional year-end promises, Resolutions has an eye on the future. In the '80s, producer-remix master-DJ Todd Terry was an innovator, bringing a rougher sensibility to the sleek genre of house. On his latest CD, Terry imbues the contemporary dance-music styles he so heavily influenced with his distinctive touch. Unlike much of his previous work and like a lot of current dance music, Resolutions is dark and moody. Industrial tones hover, bass lines dive-bomb, drum & bass rhythms percolate. Guest rappers appear on various tracks. Spragga Benz's dancehall vocal performance on "Merderah" speeds up and slows down like a malfunctioning tape recorder, creating an eerie machine-man effect. Terry isn't an old schooler trying to keep up with the times "The Original Todd," as one track is titled, sounds right at home among Resolutions' sci-fi soundscape. --Fred Cisterna Product description Todd Terry Resolutions

Resolutions