Make no mistake, Miguel Migs is a master of sound.
His particular brand of electronic dance music incorporates a variety of elements and influences, and he blends them brilliantly, creating a bright and colorful tonal palette that puts many of his colleagues to shame.
Where he doesn't seem to stand out is in his ability to either write or inspire lyrics that are worth hearing.
His latest artist album is filled with sharp rhythms, beautiful textures, and catchy melodies, but deep lyrical banality is a constant problem.
Every eye-rolling dancefloor cliché is present in at least one song: from LT robotically intoning that she wants to "get down tonight" ("Get Down") to Tim Fuller informing you that "it's on tonight" and bleating "baby baby baby baby" ("Body Never Lies"), the words are a constant disappointment.
Luckily the sassy and percolating beats make it easy to ignore that aspect of the music, especially on such booty-moving grooves as the title track and the startlingly funky "Fire," on which reggae singer Junior Reid helps turn the song into a sort of breakbeat-reggae fusion that works brilliantly.
Overall, this is a perfectly functional dance collection that achieves occasional greatness.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So FarMiguel Migs | Miguel Migs, LT D Amato | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 36 MB |
| 2 | Make Things HappenMiguel Migs | Miguel Migs, Lisa Shaw | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 3 | Can't Get ThroughMiguel Migs | Miguel Migs, Tim Fuller | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 4 | MesmerizedMiguel Migs | Miguel Migs, LT D Amato | Play | 05:44 | 13 MB | 42 MB |
| 5 | Those ThingsMiguel Migs | Miguel Migs, Lisa Shaw | Play | 06:36 | 15 MB | 51 MB |
| 6 | SometimeMiguel Migs | Miguel Migs, Tim Fuller | Play | 06:31 | 14 MB | 46 MB |
| 7 | Get DownMiguel Migs | Miguel Migs, LT D Amato | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 46 MB |
| 8 | Let Me BeMiguel Migs | Miguel Migs, Fred Ross | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | FireMiguel Migs | Miguel Migs, Junior Reid | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 10 | Shake It UpMiguel Migs | Miguel Migs, Sadat X | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 11 | Body Never LiesMiguel Migs | Miguel Migs, Tim Fuller | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 12 | Giving It AllMiguel Migs | Miguel Migs, LT D Amato | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 46 MB |
| 13 | Side 2 Side | Miguel Migs | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 69 mins | 159 MB | |||||
| 69 mins | 525 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Allgood | Mixing, Vocal Mixing |
| 2 | Jay Bowman | Guitar |
| 3 | Steve Bradley | Trumpet |
| 4 | Loredana Crisan | Mastering, Vocal Mixing |
| 5 | Luke Dillon | Vocal Engineer |
| 6 | Tony Espinoza | Mastering, Vocal Mixing |
| 7 | Tim Fuller | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 8 | Joshua Heath | Bass |
| 9 | Justin Lieberman | Mixing, Vocal Mixing |
| 10 | LT D Amato | Primary Artist |
| 11 | Charles McNeil | Saxophone |
| 12 | Miguel Migs | Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Derek Murphy | Vocals |
| 14 | Junior Reid | Primary Artist |
| 15 | Fred Ross | Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 16 | Sadat X | Primary Artist |
| 17 | Lisa Shaw | Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Ruben Vasquez | Congas |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |