Jealousy
If you're already a Keoki fan,Jealousyis a tight step beyond '97'sEgo Trip, where the individual songs front more toward the new pop middle ground of trance and big-beat hybrids. Keoki knows what his thousands of fans like: to get a little bit of everything in one long night of blissful clubbing. Thus,Jealousyembarks on a romp through all that is cool and edgy in the pop mainstream."Rush" bakes all these flavors together, pounding out a radio-ready indie-rock bassline that restrains 303 tweaking and oscillating percussion effects. For those in need of a glam fix, "This Ain't No Disco" is fast, funky house with a splash of Keoki rhyming over the top. The Superstar DJ also dusts off kindred spirit Daniel Ash to beef up the vocals and guitar on the title track, giving it the feel of Love & Rockets' techno-leaning '98 album,Lift. He also coaxes out the trance quotient of the one good Frankie Goes To Hollywood song with his cover of "Relax." If you want an update on group activities within Keoki's cult of personality,Jealousyis just what you're after.If you're not already a Keoki fan,Jealousyis a bit of a challenge. It's an overt pop statement and not as easily digestible as comparable commercially oriented albums from BT, Tricky and Basement Jaxx. Taken outside the context of his flamboyant 10-year club-land legacy,Jealousyshould be left alone - you'll get a better picture of the party from the inevitable tell-all book.Heath K. Hignight--From URB Magazine