Spirit of the Forest

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 To: Love-Hounds
 From: Andrew Marvick
 Subject: Spirit of the Forest

     Well, the twelve-inch is out in Tower here. The song is a pretty
ordinary bit of quasi-rappified and tame, funkish r&b, a bit like
the Sun City all-star track that Little Whatsisface put out a
couple of years back. There's not really much of a song here,
properly speaking--not, anyway, in the "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
sense of the word. Kate's own contribution amounts to _one_ little
line, sandwiched in between other people's so tightly that it's
over as soon as you've identified her voice. Perhaps the video
mix is different, since someone said she takes the lead for "a couple
of lines." Anyway, Kate's stylistic imprint is scarcely felt. Naturally,
she had nothing whatever to do with the music, aside from her own line.
To be fair, though, there are some really touching samples, of animals in
distress and buzz-saws cutting through the tropical bird-chatter, etc.
     It goes without saying that the cause is admirable. Therefore,
this review is not intended to imply a rejection of the message. This
listener only criticizes (and mildly) the quality of the music itself.

-- Andrew Marvick