 |
||
|
Space Under Sun Click on the track list to read the lyrics: 01 Space Under Sun [4:32] Bonus Track: Space Under Sun also includes a bonus mp3 of "Review My Kisses" and the video for "Wave Of You" directed by Guy Guido - just pop it into your computer! Ari's sophomore album titled Space Under Sun was released in January 2004 on his own label Gold18 Records. The album debuted at #1 on the Outvoice Charts and landed Ari on the cover of countless gay magazines around the world. Described as an intergalactic hybrid of contemporary and 80's R&B, jazzy future soul and spacey pop, the album was recorded in NYC, Miami, LA, Atlanta, London and Israel. The Advocate raved that, "Gold performs with equal parts of sly, finger-snappin' sass and earthy R&B finesse," and remarked on how "Gold has assembled an impressive posse of collaborators...to frame his voice with the crisp yet fleshy sound of a platinum-selling recording" which includes Major (Lamya, B2K), Desmond Child, Kahlil (Res), Kendra Ross (Talib Kweli), Peter Amato (LeAnn Rimes), Steve Skinner (Taylor Dayne), and Marsha Malamet (Luther Vandross, Jessica Simpson). While taking on the universal theme of finding oneself with the title track, Ari continues to push the boundaries of pop music. Gay City News stated that "Gold pushes the envelope as much as a rapper like Eminem does." Although instead of lyrics that are fag bashing and woman hating, the subject matter ranges from a guy and a girl fighting over the same man ("He's On My Team"--nominated for Out Song Of The Year) to getting caught having sex in public with another man by the cops ("Caught), to diva worship ("Fan-tastic"), a matter that is crucial to many a gay man's evolution, seeking independence and self-actualization ("More Than Enough," "Back To me") to romantic and sexual intimacy ("Funk That Ship," "Intimate.") There is also the tender ballad "Bashert (Meant To Be)" in which Gold incorporates his Jewish identity of having grown up as an orthodox Jew. The CD is enhanced with lyrics, a bonus mp3 and the music video of "Wave Of You." "Bashert (Meant To Be)" can also be heard along with music by Rupaul and Adam Joseph on ACLU's benefit CD for gay marriage Marry Me. Frontiers magazine calls Space Under Sun "a near perfect exercise in pop music that transcends sexual boundaries and labels that offers a listening experience that can be appreciated by fans of all persuasions." |
|
|
|
All Images Copyright © 2001 - 2005 ARI GOLD/Boogie Sauce Productions Interested in using a photo of Ari for your publication? |
||
|
|
