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עוד קצת על "שפת גוף" (אני כותב בעברית כי אני פשוט עצלן לכתוב כל הזמן Body Language).. From MUSIC WEEK: BODY LANGUAGE HAS ALL THE RIGHT GROOVES - Kylie develops credible sound with the cream of new talent. (From Music Week Monday 13 Oct) At the time of her 1988 debut for PWL, few would have expected Kylie Minogue to become one of the pop icons of her generation, let alone deliver one of the first worldwide mega-hits of the 21st century with Cant Get You Out Of My Head. But the singer continues to surprise and is now preparing for the release of her ninth studio album. The album, her third for Parlophone, comes on the back of two phenomenally successful pop/dance titles with the label - 2000's Light Years and 2001's Fever - that firmly re-established Minogue in the heart of the mainstream. Given previous troubled attempts to contemporise Minogue, such as 1997's Impossible Princess for BMG, Parlophone's task of updating her sound made A&Ring of the new album, Body Language, a careful process. "It feels like a definte move on from the last album, without losing sight of the quality control on the songs," says Parlophone managing director Miles Leonard. Fans expecting Fever mark II are in for a surprise when they get to hear Body Language on Nov 17. Immersed in cutting edge production, the album's touches of electro and hip-hop give it a truly minimal feel, as highlighed on lead single Slow. However, the cool production is not at the expense of melody. Highlights such as Still Standing are perhaps Minogue's most adventurous tracks to date, but at the same time some of her most pop-friendly. "We've encouraged people to use groundbreaking urban rhythms and tempos and marry them with great songs," says Leonard. "It has to be fresh. It wasn't a case of getting all the publishers to send round their songs. We were more interested in people collaborating with Kylie herself to create something new." Such an approach was perfect for one of the album's key writers and producers, Ash Thomas, aka Baby Ash, who himself is currently the attention of a number of publishers keen for his signature. "I hate getting briefs to write songs - it stifles creativity," he says. "For me, it should really be about finding projects that spark the imagination and are a little kooky and strange. The acts that aspire to be different are always the best to work with, which is why Kylie was great." The Parlophone A&R team was also keen to call on up-and-coming names for writing and production duties, not the same set of writers that could be working on a range of other pop projects at the same time. "We felt it was important not to spread the album over a wide set of producers," says Leonard. "Body Language is really the opposite of that - it's created from a unique team of new, fresh people, not big names." In addition to Baby Ash, the likes of Curtis Mantronix and former Alisha's Attic member Karen Poole are amongst the key contributors. "I know it's easy to say when one of your artists has a new record coming out, but I truly believe this is the strongest album Kylie has ever made," says Leonard. Not only is Body Language Kylie's strongest album to date, it looks set to strike the rarely achieved balance between cutting edge cool and retaining huge commercial appeal. ...Music Week also have Body language on their current Playlist and describe it as: "A stunning return, which treads new ground without slipping into creative self-indulgence"
