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Presents:
Karl Wolf - Face Behind The Face
RiPPER..: Team OSC GENRE......: R&B
LABEL...: Universal Canada SCENE DATE.: 02/14/2006
bITRATE.: VBR/44.1Hz STORE DATE.: 02/14/2006
ENCODER.: Lame 3.90.3 APS TRACKS.....: 16
SiZE....: 85,5 MB SOURCE.....: CD
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- TRACKLIST
01 Intro 00:31
02 Life On A Break 03:34
03 Face Behind The Face 03:31
04 Desensitize 04:14
05 Hollow Girl 04:11
06 Bootyful 03:13
07 Referee 04:03
08 Princess 03:54
09 Butterflies 03:52
10 Cuz I Luv U 03:06
11 Just A Moment Away 04:11
12 Summer Days 04:12
13 Radio 04:57
14 Life 03:44
15 Desensitize (Featuring Choclair) 04:06
16 Untitled Bonus Track 04:00
Total Playtime: 59:19
- NOTES
Another group released this album in 2004. However, today
on February 14th 2006 (Valentine's Day) it will be
re-released with a few new tracks and a different
tracklist from the initial pressing.
http://www.cdplus.com/shop/default.asp?isle=0&action=detail&code=523745
A little more about Karl. Karl Wolf is a genuine triple
threat of talent. As a songwriter, producer and singer of
serious skill and originality, he excels in all three
roles on "Face Behind The Face", dropping on Valentine's
Day, this debut solo record showcases a shining new star.
As Karl sings on the title track, "I'm coming out for the
whole world to see", and this is one memorable
introduction.
The Montreal-based Wolf is certainly no musical novice. As
an award-winning producer and writer, he has been
responsible for many multi-platinum selling albums. It is
now his time to take centre-stage, and he seizes his
moment with true authority.
Karl turned his back on lucrative offers of work with
other artists to devote himself to Face Behind The Face.
"I told myself that sooner or later I have to focus on my
own music or it will just wither away. Now is the time,"
he explains. This meant becoming something of a recluse,
burying himself in his own studio and working tirelessly
on the record. "I locked myself in," recalls Karl. "I
hardly went out for two years. I was a bum, I grew a
beard, and would just order in pizza. I was obsessed but
focused. I wanted to be right there when I had the
inspiration!"
The fruits of this creative compulsion are indeed tasty.
Wolf wrote and produced all the songs on Face Behind The
Face, and played virtually all the instruments himself.
This is a musically diverse collection of songs, fusing r
'n b, dance, pop and hiphop stylings. It is given
coherence via the gentle soulfulness of Karl's voice and
lyrics, while his beats are both imaginative and catchy,
sometimes hinting at his own Middle Eastern background.
Wolf acknowledges the likes of Boyz II Men, Michael
Jackson and Brian McKnight as early influences and
inspirations. "I feel my music has contemporary elements
but it is not scared to be emotional," he explains. "It is
just the music I like. I grew up in the '80s, and music
was emotional then. Today, especially in r 'n b and
hiphop, everyone wants to be hard."
In musical and lyrical terms, Karl Wolf is a lover, not a
fighter. Through his own family's history, he knows the
consequences of war and violence, as his family was forced
to leave their native Lebanon when Karl was just three.
That background surfaces in the track "Summer Days (In
Beirut)," and Wolf is not afraid to project positivity in
his lyrics. "I am trying to be peaceful in my meaning and
message. We are influential as singers, and I╣d love to
influence kids in a great way.
Those sentiments are reflected in the beauty of the video
clip for the first single, "Butterflies," which received
wide play. A video for the destined-to-be-a-hit, second
single "Desensitize," was filmed in Havana, Cuba. The
video features Canada╣s own Choclair and got added to
Medium rotation on Much Music, Much Vibe and Musique Plus.
Face Behind The Face is an honest and personal document,
and Karl Wolf's definitive musical statement. "I'm most
proud of this record. This is the best piece of work I
have created to date, and it is important that I went down
my earlier musical road, just so I could gain the
experience needed to create this."
Still just 26, Karl has long been the recipient of serious
respect from his musical peers. He first made a real mark
by writing for and co-producing Etc, the 2001 hit album
from Gabrielle Destroismaisons. Two singles co-written by
Karl reached No. 1 on the BDS Francophone Charts, and the
disc earned him a Felix at the L'ADISQ Awards for "Best
Mix and Sound of the Year."
His work with Gabrielle brought Wolf to the attention of
Antoine Sicotte, of the top-selling pop band Sky. Upon
realizing Karl also had a killer singing voice, Antoine
recruited him as Sky's new lead singer in 2002. Wolf
co-wrote and co-produced the third Sky album, "Picture
Perfect" (on Sextant/EMI), one that registered strong
airplay across the country. The group also toured
nationally, sharing stages with the likes of Snow and
Shawn Desman.
Karl and Antoine really hit the commercial jackpot with
their joint work on the songs of the hugely successful
Star Academie reality TV show. The subsequent album was
the biggest-selling album in Canada in 2003, notching a
phenomenal half-million in sales and earning Wolf a SOCAN
Award for Most Popular Song "Je veux changer le monde." A
Star Academie II sequel in 2004 was another big success,
going double-platinum largely on the strength of Karl's
writing and production.
Add in production and composition work for such other
artists as Emily, Mitsou and Jerome-Philippe, and a stint
as vocalist with multi-platinum selling rap group
Dubmatique, and you have one highly impressive
apprenticeship. Word of his talent has spread stateside as
well, with such stars as Justin Timberlake, Christina
Milian and Mya having requested that Karl send them
material.
His focus is now firmly upon the Face Behind The Face. The
world is about to hear the sound of the Wolf, and it is
one they are destined to remember.
http://www.karlwolf.com
http://www.myspace.com/karlwolf
Another Quality Release from OSC!!
Enjoy!!
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-NEWS
OSC is still holding it down after more than 2 years in
tha scene. Our dedication to bringing you the best in
ol skool classics is, and always will be, our driving
force. Quality over quantity.
"It's all about the music, fuck the other ish." - OSC
Because of this motto we strive to continue bringing you
releases in the highest possible quality, whether it be
urban, house, latin or any other genre.