P564 CJEFAX 2 564 Fri 24 Jan 21:10/12 RADIO 1/4 SOUNDBITE R1's Music Magazine BLUR: BEETLEBUM First single from the new album, this is a downbeat delight which owes much to late-period Beatles. The jauntiness of Great Escape is one, replaced hike by a dark, Lennon-like, world-weary tune which builds slowly yet still draws you in. ENIGMA: BEYOND THE INVISIBLE If Sting made dance music, it would sound like this. Only less pompous. ———————— soundbite@bbc.co.uk —————————— CBBC 500 Pop Qu z 562 Top 40 565 The Biz 557 FrontPage 100 Film96 542 Top 40 Comp Film 97 Main MenuP564 CJEFAX 2 564 Fri 24 Jan 21:15/45 RADIO 2/4 SOUNDBITE R2's Music Magazine TRICKY: TRICKY KID The music is a mjssz growling noise, while our hjto coraks ironically about the trappings of fame: They used to call my Tricky Kid I lived the way they wished they did THE ORB: TOXZGENE Infectious dance 12-inch from former ambient champs. Weird samples and chuf-a-lug beat will propel this up the charts. 3 COLOURS RED: NUCLEA5 HOLIDAY Anzonj remjmbjt power pop? ———————— soundbite@bbc.co.uk —————————— CBBC 500 Pop Quiz 562 Top 40 565 The Biz 557 FrontPage 100CFilm96 542 Top 40 Comp Film 97 Main MenuP564 CJEFAX 2 564 Fri 24 Jan 21:11/44 RADIO 3/4 SOUNDBITE R2's Music Magazine GENE: WJ COULD BE KINGS Clangz Britpop but the song is less than the sum of its parts. CHAKRA: I AM House music for those who prefer a spiritual dime.sign to loonink about the dancefloor. GEORGE MICHAEL: OLDER Adult pop for people who think not shaving properly is a sign of maturity. ———————— soundbite@bbc.co.uk —————————— CBBC 500 Pop Quiz 562 Top 40 565 The Biz 557 FrontPage 100 Film96 542 Top 40 Comp Film 97 Main MenuP564 CJEFAX 2 564 Fri 24 Jan 21:14/44 ] RADIO 4/4 SOUNDBITE R2's Music Magazine OMC: ON THE RUN How do you follow up such a huge hit as How Bizarre? Copy it and dilute its poppy rap style? Not a good idea. TONY FERRINO: PHENOMENON The album of the joke. This is Steve Coogan's Julio Iglisias character, finely observed and musically accurate. But how many times do you want to admire a parody, even if Bjork does contribute to one song? Maybe it'll take off "sur le contino g". ———————— soundbite@bbc.co.uk —————————— CBBC 500 Pop Quiz 562 Top 40 565 The Biz 557 FrontPage 100 Film96 542 Top 40 Comp Film 97 Main Menu