first up, Klass, i'm sorry it took me so damn long to review this album. it wasn't because of the quality, believe me. second, review:
if you've never heard DJ Klass before, you'd be forgiven for going through the rest of the past albums and getting frustrated once you'd heard this one - it's a pretty strong change of direction, and it does show in comparison to the work he's done in the past. this is much more of a varied album, to the point that some of the tracks sound like they were written lightyears apart from each other - A Child's Art has all the mood swings of your average three-year-old, from the mass effect of the sampletacular Viva La Revolution to the quietly powerful Il Possedait Un Galerie Sur Paris. in this case, that's not a bad thing either - the range gives you an idea of just how versatile DJ Klass really is, more so than previous EPs, and showcases new elements like the use of the bongos and his increasingly artistic use of related samples; check the track Amy Lee to see some pretty damn cool things done with just a bassbeat, a Chinese melody and the natural rhythms of the human voice.
speaking of samples, though, watch out - some of the children's speech ones are a little on the creepy side. that's my sole complaint; A Child's Art even makes its porn music sound good.
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