Jim Santo's Demo Universe

Elevation - It's Always Something

Bright electronic melodies and gently stimulating rhythms make It's Always Something a perfect morning pick-me-up. Not so hard, I guess, to achieve a respectable recording when you're using synthesizers, but the production is notable for its faithful evocation of the cool, clear ambience of Trans-Europe Express-era Kraftwerk. David Poremba, the man behind the machines, cites soundtrack composers as his primary influences, among them Thomas Newman, Mark Isham, James Newton Howard and Jerry Goldsmith, as well as artists including Tangerine Dream, Larry Fast and Synergy, Harold Faltermeyer, Vangelis and Orbital. But no Kraftwerk. Hmm...

CD received May 1, 1998