Clarity [Deluxe Edition]

by Zedd

Overview

In the span of a few years, Anton Zaslavski was inspired by Justice to make electronic dance music, reached out to Skrillex and remixed "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites," became an in-demand producer of remixes and original material, and signed to mainstream label Interscope. His remixes for the Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga, combined with production for Justin Bieber's Believe and singles like "The Anthem," "Shave It," and "Spectrum," made the German musician, still in his early twenties, a rising star in EDM and pop. Zaslavski's rapid ascent says more about his talent and creativity than the lack of skill and imagination required to make dance music. He was the drummer in a metalcore band, but he has definitely found his calling here. Clarity's lone pre-Interscope track is "Shave It," retitled "Shave It Up," made more musical with an all-strings coda, and yet shortened to a brisk 3:11. The song's grand and extended conclusion makes an early-in-the-album statement, however ostentatious, that Zaslavski can compose circles around the majority of EDM producers and do so in a concise fashion. He also knows how to construct an album. This plays out like it was developed and arranged for the sake of repeated listening rather than a quick fix for listeners in need of a rush. That said, there are plenty of peak moments that reflect the immediacy and desperation of adolescent relationships, like the stadium-ready title song (featuring Louisa Rose Allen, aka Foxes) and the fully developed modern pop of "Spectrum" (fronted in a boyish, bright-eyed manner by Matthew Koma). The instrumentals tend to be relatively restrained, but most of them are more attractive than the songs featuring big-name vocalists Ryan Tedder and Ellie Goulding. Zaslavski's not quite in a field of his own yet. "Stache" shamelessly displays the producer's indebtedness to key Justice influence Daft Punk -- it might as well be subtitled "Aerodynamic 2K12" -- but he's getting there. Anyone who appreciates well-crafted dance-pop should probably keep up with him. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/2013
Label:	Interscope
UPC:	0602537518739
Rank:	26207

Tracks

1. Hourglass
2. Shave It Up
3. Spectrum
4. Lost at Sea
5. Clarity
6. Codec
7. Stache
8. Fall into the Sky
9. Follow You Down
10. Epos
11. Stay the Night
12. Push Play
13. Alive
14. Breakn¿¿¿ a Sweat [Zedd Remix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Zedd   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
The Doors   Primary Artist
Ryan Tedder   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Empire of the Sun   Primary Artist
L.I.Z.   Primary Artist
Ellie Goulding   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Skrillex   Primary Artist
Lucky Date   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Matthew Koma   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Foxes   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Bright Lights   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Liz   Vocals,Featured Artist
Hayley Williams   Featured Artist
Luke Steele   Vocals
Dave Rene   Vocals
Anton Zaslavski   Vocals (Background)
Porter Robinson   Vocals (Background)
Kevin Feller   Vocals (Background)
Foxes!   Vocals,Featured Artist
Priya Prins   Vocals (Background)
Jesse Taub   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Drew Ressler   Vocals (Background)
Malachi Mott   Vocals (Background)
R.J. Colston   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Miriam Bryant   Vocals,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Jim Morrison   Composer
Pete Mayes   Composer
Robby Krieger   Composer
Ryan Tedder   Composer
Carah Faye   Composer
Hayley Williams   Composer
Luke Steele   Composer
Ray Manzarek   Composer
Sonny Moore   Composer
John Densmore   Composer
Huntley Miller   Mastering
Rob Swire   Mastering
Ryan Shanahan   Engineer,Vocal Editing
Peter Mayes   Composer,Composer
Bryant   Composer
Ellie Goulding   Composer
Dave Rene   A&R
Jonathan Sloan   Composer
Ashley Krajewski   Engineer
Heather Bright   Composer
Nick Littlemore   Composer
Kathryn Frazier   Publicity
The Ghostwriter   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Ghostwriter   Vocal Engineer
Skrillex   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering
Anton Zaslavski   Composer
Matt Lamotte   Marketing
Mitch Kenny   Engineer
Matthew Bair   Composer
Porter Robinson   Composer
Lucky Date   Composer,Producer
Zedd   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Remixing,Mastering,Vocal Editing,Mixing Engineer,Executive Producer
Matthew Koma   Composer
Elizabeth Abrams   Composer
Lisa DiAngelo   Publicity
Jesse Taub   Engineer
Victor Radstroem   Composer,Engineer
David D. Navarro AKA Roboto   Artwork
Lucky Lucky Date   Composer
Ruud Van Eijk   Artwork
Siena Reese   Publicity
Miriam Bryant   Composer
Steven Bach   Composer
Holly Hafermann   Composer
Benjamin Eli Hanna   Composer
Philip Andrew Schwan   Composer