The first full-length release from Thailand-born, New York-based singer/producer
Nathan Seth comprises his first three singles, "Burning Up" (not the early
Madonna classic of the same title), "I'm for You Tonight," and "Love, Life and Music," along with various remixes of each. There are six different versions of "I'm for You Tonight" here, in fact, all of them fundamentally identical except for the really quite nice "Unplugged Vocal Edit," which places
Seth's impassioned vocal in the context of a lovely piano and Spanish guitar setting that provides an interesting stylistic tension missing from the straightforward dance club vibe of the others.
Seth's primary style owes much to '80s-vintage Hi-NRG disco and early house music; "Love, Life and Music (Dance Radio Edit)" is perhaps the purest expression of his aesthetic, an uplifting, positive message delivered over a throbbing bass-synth pulse and clattering drum machines. Since the songs were meant to be heard one at a time over the course of a DJ play list, the album as a whole becomes quite tiresome over the course of its epic length. Taken individually, the songs are solidly constructed club music with occasional flashes of dancefloor brilliance. ~ Stewart Mason