Lost And Found
Jason Chan

Black Rainbow
Dominique Tsai

Crossroad - Greatest Hits
Kelvin Tan

Following up his last studio album Put On (2010), Hong Kong’s Jason Chan offers a little of everything on Lost And Found.
Opening Cantonese track Give Oneself A Break is a collaboration with hip-hop group Fama, while the Pakho Chau-composed Murder Case is a ballad with dark electronic overtones.
The three Mandarin numbers are, as far as pronunciation is concerned, happily easy on the ear. Yet, only the midtempo Charge leaves an impression as Chan’s falsetto soars.
One of the six Cantonese tracks on the disc, Mr Espresso, turns out to be the most satisfying offering here – a love ballad that lingers in the mind.
Meanwhile, Taiwanese singersongwriter Dominique Tsai serves up a more cohesive treat on her third album.
The sassy electropop of This Ain’t Love is followed by Midnight Dance with its pumping beats and synth lines.
The lyrics of title track Black Rainbow plays with contrasting opposites: “Turning around I saw a black rainbow/Far away, but as though it’s mine/It said there’s only one kind of happiness left, only loneliness is left.”
The dark sensuality here is alluring.
In contrast, local singer Kelvin Tan plays with both light and dark in this two-disc collection which comprises material taken from his three albums from 2006 to 2009.
Ballads about lost love and dashed dreams make up Black Disc, while hope finds its way to the White Disc.
The sole new track here is Crossroad on which the balladeer bemoans: “Why is it the more you love someone the more that person gets hurt/Why do good people come to bad ends”.
His mellifluous tones are showcased to best effect on emotive hit ballads such as Love.Hate, Break Up Letter and All I Want Is.
And it is Tan’s balm of a voice that shines light on darkness.
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