Wiley Albums - See Clear Now, Playtime Is Over, Grime Wave, Treddin' on Thin Ice (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: See Clear Now, Playtime Is Over, Grime Wave, Treddin' on Thin Ice. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: See Clear Now is an album by United Kingdom grime artist Wiley. It was originally set to be released as I See Clear on October 13, 2008. The album features collaborations with electropop group Hot Chip, and DJ/producer Mark Ronson in "Cash in My Pocket" (contributing "a few trumpets... but it's not brass overload"). The album's first single, "Wearing My Rolex" was succeeded by the single "Summertime" on September 22 and "Cash in My Pocket." Wiley describes See Clear Now as " first pop album," explaining that he wants to "push boundaries" while also "stay in the charts by making tunes that connect with people. It's pop all the way from here." He explained that he had wanted to work with Lily Allen since hearing her debut album Alright, Still, and that his collaboration with Hot Chip came about after the two acts performed a version of "Wearing My Rolex" at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. He also expressed a desire to be "the male equivalent of Missy Elliott" in relation to blending pop appeal with musical innovation. Subsequently Wiley has also disowned this album. He was "very angry" about the production on Cash In My Pocket and Summertime. He says that it is not his music and he didn't have creative control on the album, he left the studio to leave the others to work on the tracks; that's how bad it was. He adds that people should listen to Race Against Time instead because it isn't commercial and he would have more artistic control. ...http: //booksllc.net/?id=19722905