Good Times (Kim Dotcom album)

Good Times is a debut studio album recorded by Finnish–German entrepreneur Kim Dotcom. It reached No. 8 in the Recorded Music NZ Top 40 album chart.

Good Times
Studio album by
Kim Dotcom
Released20 January 2014 (2014-01-20)
RecordedRoundhead Studios, Auckland
GenreElectronic dance music
Length60:45
LabelKimpire Music
ProducerKim Dotcom

Background and recording

Good Times was recorded at Roundhead Studios in Auckland, New Zealand, and was begun in 2011.[1] Dotcom said that he played the album to American hip hop producer Swizz Beatz, who enjoyed it.[2]

Composition

Good Times is an electronic dance music (EDM) album, exploring a variety of subgenres, including trance and drum and bass, and features hip hop influences and synth sounds.[3][4] It contains completely positive themes.[5] Vicki Anderson of The Press compared Dotcom's vocals on the album to those of German electronic music band Kraftwerk.[6]

Release and promotion

Good Times was released worldwide by his independent record label Kimpire Music on 20 January 2014.[1] Dotcom performed at Rhythm & Vines on 31 December 2013; the set was filmed, and music videos for "Amazing", "Party Amplifier" and "Change Your Life" have been released.[2][6]

Reception

Chris Schulz of The New Zealand Herald called the album "a musical mess" and rated it one star out of five.[3] Gizmodo's Jack Tomlin criticised the album for being overproduced; he wrote that if it is meant by Dotcom to be a satirical take on contemporary EDM, then it is excellent.[4] David Farrier from 3 News described the album as "not as bad as you'd expect".[5]

Good Times entered the New Zealand Albums Chart dated 27 January 2014 at number twenty. The following week it moved up to number seventeen.[7] The week after that, it reached number eight, its peak position.[8]

Track listing
Good Times
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Amazing" (featuring Laughton Kora)
  • Printz Board
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Laughton Kora
  • Kim Dotcom
3:39
2."Good Times" (featuring Ilati)
  • Jazelle Paris
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Gerrell King
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Deryk Mitchell
3:19
3."Dance Dance Dance"
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Printz Board
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Printz Board
  • Deryk Mitchell
3:45
4."Keeps Getting Better" (featuring Ilati)
  • Jazelle Paris
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Rellevant
  • J.D. Walker
3:30
5."Change Your Life" (featuring Laughton Kora)
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Jazelle Paris
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Deryk Mitchell
3:15
6."Universe" (featuring Amari)
  • Jazelle Paris
  • Gerrell King
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Rellevant
3:35
7."Little Bit of Me" (featuring Tiki Taane)
  • Jazelle Paris
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Tiki Taane
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Rellevant
  • J.D. Walker
3:27
8."Party Electricity" (featuring Amari)
  • Jazelle Paris
  • Gerrell King
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Kim Dotcom
  • J.D. Walker
3:33
9."Wunderbar" (Interlude)
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Kim Dotcom
  • J.D. Walker
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Rellevant
1:25
10."To Be With You" (featuring Ilati)
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Jazelle Paris
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Joshua Walker
  • Kim Dotcom
  • J.D. Walker
  • Deryk Mitchell
4:32
11."Good Life" (featuring Printz Board)
  • Printz Board
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Printz Board
  • Deryk Mitchell
4:32
12."Party Amplifier" (featuring Printz Board)
  • Printz Board
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Printz Board
  • Deryk Mitchell
3:49
13."Take Me Away" (featuring Mona Dotcom)
  • Printz Board
  • Deryk Mitchell
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Printz Board
  • Deryk Mitchell
3:34
14."Beathoven" (Interlude)  2:13
15."Fireworks" (featuring Ilati)
  • Jazelle Paris
  • Gerrell King
  • Joshua Walker
  • Kim Dotcom
  • J.D. Walker
  • Rellevant
6:36
16."Live My Life"
  • Printz Board
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Kim Dotcom
  • Printz Board
3:27
17."Beathoven Slow"  3:11
Total length:01:00:45
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References
  1. Dotcom, Kim (20 January 2014). "Kim Dotcom. – Good Times Out Worldwide" (Press release). Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  2. "Kim Dotcom 'Change Your Life' video premiere". 3 News. MediaWorks New Zealand. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. Schulz, Chris (23 January 2014). "Album review: Kim Dotcom, Good Times". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  4. Tomlin, Jack (21 January 2014). "Kim Dotcom Good Times Album Review: What A Mess". Gizmodo. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  5. "Kim Dotcom's Good Times – is it any good?". 3 News. MediaWorks New Zealand. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  6. Anderson, Vicki (24 January 2014). "Kim Dotcom, the party starter". The Press. Fairfax New Zealand. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014.
  7. "NZ Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  8. "NZ Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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