World Anthem

Personnel: Jonathan Thulin, Sada Jackson, David Hanley (vocals); David Thulin (guitars, programming); Sal Romeros (guitars); Mike Adams (drums); Sasha Brens (dancer); Gina Hanley (background vocals).Audio Mixer: Mark Dorflinger.Recording information: Dream/118 Studios, Simi Valley, CA.Photographer: David Thulin.In the mirror world of Christian music, where trends in pop are carefully studied and closely replicated in the service of a religious message, David Hanley's group Press Play represent an effort to adapt the hard-charging electronic dance-pop of acts like Black Eyed Peas, P!nk, and Lady Gaga to the spiritual realm. Hanley's fellow musicians, synthesizer programmers, and producers attack the dancefloor with fast BPM tempos, over which he and singers such as Sada Jackson and Jonathan Thulin bark out such slogans as "Start a revolution," "Change the nation," "Join the movement" (all heard in leadoff track "World Anthem"), and "Let's get the fire started" ("F-I-R-E"). Early on, the