The Technology

the technology

Track Listings

1. Motion in Progress

2. Style of the Trace

3. Play to the Exits

4. Stare

5. Casual Glances

6. Informant Vs. The World

7. Was Not My Function

The Technology,[DARYL],Beatville Records,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

The Technology

Average customer rating:

Superb CD that gets better and better
seriously people
Really grows on you
BT = the shiz
Very Disappointing!

Emotional Technology
BT
Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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State of Trance 2006

ASIN: B0000A5A0K
Release Date: 2003-12-30

Tracks:

Intro
Knowledge of Self
Superfabulous
Somnambulist
Force of Gravity
Dark Heart Dawning
The Great Escape
Paris
Circles
Last Moment of Clarity
Communicate
Animals
The Only Constant is Change

Album Description

Aussie edition of the electronica/dance star's 2003 album features exclusive artwork. 13 tracks including 'Simply Being Loved (Somnambulist)'. Festival/Mushroom Records.

Customer Reviews:

Superb CD that gets better and better.......2006-09-11

I initially bought this CD for one song, "Somnambulist", which I'd initially heard in the DDR Extreme game. I'm so glad I bought the entire CD rather than purchasing the one song online. The entire CD is fantastic, although I will admit upon first listen, not all of the tracks appealed to me. But after a few weeks I can now say that nearly all of the tracks have something rich to offer. My favorites are "Somnambulist", which I have listened to countless times, "The Force of Gravity," "Dark Heart Dawning," and "The Great Escape." At first I wasn't too fond of "Paris" but now it's grown on me. As well as the other tracks.

I'd never heard of BT before so I can't compare to earlier works so of course this did not disappoint. I love the electronic feel of this, the vocal samples, and the great variation throughout each track. I see other reviews that call this very "pop" but personally it does not feel that "pop" to me (and I like "pop" anyway, so no matter.)

Great, great work.

seriously people.......2006-08-07

yes this is a great album..

but as for the people saying its all about love and whatnot.. Its called EMOTIONAL technology people.. what did you expect.. its based all around emotion. could you be any more DUH.

Really grows on you.......2006-05-23

BT is an incredible electronic musician, one of the best these days, if not the. When I first listened to this album, it was a bit of a letdown, the only song which really stood out for me was Somnambulist. After having the album come up once in awhile in the playlist, I really started to dig the songs. Some of my favorites are Force of Gravity, Paris, Circles and Great Escape. Give it some time, and it will grow on you.

One thing I have to say is that this version lacks a song called "Love in the Time Of Thieves" ... this is incredible track. Its from the japanese special release CD, and its worth getting that version just for that song. If you can find a clip of it, you will agree with me...

BT = the shiz.......2006-02-05

This is one of my favorite albums of all time. This man's got insane talent. It is alittle poppy, but still great songs. very different from his older work though, So i can see why some people maybe alittle disappointed with this CD.

Very Disappointing!.......2006-01-18

I have been a fan of BTs for years and have all his CDs. I bought this album when it was first released in 2003. After much anticipation I was greatly disappointed with what I heard. His previous works I love and can play again and again but this abortion of pop rock is just not the BT that I and other fans were expecting. I will now not blindly purchase one of BTs works until I have fully listened to it incase of further disappointment.

If you want to listen to Drum and Base with a mixture if techno/trance done just right I recommend Pendulums "Hold Your Colour".

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Dark science fiction oriented thrash, Voivod nail it on their third release
I NOW DESTROY THE ENEMEY..
R.I.P. Piggy
This is not a music CD...
where greatness began to be revealed...

Killing Technology
Voivod
Manufacturer: Noise
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Dimension Hatröss
Rrröööaaarrr
War and Pain
Angel Rat
Katorz

ASIN: B00000F1TY
Release Date: 1998-11-24

Tracks:

Killing Technology
Overreaction
Tornado
Too Scared To Scream
Forgotten In Space
Ravenous Medicine
Order Of Blackguards
This Is Not An Exercise
Cockroaches

Customer Reviews:

Dark science fiction oriented thrash, Voivod nail it on their third release.......2006-06-14

Killing Technology was Montreal based Voivod's third album and the one where their sound became fully realized. The first two albums were good, but marred by muddy sound and the songwriting wasn't quite there yet. On KT they nailed it. When this came out in 1987 the only other band that was as heavy was Kreator. But Voivod were different in their use of really ugly dissonant chords and almost progressive structures all within an extremely brutal thrash context.

Lyrically Killing Technology is very dark and science fiction themed, something Voivod would explore quite a bit on later albums. The songs are about man's destruction or enslavement by his own technology or a world out of balance. For example, Forgotten in Space is about a jail ship full of prisoners both criminal and political blasted out into space to an unknown fate. Ravenous Medicine is about being used in Mengele type medical experiments as a human guinea pig and Tornado is about weather with a vendetta. When combined with the dark thrashing music of Piggy (guitar), Blacky (bass) and Away (drums), Snakes lyrics become the soundtrack to a technological apocalypse, the true soundtrack to the Terminator.

Voivod continued their science fiction oriented thrash sound on their brilliant follow up album Dimension Hatross but on subsequent albums they gradually cleaned up their sound. On Killing Technology they play at their gritty, grinding and noisy best. Killing Technology is a claustrophobic and paranoid masterpiece. It's a great album from one of the most original bands in metal and truly deserves to be called a classic.

I NOW DESTROY THE ENEMEY.........2005-10-26

CLASSIC THRASH!!! BUT THIS IS DONE WITH MUCH MORE UNIQUE FLAVOR THAN ANYTHING YOU WILL EVER HEAR AGAIN!!!

Top notch BASS!!! BLACKEY WAS THE MAN!!!!

VOIVOD were not kind to the brain!! VERY EPIC SONG's!!!

This take's ''MASTER OF FECES'' and throw's it over the empire state bulding!!

I love the PUNK/HARDCORE feeling to this album!! you can tell that was a huge influence on the VOD!!

WITHOUT THIS..YOU SHALL REMAIN THE POSER YOU ARE!!!!! OR IF YOU JUST NEVER GOT IT..GET IT!!!!!!!!!

MANDATORY FOR THE THRASH FAN!!! OR IF YOU WANT SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT..LOOK NO FURTHER!!

R.I.P. Piggy.......2005-10-17

Simply put, Dennis D'Amour is the fallen guitar player who SHOULD be getting all of the magazine coverage and tributes, unlike a certain other dead guitar player whos name also begins with a "D".

Its a shame Dime is going to steal all of the fame and attention away from Dennis. No one said a thing about the tragedy of when Dennis passed away, but the talentless moron Dimebag Darrle got a media bl*w job when his useless body stoped functioning.

I'm surprised that a poser like J.P. even knows about Voivod or Piggy.

Buy Voivod albums instead of Pantera albums, support musicians with talent.

Pi$$ on Dimes grave.

All hail VoiVod and Piggy you Pantera b!tches.

This is not a music CD..........2005-10-16

...it is an absolute, unadulterated WORK OF ART. Here, the band proves they are/were the best thrash metal band of all time. I would say this is Voivod's best album, and it's a great place for new fans. Snake, Blacky, Away, and of course Piggy (R.I.P.) are in top form here. Best song is the title track.
1. Killing Technology 6/5
2. Overreaction 5/5
3. Tornado 5/5
4. Too Scared To Scream 5/5
5. Forgotten In Space 5/5
6. Ravenous Medicine 5/5
7. Order Of Blackguards 5/5
8. This Is Not An Exercise 5/5
9. Cockroaches 5/5

R.I.P. Denis "Piggy" D'Amour
1959 - 2005
:'(

where greatness began to be revealed..........2005-05-10

With 'War and Pain' and 'Rrrooorrr' (is that enough r's?) Voivod were a pretty typical thrash band that would be found on the heavy labels of the day like Combat, Megaforce, Metal Blade, Noise, etc. They wore the leather and spikes, played heavy and fast, and sang about death and ways to die and such. Not being native English speakers, Voivod's lyrics were often awkward in the early days also. But 'Killing Technology' is the turning point. The strides made from 'Rrrroooarrr' are amazing. Their progressive tendencies begin to show, especially on one of my all-time favorites, 'Forgotten in Space.' This is the first of Voivod's three brilliant albums in a row in my opinion along with 'Dimension Hatross' and 'Nothingface.'

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blah
Some really great songs!
Star Wars lovers
One struggles to choose their most compelling fault
???

Women in Technology
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Customer Reviews:

blah.......2007-04-02

I suppose there might be some people who would enjoy this "music"...however I didn't...Your woman is a great song in the same way that folk implosions "natural one" is a good song...
but white town really don't have much else to go on with this album.
I have a feeling that some people might follow this band devoutely but I think for most, that if you feel like buying this you might want to get it for like 2 bucks or something.

Some really great songs!.......2007-02-02

I was reading some of the reviews and it sounds like such a mixed bag. While I agree that a few of the songs are quite forgettable, the ones I love, I really love. Obviously, Your Woman, probably the reason that most even learned about them, but "Wanted" is great. Going nowhere somehow is AWESOME. I just love the chorus of that song and his voice is just so smooth. The Shape of Love and Death of My Desire are very enjoyable as well. While all may not sound like Your Woman, its definitely worth a listen in my opinion. It has a great range and I Love it!

Star Wars lovers.......2006-06-09

Thanks to Amazon for letting me listen to "Your Woman". Also, Thanks to those of you who wrote reviews so I could guess which song my 3 and 6 year old sons ask for every time I turn on the radio. They call the little trumpet call STAR WARS, and it makes me laugh. I recently purchased Gorillaz 2005 CD which has "Feel Good", which the boys call the laughing song. I found out the band doesn't even exist. I ALWAYS buy a CD for one song, except for best of collections. Thank you all for helping me rock out in commuterville with my demanding music lovers.

One struggles to choose their most compelling fault.......2005-07-30

One struggles, in fact, to choose the most compelling of its faults. Is it the cheesiness? The rickety, tinny sonics? The smothering banality of it all?
"Your Woman" is the only interesting track.
Indeed, the only way this CD could be more irritating is if you had to watch the band play it live!

???.......2005-03-30

Going through my old CD's and found this one. I can't believe that I actually listened to this crap back in the day. It's hard to believe that I've made a transformation from this to hardcore metal...WIERD!

Average customer rating:

Tracklisting totally wrong

Emotional Technology
BT
Manufacturer: Black Hole
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ASIN: B000MTOQ9A
Release Date: 2007-04-09

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Album Details

Brian Transeau is a Creative Force Driving Digital Songwriting and Soundscaping in Its Evolution Into the Audio-visual-spiritual Art-form that Will Define and Inspire the Human Narrative of the 21st Century. He is Remastering the Obsolete Soundtrack of Our Late Analog Planet, Reassembling from the Chaos of Smashed Bytes Blurring Our Sampled Lives a New Paradigm of Beauty for this Binary Universe.

Customer Reviews:

Tracklisting totally wrong.......2007-05-03

It was not possible to update the tracklist, so I'll use this review space for that purpose:

Revised version of Brian Transeau's 'Emotional Technology', originally released back in 2003. Features nine tracks from the original album on CD1, plus four previously unreleased tracks. The second CD comes with extended dance mixes of some of the tracks.

Disc 1
01. The Meeting Of A Hundred Yang
02. Knowledge Of Self
03. Simply Being Loved
04. Force Of Gravity
05. Dark Heart Dawning
06. The Great Escape
07. Paris
08. Kimosabe
09. The Revolution
10. Last Moment Of Clarity
11. Communicate
12. The Only Constant Is Change

Disc 2
01. Somnabulist (Mark Norman remix)
02. Love In The Time Of Thieves
03. Force Of Gravity (Tiesto remix)
04. Somnabulist (Junkie XL vocal mix)
05. Superfabulous (Toksin's Rawshaker mix)
06. The Force Of Gravity (Dylan Rhymes Push Up mix)
07. Kimosabe (Hyper remix)
08. Communicate (Toksin's Narcan remix)
09. Somnabulist (Sander Kleinenberg's Convertible mix)

Average customer rating:

I like it.
Chill
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, CHECK THIS CD OUT!
DB's best!
A Timeless Classic!

Shades of Technology
DJ dB
Manufacturer: F111 Records
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Wish U Had Something (Jonny L Remix) - Jonny L
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DJ DB, the founder of Breakbeat Science (the first all-jungle record store in America) is a big proponent of accessible jungle. On this mix CD for his own F1-11 label, you can hear DB's attempt to push jungle up from the underground. Straying from the more popular and purist hard-edged "tech step" styles, DB mixes in tracks with vocals, some jump-up (definitely considered not cool by junglists), and even--gasp--melody. Don't think this means there's a lot of fluff. From the dark, moody opener, Exocet's "Demon Seed," to the tough beats of Krust's dynamite hit "Warhead" from 1998, this is jungle at its best--with all genres sharing center stage and mixed with flawless precision. --Tricia Romano

Customer Reviews:

I like it........2005-05-07

I like it. The 7th song, and optical's version of blue monday have to be my two favorite tracks. I bought it a couple of weeks ago. It will set your chill, and like other DB cd's it has a fresh sound that other DnB dj's don't catch.

Chill.......2005-04-05

A different angle of viewing this CD: I'm a rock climber, and do a lot of indoor climbing through the winter. Usually I go for much more upbeat songs, but a guy I met climbing recommended this CD for a change. WOW. Something about the feeling of the music just feels good. He described it as 'chill'. I can't think of a better word.

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, CHECK THIS CD OUT!.......2004-05-05

Ok, I just finished listening to this cd for the first time.
I borrowed it from a friend at work.
First, let me say most of my DnB experience was with AK1200, Dara, and Dieselboy. Those 3 rock, and I will always have mad respect for them. But a couple of years ago, I heard some of a DJ DB mix, and have been really stoked about any chance to hear his mixes ever since. There was something a bit different about his style, and it hit hard.
So, I listened to this cd now (in the year 2004, the cd was released in 1999) and was very impressed. The first song, Demon Seed, has more depth and emotion for me, than I think I've ever heard in Drum and Bass music. I love it. The cd them mixes well into various groovy and hard hitting tracks, many of which I have heard before in some form, and all of which are sweet to listen to. Then, the last track came on, The Process mix of Rob and Goldie's "The Shadow". This track is so sick I almost puked on myself like 8 times just listening to it. I mean Black Plague sick. We're talking so sick, it makes AIDS look like the common cold.
Anyway, I debated on giving the cd 4 or 5 stars. Since for the most part I didn't find the style completely original, and b/c I had heard several of the songs before, I thought about giving the cd 4 stars. However, seeing as how this cd came out 5 years ago, before I even listened to DnB, I think it's fair to say this cd must have been ahead of its time. And the last track... there's no denying the force of that track. 5 stars. spoken.

DB's best!.......2004-03-25

I rave about this album in my other reviews of DB albums, and I have all that are available. When I first got this back in 2000, it was my first taste of d'n'b, and how refreshingly different and accesible this album is. Quite a departure from the trance and house you're used to hearing. Right in the middle of this cd, it starts to turn what I call ambient jungle, and it will just possess you. All the while the drums are mesmerizing. So unique, so orginal. The end of the cd falls flat for me but with 17 tracks I can't complain about that. This album is dope! Get it.

A Timeless Classic!.......2002-04-24

This album is a masterpiece. It is DB's finest work. It may be true that this album contains some mainstream drum-n-bass/jungle tunes, but he mixes it in such a way that it plays on your emotions and stirs a sense of urgency and desire within. All the songs fit perfectly together within this mix; he is a master at putting a set together which has continuity and a definitive tone and mood. Anyway, I have listened to this album thousands of times--from start to finish--and I just love it every single time. I also have about 600 CD's and this album is in the top 3! If you want to see the difference between a simple dj mix cd full of cool songs and an inspiring, creative mix (done by a talented dj), then listen to this album, then listen to Mickey Finn - "The Takeover Bid Round 2". The Mickey Finn album is arguably good and it contains many of the same songs on this DB album. However, this DB album is just brilliant; it blows "The Takeover Bid Round 2" out of the water!

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Your chance to hear stars on the rise!
Diamonds in the mashed potatoes
more like, The Amazing Rock-A-Lots
Now this is Geek Rock!!!!

The Terror of Technology

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Customer Reviews:

Your chance to hear stars on the rise!.......2003-01-08

If you love rock music and also enjoy all things good then this album is for you! The K-watts seconde effort brings it all to the table from the hard rocking beats of songs like "I Wanna Gotta Rock and Roll" and "Away With the Birds" to popy tunes like "Gamma Ray Girl" and "All Systems Go" this band is just like there name suggests AMAZING, catch them before they become huge GODS OF ROCK. Imagin the mind blowing effects of the Pixies combined with the lyrical qulity of an early Weezer with a tad of the Cars thrown in. Don't be one of the sheep tell the kids about how you heard about them befor they made it big.

Diamonds in the mashed potatoes.......2002-12-11

This is a rock opera album that attempts to tell the story of "Clammy Hands Mcgee" and how he finally found long sought after serenity by becoming a deaf, blind miniature golf champion. Wait..no it isn't about that.

O.K. It sounds like Geeks in love or something to that effect.

O.K. they're my friends and I am trying to promote them but they rock, they really do!!!

more like, The Amazing Rock-A-Lots.......2002-11-23

This CD is fantastic if I do say so myself. Geek rock at it's finest. They put the ROCK in geek rock, no doubt about it.

Now this is Geek Rock!!!!.......2002-11-14

The Amazing Kill-o-Watts have been around for a while. Hailing from Peoria, IL, Iowa has become their second home. Their newest album Terror of Technology is a mix of older songs that they have been playing for a while and some brand new ones. The amazing kill-o-watts combine geek rock (weezer sounding) with 80's rock (devo). They also mix in some surf rock for a sound that will get you dancing and singing along.
The kill-o-watts combine male and female vocals wonderfully. "plug it in turn it on" is a great example of this. The kill-o-watts also mix comedy with their songs. Take the song "aquaman" about the superhero of the same name. Or there's the song "Gamma Ray Girl" with the line "Do you remember when I first kissed your face, do you remember spraying me with mace."
The kill-o-watts also have songs that would be labeled "emo." "We're just wasting time" would be one of those. Sung by the bassist, Marsha it also shows how talented this band really is. Another highlight on this CD is "Dumb Girlfriend." It sounds like a 50's rock/surf song. It is a song that you would expect to hear in a movie such as "Beach Blanket Bingo" or "Gidgit." This is another song that show the humor they put into their music.
There are some songs that keep this CD from reaching it's full potential. "Rearranger" is one of those songs. It isn't as polished as the other songs on this album. Likewise with the bonus song on the CD. I know it is meant to be funny but they have done it on this CD before with talent. The bonus song just doesn't have the musical talent the other songs have.
This band is a band you should definitely check out, and if you get a chance try to check them out live.

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Atmospheric World Beat Excellence!
Atmospheric World Beat Excellence!
Wow! What a find!!!

Blue Forest Mass

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Atmospheric World Beat Excellence!.......2000-05-23

Reviewer's Note: This is my first experience with music of this type. it is unlike anything else you will hear, and my descriptions of it are from the perspective of someone completely unfamiliar with the genre. A Latin Mass set to modern harmonic counterpoint and world beat rhythms make for one of the most innovative and refreshing listens you'll have in a very long time. I will review the first movement in detail, and the rest of the work as a general statement...

Qui Tollis The blend of electronic textures, world beat, and eerily haunting and beautiful harmony will sweep you away to an ethereal world. After a few seconds of whispering the lyric, the main vocal theme begins over a rich, warm synth soundscape. The main theme is something of an incantation, relaxed and formal. The atmosphere is one of otherworldly reverence. It is joined by a massively complex, micrometered harmony layered in to reinforce the theme. Now there's an intense, djemba-based world beat underneath, compelling you further into the world, the spatial effect harkening a distant and slightly alien sky. Question and answer vocal harmonics pepper the beginning of the percussive section, then the beat wanders away from you, bidding you farewell. A provocative and yearning beginning to a fascinating journey. The production values are as crisp, taut, and precise as all but the most fastidious could wish for. There are no mixing issues whatsoever. The voices are mellifluous, vibrant, and soothing, and the musicianship is absolutely first-rate.

The rest of the work is as intense as the opening movement. This eclectic fusion of chant, vocal harmony, worldbeat, and electronic music is one of the most interesting works I have ever come across.

I give this work my highest possible recommendation!

Atmospheric World Beat Excellence!.......2000-05-23

The rest of the work is as intense as the opening movement. This eclectic fusion of chant, vocal harmony, worldbeat, and electronic music is one of the most interesting works I have ever come across.

I give this work my highest possible recommendation!

Wow! What a find!!!.......1999-09-12

This is one of those artists that come along once in a very long time! I'd like to say what other artists he is like, but this music is very unique and original. I do know if you like Dead Can Dance, Deep Forest, and Lisa Gerrard's work - you'll love Matthew G Davidson! Don't expect his music to be "like" theirs, I've not heard anything quite like it. I'm buying 3 more CDs to give as gifts. If you like out-of-the-ordinary, original, ethereal music - you'll love Blue Forrest Mass!

I have not stopped listening since discovering this CD. His work is fabulous! It's very rich in intricacies and layered with many levels of interesting rewards for the mind!

Matthew G Davidson takes sounds and concepts that are ancient in nature and updates them by weaving colorful tones and rhythms that reach out and touch the soul releasing it to experience an enlightened journey through time and space!! The vocals in his work are in Latin and do not distract you from, but enhance the overall experience. This is definitely a treat not to be missed. If you have not heard Matthew G Davidson, you are missing something that should be experienced by anyone who appreciates original, creative, and new music!

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Andante Molto Espressione - Eugene List
Allegro Giocoso - Eugene List

Tracks:

Overture To 'The School For Scandal,' Op. 5
Music For A Scene From Shelley, Op. 7
Essay No. 1 For Orchestra
Adagio For Strings
Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Andante Un Poco Mosso
Presto Senza Battuta: Allegro Risoluto

Customer Reviews:

Good, Inexpensive Barber.......2003-07-20

This is a good collection of the compositions of two of the best 20th Century American Composers, Samuel Barber and Howard Hanson. Barber, best known for his Adagio for Strings (recognized by most as the haunting piece featured in the movie Platoon), also wrote two Symphonies, an excellent Piano Concerto and various works for Orchestra, all featured here on this title. Hanson, a first rate conductor as well as a composer (see my reviews of his Mercury Living Presence titles), is only represented on this collection by his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, despite the fact he wrote numerous Symphonies. Despite the fact that the performances presented here are enjoyable, my first choices for CDs of Barber's music would have to be the EMI Double Forte with Leonard Slatkin, and an amazing disc of mostly lesser-known works by the late Thomas Schippers on Sony Masterworks Heritage. Of course, Barber's Adagio is seemingly omnipresent and can be had on a plethora of discs; for Hanson I would go straight to the source and hear him conduct his own music. However, all things considered, this set is hard to beat at its budget price.

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Tricka Technology
A Skillz & Krafty Kuts
Manufacturer: Finger Lickin
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C7PTW
Release Date: 2003-09-08

Tracks:

Intro
Tricka Technology - feat. TC Izlam
First New Message - feat. Dr Luke
Simple Things - feat. Real Elements
Kurtis Shout
Gimme The Breaks - feat. Kurtis Blow
Ill Type Sound - feat. TC Izlam
Fluteism
Peaches - feat. Droop Capone
Check Em
Roll Over Baby - feat. Ashley Slater
Give You That - feat. Obi & Real Elements
Central Park
Come Alive - feat. Dr Luke
Short Breath
On Your Own - feat. Cathy Burton

Album Description

When you first listen to A Skillz & Krafty Kuts' brand new album Tricka Technology it's obvious that friendship is crucial to the success of this partnership.

At 21, A. Skillz is the younger of the pair but his scratch-tastic deckmanship has already made him a force to be reckoned with amongst turntablists. A drummer ever since he could hold sticks, he's played in rock, soul and funk bands as well as doing remixes for the DMC Phat Bass compilations and providing beats and studio service to several top drum and bass producers. Krafty Kuts is widely regarded as a deck wizard. Self taught, skilled and influenced by the ghetto sheiks of the 80's, Krafty Kuts took the next step and started making his own music. From the moment Norman Cook aka FatBoy Slim signed his first ever track to his label, Southern Fried, Krafty Kuts' reputation was set. He was recently named one of the Top 100 DJs in the world for the third time running by DJ Magazine and won Best International DJ at the Australian Dance Music Awards.

Now with the A Skillz & Krafty Kuts debut album set to drop on Finger Lickin' Records in September, the future certainly looks bright for the pair. With their influences ranging from Kraftwerk to James Brown, The Commodores to De La Soul, the album promises to be a nu-skool Hip Hop adventure. Enlisting the talents of some of the world's best hip hop and funk artists, Tricka Technology just oozes a party-rockin' vibe. Droop Capone, Ashley Slater (Freak Power), Real Elements, Kurtis Blow, TC Izlam (son of Afrika Bambattaa) and Dr. Luke have all collaborated here with the result being a release full of Hip Hop beats, party tunes, deck tricks and spontaneous skits.

Customer Reviews:

the review.......2004-09-07

Some good content. still relatively rough around the edges, but holds some sick jams, with some tight beats. i would recommend buying if you want to show off some underground flavour to your friends however doesn't hold enough for continous listening.

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Rustic Technology
Grant Geissman
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000034C2
Release Date: 1993-05-18

Tracks:

Gumbo
Some Esplainin' To Do
A Tune For J.T.
Silent Movies
Baroque
Cold Blue Sake
Chaco
Time And Tides
Three Conversations
Strange Wine
Flannel Cowboys

Product Description

Excellent condition, includes the original Cd, case, and paperwork, First Class shipped, ask me for more CD Titles/Artists and/or my Complete CD List! :)

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