The Trip of a Lifetime [Import]

the trip of a lifetime [import]

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Innital Pressings Come with a Four Track Bonus CD that Includes a Teenage Fanclub and Kim Fowley Song About the Reading Festival plus an Awesome Roni Size Mix of Skylab's Version of the Trip.

The Trip of a Lifetime,Kim Fowley,Resurgence UK,Garage Rock,Obscuro,Pop,Pop/Rock,Popular Music,Producer,Psychedelic,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter,Songwriter

The Trip of a Lifetime [Import]
Volta
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Almost, but not quite
  • A Solid, If Disjointed, Release by Björk
  • Doesn't quite cut it
  • Concentrated goodness, expansive ok-ness
  • It Grows on You
 Volta
Björk
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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ASIN: B000NVIXFA
Release Date: 2007-05-08

Tracks:

  1. Earth Intruders
  2. Wanderlust
  3. The Dull Flame Of Desire
  4. Innocence
  5. I See Who You Are
  6. Vertebrae By Vertebrae
  7. Pneumonia
  8. Hope
  9. Declare Independence
  10. My Juvenile

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Björk's main asset as a musician is her fearlessness. Since the end of The Sugarcubes and the pop-dance of Debut, she has released progressively more experimental records. But after well over a decade of going further and further out, Volta steps back. Make no mistake; this is Björk, and so it's still fabulously weird. Like 2004's mesmerizing Medúlla and the 2005 soundtrack for Drawing Restraint 9, the songs are blissfully peculiar, with narratives about love, offspring, aliens...you name it. Yet melodically and philosophically, Volta recycles more than it innovates; the driving pulse of "Declare Independence," for instance, reminds us of Homogenic's "Pluto," and the lead single "Earth Intruders" sounds like Post's "Army of Me" on steroids. And just as Medúlla oriented itself around a certain instrument--the human voice--this one concentrates on horns.

Still, the transition between her early work and the avant-garde bender she's been on since Vespertine is pretty harrowing, and it's satisfying to hear Björk revisit her more accessible self. Uber-producer Timbaland pitches in here and there, most successfully on "Innocence," which uses a fat, disjointed pulse to drive the euphoric vocals forward. Elsewhere, the hyperactive sitar sample on "I See Who You Are" provides texture for the song's theme of enjoying each other while there's still "flesh on our bones." And "Pneumonia" makes fantastic use of the horn section with a soft arrangement that compliments the song's lyrical melody.

So while it's a bit of a stall, Volta is a lovely pause. It reminds us how much we appreciate the laboratory of Björk's imagination, but also how much we missed her back when she was just goofing around. -Matthew Cooke

Album Description

Bjork returns to her iconic, innovative and rhythmic roots with Volta. Featuring her own infamous beats and collaborations with Timbaland, Antony Hegarty, Brian Chippendale and an all-female Icelandic brass section, the end result is an explosion of beats and an amalgamtion of sound and visuals that give Volta a life of its own, like the world hasn't seen from Bjork in years.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Almost, but not quite.......2007-07-14

I REALLY wanted to love this album. I absolutely adore "Vespertine," and thought it was her most comprehensive album, flowing from one song to the next...a complete work. When "Medulla" totally disappointed, I still had high hopes for the next album - surely Bjork wouldn't release TWO clunkers in a row! In a nutshell, I had to try very hard to like "Volta"...and my efforts paid off - sort of. The first five tracks grew on me. In fact, the first five songs rock, but the rest of the album falters...too out there, not enough melody, and the song about the suicide bomber had lyrics that were WAY too obvious and strange to hear coming out of Bjork's beautiful mouth. All in all, I listen to the first five tracks and then rewind.

3 out of 5 stars A Solid, If Disjointed, Release by Björk.......2007-07-13

From the gothy punk of KUKL to the arty rock of The Sugarcubes, from the electronic pop of Post to the dark spaciousness of Homogenic, it has always been difficult to predict Björk's musical direction. So her last project before this one, an experimental soundtrack for the film Drawing Restraint 9, gave little hint as to what we should expect from Volta.

Then, a few weeks before the Volta's release date, Earth Intruders drops as the album's first single. Marching, clean-edged beats bobble alongside the singer's quirky and distinct voice. The track thumps along with a poppy passion that Björk has not exhibited since the early 1990s. On Earth Intruders, Björk is joined by famed producer Timberland and his signature tread covers most of the song. His presence is unmistakable as heavy beats and waving keys clearly mark the producer's influence. If there is a radio hit on Volta, this is it.

Earth Intruders is the album's opener, but by the time the second tracks hits, it is clear that the preceding song does not accurately depict the sound of the album. This is because Volta is ever-changing. It is an album of different moods. It is an album of bouncing rhythms, an album of screaming manifestos, and an album of introspective awarenesses.

As poppy as Earth Intruders is, Volta is not an album that looking to get a nod of approval from the radio masses. The slow climb of the third track, entitled Dull Flame of Desire, affirms this. Once again, Björk is collaborating with another artist; vocalist Antony Hegarty. Antony's singing, hollow and androgynous, complements Björk's sweet cries perfectly and the shared cadence of the two singers is punctuated and underlined by steadily growing beats built by Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale.

Other guests on the album are just as noteworthy. Mark Bell, whose band LFO helped launched the famed Warp Records in 1990, makes an appearance on Volta. As does session drummer Chris Corsano. Icelandic poet Sjón lends his pen to the track Wanderlust. Min Xiao-Fen's pipa playing adds a beautiful delicacy to I See Who You Are. And Toumani Diabaté's kora plucks its way to the forefront of Hope.

While many of the songs on this album are solid in their own right, Volta is a disjointed affair overall. Perhaps due to the diversity of the guest artists, the songs on this album contrast each other to a high degree. The angelic harmonizing of the aforementioned Dull Flame of Desire, for example, is abruptly knocked off track when the follow-up track, Innocence, begins to romp. Later, the electro-pump of Declare Independence drops out in favor of the significantly softer My Juvenile. Björk has released past albums that were just as diverse. Debut and Post, for example, both moved through a number of different sonic explorations. But the songs on these albums were arranged in such a manner that the variety worked. There are thematic elements that run through Volta; the tribal rhythms, layered wind instruments, and Björk's vocal prowess. And all of these pieces reprise often enough to tie opposing tracks together, but the thread is thin when compared to similar achievements on past albums. Still, the strength of the individual songs outweigh any stress caused by the disruption of flow and Volta, while not Björk's best album, is certainly one to consider picking up.

3 out of 5 stars Doesn't quite cut it.......2007-07-11

I already didn't have huge expectations for this album after disliking its predecessors Medulla and Vespertine, but I at least found that Volta had five tracks that were to my liking, which is more than I liked on the two CD's before it combined (thus I would consider it a step up). While the hit track "Earth Intruders" may suggest that Volta is a return to the styles of Post or Homogenic, few other songs on the album are similar to this piece, and instead are divided among all sorts of variety. Other reviewers have commented on the fact that there is a bit too much variety on Volta, and I would agree with this since basically all of the songs sound like they belong to entirely different genres (aside from the fact that many of them have in common the usage of a strange-sounding chorus of horns, and of course Bjork's voice). I was disappointed to not find more of the neat sound effects and beats like the ones used in the albums before Vespertine and Medulla, although she does get some good jamming beats going in the backgrounds of Wanderlust, Vertebrae by Vertebrae, and my personal favorite song on the album Declare Independence. This track is strangely noisy for Bjork, since she practically screams with distorted vocals overtop of a largely appealing array of a low-toned electronic noises that come together with a thumping beat to make Declare Independence a fun, rebellious tune that is commendable for its energy as well as its sound effects. Other stand-out tracks include the first four, although I find the otherwise wonderfully melodic The Dull Flame of Desire to be slightly brought down by the absurd vocals of a man which the booklet refers to as Antony. He may take some getting used to, although I eventually grew to tolerate his inclusion in the song. He also offers his voice for the last track My Juvenile, which I disliked. Earth Intruders is an instant classic with its strange lyrics and good percussion and synthesizers, and is considerably longer on the album than it is on the radio, including some noises at the end which are either foghorns or instrumental horns made to sound like foghorns. Wanderlust also has oddly catchy lyrics, and Innocence has a beat which apparently consists of a thump noise as well as the sound of a man's agonized grunt. Overall I'd give this album three stars, and although it wasn't quite good enough for me to buy, it has mildly restored my faith in Bjork and I will continue to listen to her future albums in hopes of finding another gem like past CD's Debut, Post, and Homogenic.

3 out of 5 stars Concentrated goodness, expansive ok-ness.......2007-07-09

When you look at the Volta cover art, you see the overwhelming big blue feet/Technicolor hen/tongue/egg statue thing surrounded by a reddish hue that fills up the rest of the cover space. That's Volta right there, I think-- at points just too much wonderful ("wanderful", as Bjork brilliantly sings on "Wanderlust") Bjork to take, and at other points, mostly saturating the second half of the album, not enough to make a remarkable song.

To accuse Bjork of uneven distribution isn't a new thing-- a lot of her albums have intensely strong singles and sparser supports, but on Homogenic and Vespertine the barer, simpler songs tended to balance out the rhythm of the records and ended up being profound and memorable stand-alone songs: I'm thinking here especially of the longing "Unravel" on Homogenic that transitioned Joga into Bachelorette (quite a task to buffer Bjork's most operatic & dramatic songs, ever) and songs like "Frosti" (relaxing you after "Pagan Poetry") or "An Echo, a Stain" from Vespertine. Volta, conversely, is definitely frontloaded.

"Earth Intruders," like I mentioned above, is that colorful statue. It's so good, but so much! The drums are playful, Timbaland's steamrolling, buzzing contribution adds a sharp edge, the opera voice is original and haunting, and the lyrics are-- come on-- pretty awesome, alternating from sincere, agonized testimonies like "I have guided my bones through some voltage, and love them still" to a chorus only Bjork could provide, a dream of muddy revengers from nature wielding weapons, like "Army of Me" gone native, from Post-al to pagan. I was exhausted after this song.

"Wanderlust" is excellent too; light and skimming, it's the most conventional pop song on here, using the much-talked-about horns to exciting nautical set-sail effect. "Inhabitants" becomes "habitants" in Bjork-language, and check out the cool displacing effect of the two vocal streams when she sings "I receive its embrace aboard my floating house...house." You can't settle down when listening to this song, precisely her point.

"The Dull Flame of Desire" digs deeper on the horns, which intone somberly throughout the duet with Antony. Power ballad is what leaps to mind, weirdly. I like this song very much, but that's in spite of its length. A lot of people have mentioned how the terrific drums don't come to the forefront until the last few seconds, and I agree--it's like you just get to thinking how incredible and intense the drums are making the piece, and it's about time too, when-- BAM-- the song finishes.

That BAM is literal-- "Innocence" has a dominating principal beat that sounds like a rubber band snapping over a male grunt. There are also sonic squiggles and bells and whistles helping the best layered singing Bjork does on the record-- like "Who is It" from Medulla or "Alarm Call" from Homogenic, this one's African-chantlike, bombastic and exuberant. Can't wait for the video.

I've already greatly exceeded the length of the standard Amazon review, so I'll have to summarize quickly-- but again, after "Innocence," the album does fall off. "I See Who You Are" is pretty with lovely strings but eventually ponderous. She's recycled "Hunter Vessel" on the dark horn march "Vertebrae by Vertebrae," which dips into some serious feminist territory with vague gestures to women's spines and the moon. I kept on thinking how cheesy this song would be if her strong voice wasn't so up to the task; coming from her, power-howls at the moon give you genuine goosebumps. "Pneumonia" is touching but unfocused, and "Hope" has a neat "virlwind" of an opening but then loses itself in complex political narrative. "Declare Independence", I think, would be absolutely amazing live, kind of PJ Harvey "Kamikaze"-like, but (I can't believe I'm saying this, I feel old) overly intense just to listen to, say, on your computer iTunes.

3/5, but the 3 stars are well-earned. Thank you Bjork! I'm off to raise my flag-- higher, higher.

4 out of 5 stars It Grows on You.......2007-07-08

I've been a Bjork fan for some time, and was disapointed when I first listened to Volta. It's definitely a departure from her more melodic early albums. However, I have to say it has grown on me. It must be difficult for a very creative person like Bjork to continually discover/invent unique forms of expression and avoid becoming an imitation of herself.
We Are the Night
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    		We Are the Night
    The Chemical Brothers
    Manufacturer: Astralwerks
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B000OV129I
    Release Date: 2007-07-17

    Tracks:

    1. No Path To Follow
    2. We Are The Night
    3. All Rights Reversed (The Klaxons)
    4. Saturate
    5. Do It Again (Ali Love)
    6. Das Spiegal
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    8. Burst Generator
    9. A Modern Midnight Conversation
    10. Battle Scars (Willie Mason)
    11. Harpoons
    12. The Pills Won't Help You Now (Midlake)

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    One can never accuse the Chemical Brothers of consistency. We Are the Night continues their eclectic electronica approach even though the big-beat groove of the title track remains their digital calling card. Spotted with a minimalist keyboard pattern, vocal non sequiturs, and sampled sound effects, the infectious groove of "We Are the Night" eventually evolves into the monotone-chanted dance chorus of "We are the night skies/We are the bright lies," recalling Brian Eno circa Here Come the Warm Jets. However, for every catchy electro-dance, there's a tune that leaves you scratching your head. What to make of the novelty song "The Salmon Dance" is anybody's guess, though you might find some illumination in a salmon recipe on their Web site. With fractured nursery-rhyme lyrics that are sung like an off-color Sesame Street rap, it will drive you up the wall--or at least toward the skip button. Then there's Midlake singing the trancey ballad "The Pills Won't Help You Now," making the Chemical Brothers sound like a sci-fi version of Coldplay. Retro-analog synthesizers dominate, with the electro-grooves of "Das Spiegel," "Burst Generator," and "Saturate," which builds on a Kraftwerk-forged metal framework coupled with storming sampled drums. The circuits of '70s techno-pop artist the Normal are re-soldered on "Do It Again." With Ali Love singing the title-track chorus, it's built to be a summertime anthem akin to Tag Team's "Whoomp! (There It Is)," albeit robotically chilled. --John Diliberto
    Pocket Symphony
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Don't buy it if you actually want to listen to it
    • Air is God.
    • Sit back and enjoy... (not for anyone in a hurry)
    • Record Label Ruins Product
    • Most boring Air record to date.
    		 Pocket Symphony
    Air
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    ASIN: B000KGGEUE
    Release Date: 2007-03-06

    Tracks:

    1. Space Maker
    2. Once Upon A Time
    3. Hell Of A Party
    4. Napalm Love
    5. Mayfair Song
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    10. Somewhere Between Waking And Sleeping
    11. Redhead Girl
    12. Night Sight

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    Some bands like to thwart expectations, and Air is one of them. "Spacemaker," the opening of Pocket Symphony, sounds like a cousin to their instrumental retro-lounge "La Femme D'Argent" from 1998's Moon Safari, right down to the electric bass break in the middle. But this isn't a return to their breakthrough sound. "Spacemaker" really does pave the way for an almost classically somnolent outing from the French duo. Air once proclaimed, "In any classical song you can take five seconds of it and make a loop and you make a great pop song with it." I think they took that to heart on an album that echoes Debussy, Bach, and Reich, but which also contains a Beatlesque eclecticism redolent of Revolver. But instead of the Beatles' Indian flourishes, Air look to Japan, using a plucked koto on a couple of tracks, but also a zen garden sense of sonic placement. Although Jarvis Cocker from Pulp and Neil Hannon of Divine Comedy sing on a couple of tunes--adding some emotional gravitas--Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel do most of the vocalizing in their preternatural Munchkins-on-Quaaludes lisp. Air are known for their chilled melancholy, but the mood of Pocket Symphony is introspectively somber. Only "Mer du Japon" rises to a groove, while the rest recline in a luxurious torpor. That mood works especially well on instrumentals like the minimalist cycles of "Night Sight" and the Enoesque "Lost Message," with its circular piano line and ice-sheathed string synthesizers. Pocket Symphony won't yield any pop hits, but it could be the soundtrack to endless rainy afternoons. --John Diliberto

    Album Description

    From the creators of the classic albums "Moon Safari" and "Talkie Walkie", Air deliver a career masterpiece, their most seductive and accomplished work to date.

    Features guest vocals by Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy).

    Includes the single "Once Upon A Time".

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Don't buy it if you actually want to listen to it.......2007-07-13

    The copy protections are stifling. The computer can't recognize the cd so that makes it harder to put it on my treo. I gave 1 star for the 1 song worth listening to. I WILL NOT buy another Pocket Symphony CD.

    5 out of 5 stars Air is God........2007-06-19

    ...or, at least, Air is Music. Since their endlessly beautiful Moon Safari, Air (along with Zero 7) is the group that produces CDs one can purchase without needing a preview; you can also count on their absolute genius. I bought this CD blindly. And as I suspected, it paid for itself with frissions up the spine from its mere perfection and unrelentling beauty. Even if you don't like the majority of the tracks (although this should only happen if you hate music), than one could buy this CD for Mer du Japon: Best. Song. Ever. Air epitomises their talent in this one track. Can you say "obsessed"? I can't stop listening to it. I must admit it does have some run-away tracks I'm not a fan of, but on the whole they don't hinder the CD's overall genius. Pure, absolute genius. The CD is rife with genius. No doubt.

    4 out of 5 stars Sit back and enjoy... (not for anyone in a hurry).......2007-06-05

    Ever since Air's instant-classic debut album, 1998's "Moon Safari", the French duo has sought to try and follow up to and meet that high standard. Their output since then has divided the fan base. I, for one, absolutely love the often-maligned 2001's "10,000 Hz Legend" album, but was disappointed with 2004's "Talkie Walkie" album. Now comes the new album.

    "Pocket Symphony" (12 tracks, 48 min.) is as atmospheric as Air will get while not making a movie soundtrack. The instrumental opener "Space Maker" sets the stage. First single (in the UK--can you imagine Air getting a single released in the US?) "Once Upon a Time" is a beautiful dreamscape. Jarvis Cocker is the vocalist on "One Hell of a Party", which reminds me almost of cabaret-style music. Another instrumental "Mayfair Song" flowes into "Left Bank", bringing the duo back home. "Mer du Japon" ironically enough does not feature some of the Japanese sounds found on several other tracks here (such as the beautiful "Somewhere between Waking and Sleeping" and "Redhead Girl"), and in fact I find this song to be somehwat out of whack with the rest of the album. The instrumental closer "Night Shift" is the perfect ending to this album.

    Is this album as good as "Moon Safari"? No, but Air may never be that good again, who knows. That said, "Pocket Symphony" is a fine album, which I have been enjoying ever since its release a few months ago. I happen to catch Air at Coachella in late April, and due to technical difficulties they only put on a brief set, which was very disappointing. I'd love to see them again in concert in better circumstances.

    1 out of 5 stars Record Label Ruins Product.......2007-05-25

    I bought this CD took it home and put it in my computer to dump it to my iPod and was surprised to find out my PC didn't even see the disk. I tried it on other computers in the house and it wouldn't see it at all. I immediately returned the disk and got a refund. The copy protections on this disk make it impossible to use the music the way I want to in my own home. I believe this is the record label messing with an artist's work. I love Air, but I hate this miserable attempt to control my access to the music.

    2 out of 5 stars Most boring Air record to date........2007-05-22

    This new one is pretty lame. It contains some of Air's most lazy and unoriginial work so far. As a huge fan of Moon Safari, The Virgin Suicides Soundtrack, and especially Premieres Symptomes...I was quite disappointed with Pocket Symphony. And Walkie Talkie for that matter. This groups been going downhill for a while. Get something interesting instead. Like the new Chromeo record. Or hell, the old Chromeo record. Or watch the Air movie, "Eating Sleeping Waiting Playing," to find out what dolts these guys really are.
    Dummy
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • a mighty trip (hop)
    • Still ahead of its time.
    • Portishead - DUMMY
    • Such a trip!
    • Brilliant
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    Portishead
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    ASIN: B000001FI7
    Release Date: 1994-10-17

    Tracks:

    1. Mysterons
    2. Sour Times
    3. Strangers
    4. It Could Be Sweet
    5. Wandering Star
    6. It's A Fire
    7. Numb
    8. Roads
    9. Pedestal
    10. Biscuit
    11. Glory Box

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    The collaboration of studio whiz Geoff Barrow and singer Beth Gibbons, Dummy was made at the same time as a short film noir called "To Kill a Dead Man," and the same approach--gloomy, tormented, and wildly melodramatic--permeates the album. "Sour Times" (the hit in which Gibbons cries, again and again, "Nobody loves me, it's true") and the more cryptic "Glory Box" are the linchpins of the album, defining its sound: dark flashes of old soul and film music, dehumanized electronic bleeps, Gibbons emoting like she's consumed by shame, and a bass-and-beat pulse derived from the slow bump and grind of the Bristol scene that spawned Barrow's old collaborators, Massive Attack. --Douglas Wolk

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars a mighty trip (hop).......2007-05-14

    portishead rocks!

    but the funny thing about this cd, with its echoing bass and drum lines, and the ghostly echoing lead vocals is that i love each song so much, i can't distinguish one from the other.

    this is not to say there is a sameness in the music. each track has its own character. but i swear, i don't remember a single name as i write this.

    5 out of 5 stars Still ahead of its time........2007-04-22

    Portishead is the great tease of 90s music. Beth Gibbons continues to record, but Portishead created such complex and lush soundscapes that their limited catalog is simultaneously disappointing and sacrosanct.

    The beats and mix of instrumentation, the biting torch song lyrics and the haunting electronic synth bed are still sonically on the cutting edge of what artists are creating 10-12 years later.

    This album is full of languid trip hop beats that contrast well with Beth's tortured vocals.

    A must own for serious rock fans

    5 out of 5 stars Portishead - DUMMY.......2007-04-06

    Amazing. Beth Gibbons voice has a wide range on this CD. Dummy is powerful and yet then has a sound that is soothingly hypnotic. This is a CD that I would recommend for anyone to purchase. I enjoy all of their albums though this has become an all-time favorite.

    4 out of 5 stars Such a trip!.......2007-02-19

    This album carries this deep vague element where you don't know and you don't bother yourself to know,you just sit there,listen and feel the music's cross over,it has this modern gothic sense,at times it's sensual and at times it's disturbing,and that's the secret of this album,in a way it portrays women's emotions through the beats and lyrics. It's more of the subconscious mind kicking in than the conscious mind. It's a slick album that awakens the senses,you don't skip the tracks,you simply let it play,you don't know which one or what kind or where from,like i said,you just listen...

    5 out of 5 stars Brilliant.......2007-02-13

    I wonderful blend of hip hop beats with trippy sound scapes. The vocals are amazing and heart fealt. Definately a five star album.
    Simple Things
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Fantastic
    • Fabulous
    • Fantastic
    • If you like downtempo and lounge house, this is for YOU!
    • No match for Air
    		 Simple Things
    Zero 7
    Manufacturer: Palm Pictures (Audio
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    ASIN: B00005R5M6
    Release Date: 2001-11-13

    Tracks:

    1. I Have Seen
    2. Polaris
    3. Destiny
    4. Give It Away
    5. Simple Things
    6. Red Dust
    7. Distractions
    8. In The Waiting Line
    9. Out Of Town
    10. This World
    11. Likufanele
    12. End Theme
    13. Salt Water Sound
    14. Spinning

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    Zero 7's ability to conjure beautiful lullabies with all the romance of 1960s French pop (as found on their debut LP, Simple Things) would have made them the toast of soundtrack composers and chill-out connoisseurs the world over. Unfortunately, two Frenchmen beat Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker to the title of "masters of comedown cool," leaving the London duo to be forever called "the British Air." And this is fair; the similarities between Zero 7's lush cinematic soundscapes and those of Air's Moon Safari and the Virgin Suicides score are so strong as to sound almost intentional. Nonetheless, their debut is a truly gorgeous album. It has all the tried and tested atmospheric tricks--bleeps and whooshes layered over plodding Fender Rhodes chords, swathes of strings and tender trumpet parps--but it's Binns and Hardaker's languid grooves and the soft melancholy of their melodies that make dream-state instrumentals "Give It Away" and "Polaris" utterly enchanting. The real power of Simple Things, however, is in its songs. As beautiful as the ambient strains are, when laid beneath the seductive vocals of Australian diva Sia on the ethereal "Destiny" or the heart-breaking "Distractions," their potency becomes apparent. --Dan Gennoe

    Album Description

    2001 debut full length for dance act described as, 'the British Air', the follow-up to two limited, critically acclaimed EPs. Highlights include the awesome African influenced instrumental passage 'Likufanele', the velvety 'I Have Seen' feat. Mozez & the quiet storm of 'Destiny' feat. Sia. Quango.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Fantastic.......2007-04-05

    Suave, Refined -- So Cool. I really enjoy this album.
    My favorites in this album are "Destiny", "Distractions" (sublime) and "In the Waiting Line".

    5 out of 5 stars Fabulous.......2007-03-16

    This album is absolutely a must-have. My music library would be incomplete without it.

    5 out of 5 stars Fantastic.......2007-02-25

    I feel like I have discovered a whole new world of music with this CD and I have both listened to a ton of music and am also a musician. I recommend this highly to anyone that wants to reinspire their musical pallete after feeling like they've reached a lull in their listening. I realize this is an older CD, but I had not listened to much electronica earlier and I almost think to categorize Zero 7 and particularly this album as electronica is oversimplifying it. There is much depth to the music.

    5 out of 5 stars If you like downtempo and lounge house, this is for YOU!.......2007-02-18

    Ever since I bought this CD, it has not left the CD changer in my car. It's one of those CDs you can listen to over and over again when you first purchase the CD. Over time, the entire CD has grown on me. The music has hints of disco mixed with downtempo and occasional light lyrics. The standout tracks for me have been Destiny, Red Dust, In the waiting line, This World, and the bonus track Salt Water Sound. Great for driving, relaxing at home, and for setting the mood wherever you go!

    3 out of 5 stars No match for Air.......2007-02-01

    I bought this based on all the comparisons to Air, a band I can listen to endlessly. The music is indeed highly similar. Unfortunately, the banal, faux-soulful vocals turned me off completely.
    Melody A.M.
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Pleasant enough
    • Geico Commercial
    • The Caveman Song
    • Royksoop Melody AM
    • Very pleased
    		 Melody A.M.
    Röyksopp
    Manufacturer: Wall of Sound
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000253IDO
    Release Date: 2001-01-01

    Tracks:

    1. So Easy
    2. Eple
    3. Sparks
    4. In Space
    5. Poor Leno
    6. Higher Place
    7. Ropp's Night Out
    8. Remind Me
    9. She's So
    10. 40 Years Back/Come

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Pleasant enough.......2007-07-05

    There is a reason that one of these selections is the catchy tune on one of the caveman commercials. It's "elevator" music or more exactly airport music, that innocuous background music that many people seem to hate. Generally it's a very pleasant CD of listenable background music. This isn't a masterpiece of edgy electronica; it's fine for playing while you are doing something else and it doesn't demand your whole attention. It was especially fun to hear the entire song from the Geico commercial, which is the reason I, and I suspect many others, bought this.

    5 out of 5 stars Geico Commercial.......2007-05-29

    When I heard the song used on the Geico commercial (the airport scene), the song Remind Me was used. I diligently looked for this song and found it. I was very pleased that the entire album is was good. This was a great purchase for me, not only did I get the song I liked but the rest of the Album was great as well. I highly recommend this CD.

    5 out of 5 stars The Caveman Song.......2007-05-19

    I couldn't get the song out of my head from the Gieco commercial. I actually thought the song was made up for the commerical, just a few lines. What a nice surprise when I found this album. I rarely listen to music anymore, this I listen to endlessly. In the old days, this type of easy listening music was called "elevator music," (do they play music in elevators anymore?). Takes the edge off driving, being stuck in traffic. Kind of music you don't have to pay attention to, mellow, buts you a good mood. To me, yeah it is a "keeper," worth the money. The other songs are good, ok, I mean I don't pay attention to the lyrics, really don't know what they're saying, will have look them up one day, but it doesn't really matter. Chow

    4 out of 5 stars Royksoop Melody AM.......2007-05-18

    Lets face it I bought this because of the Geico commercial. They play a snatch of the tune Remind Me when the Caveman walks past a picture of another Caveman and I liked it so much I called the compamy to find out who did it. After I got the CD I was so surprised to hear such neat music--it borders on mood music but wit attitude. The group is very different and has it together here. This is not for Rocker fans but will definately
    satisfy the easy listener who wants to kick back and just be pampered. This one is worth the bucks.

    4 out of 5 stars Very pleased.......2007-05-15

    I bought this because of the commercial - and although some reviews were only possitive about the one song, I found the rest of the songs to be enjoyable although they are quite different.
    Long Trip Alone
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Love it!
    • Dierks Does It Again
    • It may not be his best - but it's DIERKS!!
    • Great Country Music
    • Soulful. Easily, great country music.
    		 Long Trip Alone
    Dierks Bentley
    Manufacturer: Liberty
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000I2JTDO
    Release Date: 2006-10-17

    Tracks:

    1. Every Mile A Memory
    2. Can't Live It Down
    3. Long Trip Alone
    4. That Don't Make It Easy Loving Me
    5. Soon As You Can
    6. Trying To Stop You Leaving
    7. Hope For Me Yet
    8. The Heaven I'm Headed To
    9. Free And Easy Down The Road I Go
    10. Band Of Brothers
    11. Prodigal Son's Prayer

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    In the wake of 2005's Modern Day Drifter, Dierks Bentley has maintained fierce career momentum, earning awards, packing concerts, and joining the Grand Ole Opry in the space of just over a year. As before, he continues to flawlessly integrate straight-ahead, unforced vocals into a riproaring sound, underpinned this time by the solid, appealing mainstream acoustic bluegrass of touring partners the Grascals. The opening track, "Every Mile a Memory," defines the album's direction, buttressed by the witty "That Don't Make It Easy Loving Me." He projects clarity and desperation on "Trying to Stop Your Leaving," enhanced by an understated, yet appropriately tense arrangement. "Band of Brothers" celebrates the quintessential travails of musicians playing the low end of the honky-tonk circuit, while his all-inclusive, courageous views on "The Heaven I'm Headed To" may not please hardcore red-staters. The perpetual debate pitting country modernists against traditionalists often reaches the same levels of intensity as in current politics. Long Trip Alone demonstrates the smartest solution: quality modern country of the moment that simultaneously honors its past. --Rich Kienzle

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Love it! .......2007-06-09

    This was actually the first Dierks Bentley cd I ever bought. I'm a new country fan and after hearing Long Trip Alone on the radio for the first time I knew I HAD to have it. Dierks is my favorite artist and I love Long Trip Alone.
    The cd is awesome! Every song is really great! The only one I really don't care for very much is That Don't Make It Easy Loving Me, track #4. But other then it is great. Long Trip Alone is my favorite song on the track obviously. I also like Soon As You Can and Prodical (Sp?) Son's Prayer. The whole cd is great and I'd defintely recemmend it to anyone!

    5 out of 5 stars Dierks Does It Again.......2007-06-04

    I bought this album December of 2006. I can play it over and over again with out getting tired of it. Its country that sounds like country. The following are my favorites:

    Every Mile A Memory
    Long Trip Alone
    Hope For Me Yet
    The Heaven I'm Headed To
    Free And Easy Down The Road I Go
    Band Of Brothers
    Prodigal Son's Prayer

    4 out of 5 stars It may not be his best - but it's DIERKS!!.......2007-05-28

    I'll admit there are other songs of his I like better, but it's DIERKS!! HOW can it be bad?? Instead of just going by a CD or 2, you know it's not the same as hearing him live. The truth of his voice, like some others, far outshines some of these "polished" established acts. For "the new country" folks coming up, IE: Dierks, Gretchen, Jason or Keith (Anderson) - THESE folks rip live!!! Dierks has a live DVD from here in San Francisco I KNOW is gonna be good. My friend (the KENNY fan) & I felt Gretchen "showed" better than Kenny @ his concert. As I say on my BLUES show, "If you don't support it LIVE, you won't hear it on the air!!" Any chance of seeing someone live keeps the opportunity to record going!! What happened to Pinmonkey & WHY don't we hear Shooter or HANK III anywhere??? Playin' & Lovin' it ALL!! Donnie

    5 out of 5 stars Great Country Music.......2007-03-21

    I am glad I ordered this CD. It is one of the best music cd's I have purchased in the last few months to be from an up and coming new artist.
    Great music and I highly recommend it.

    5 out of 5 stars Soulful. Easily, great country music........2007-02-20

    Dierks Bentley's "Long Trip Alone" is a wonderful listen.
    The songs take me back to roadtrips and good times.
    I love the effortless mix of modern country and old time bluegrass.
    Bentley's voice is rustic, but enjoyable.
    Worth every penny.
    Mezzanine
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • A classic
    • Worth it by far
    • Sublime
    • It's Not Trip-Hop, But it is....
    • The most original album of the 90's
    		 Mezzanine
    Massive Attack
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    ASIN: B000006045
    Release Date: 1998-05-12

    Tracks:

    1. Angel
    2. Risingson
    3. Teardrop
    4. Inertia Creeps
    5. Exchange
    6. Dissolved Girl
    7. Man Next Door
    8. Black Milk
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    Amazon.com essential recording

    The third full-length release from Massive Attack is a taste of the future of pop music--a future where precisely engineered events can be seamlessly partnered with the subtle complexities of a human voice. Since their first album, Blue Lines, they've been making similar magic happen with any one of several guest vocalists, but nothing like the way it happens on Mezzanine. This time they take the union further, moving it into a darker space in which the individual elements become less discernable. Guest vocalists are Sara Jay, Horace Andy (who also appeared on their debut), and Elizabeth Fraser (of Cocteau Twins), whose amazingly articulate and distinctive voice works so very well with the music of Massive Attack. --Paul Clark

    Album Details

    Very Very Limited Edition. Tracklisting Tba.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A classic.......2007-06-21

    There aren't many trip hop albums I have bought over the years that has managed to sound fresh every time I throw in the cd into my stereo or listen to it on my iPod. Massive Attack's 1998 classic "Mezzanine" is one of those few trip hop albums that still sounds as fresh today as I first heard it almost ten years ago. The music is a sublime mix of hypnotic electronic beats, seductive male and female vocals, and a diverse mix of samples from bands like The Cure.

    What I love about "Mezzanine" so much is that the music is dark and sinister. All the death/black metal bands in the world cannot create music as richly dense and heavy as "Mezzanine" is. There is a terrifying quality to the music that the entire album would be a perfect film score for a psychological thriller. The first two songs "Angel" and "Risingon" sounds like they would be perfect scores for my nightmares. I can never get tired of listening to "Teardrop" which features Elizabeth Fraser on vocals. The production is neither too slick or too gritty. "Mezzanine" is one of the few albums I can actually call flawless. Every song is a Massive Attack classic.

    5 out of 5 stars Worth it by far.......2007-06-18

    This is probably one of my favorite albums of all time. Great CD and quality. Buy it, you won't regret it.

    5 out of 5 stars Sublime.......2007-05-23

    This is one of my favourite CD's and sounds like a cross between Advokat and Zero 7. Great for late night, moody listening...

    5 out of 5 stars It's Not Trip-Hop, But it is...........2007-05-04

    This was the first Massive Attack album i bought. it doesn't sound like it's been almost ten years since this came out, it just has this timeless feel to it. Massive Attack has, ironically, done everything they have set out to do on this album, and that is be exactly who they are by trying to escape who they have become. i know that that may sound kind of strange, but it makes sense. The label "trip-hop" is something they have always loathed, despite the fact that they were pioneers of it, and i find it ironic that this album is one of the (if not THE)preeminent examples of this style.

    "Mezzanine" is like the "Sgt. Pepper's" of trip-hop, and of Massive Attack's career. i don't care how many more albums they release, this will always be the best one. however, i do disagree with some reviews that label this album as heavy metal. Massive's music always seems to come close to style, but shies away. there are shades of everything reggae, hip-hop, metal, ambient, but i can't say that there is enough to pinpoint it down in general. again this is something that i find unique to trip-hop, never quite getting at what it wants to be stylistically but coming very close.

    continuing my comparison to "Sgt. Pepper's" the first obvious parallel is the structure of the album. the songs fit so perfectly together, that while some may not be great songs, it is how they fit in relation to the others that makes them work. the track "exchange" while seeming stupid to other reviewers i find to be a wonderful midpoint break between the four track barrage to open the record and the second half. unfortunately though, in similarity to the Beatles and all great bands, landmark albums lead to destruction. The Beatles were never the same after Sgt. Peppers breaking up barely three years later. Massive, while still barely clinging to 3D and Daddy G, have lost a bit of edge. The creative juices only flow so far and i think the gas has ran out a bit. but what an incredible record!!!

    5 out of 5 stars The most original album of the 90's.......2007-05-04

    Massive Attack's Mezzanine ranks right up there with David Bowie's Low and the Velvet Underground's White Light/White Heat for most original album in the history of pop music. It is an album of craft; each beat, each note, and each lyric are carefully put into place for perfection. This album is not for everybody however; the dense, pristine production of Mezzanine conjures up a heavy air of claustrophobia. If slow and creepy is your cup of tea, then take a gulp, because this is as good as it gets. Mezzanine is a concept album. Since it is hard to figure out what the concept is, I will give it away. It is about autism. Mezzanine is not a happy record, but it is not depressing either. The tone that I get is one of fuzzy, distorted confusion, with the singers detailing the struggles of making sense of the world around them (the way autistic savants do) with impeccable songwriting. Lyrics such as "toy-like people/make me boy-like" will remain fresh and experimental for a very long time. Mezzanine is more hypnotic than entertaining, that is for sure. But in that, it succeeds impossibly well. Mezzanine, along with Blur's The Great Escape, is the best album of the 90's. Genius. A+
    Versions
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Versions
    • Consistently Excellent!!!
    • Not their best, but a regular in my playlist
    • Not the best, but Good easy listening
    • Versions-Thievery Corporation
    		 Versions
    Thievery Corporation
    Manufacturer: Eighteenth Street
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000EQ46E6
    Release Date: 2006-05-16

    Tracks:

    1. Tarana/Ustad Sultan Khan
    2. Habanos Days/Damien
    3. This is not a Love Song/Nouvelle Vague
    4. Beloved/Anoushka Shankar
    5. Who Needs Forever/Astrud Gilberto
    6. Desert/Emilie Simon
    7. Lemon Tree/Herb Alpert
    8. Originality/Thievery Corporation Featuring Sister Nancy
    9. In Love/Fear Of Pop
    10. The Girls Insane/The Januaries
    11. Strange Days/The Doors
    12. Revolution Solution(TC Remix)/Thievery Corporation
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    15. Angels/Wax Poetic Featuring Norah Jones
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    17. Cada Beijo/Bebel Gilberto
    18. Dirty LIttle Secret/Sarah McLachlan

    Amazon.com

    Versions gathers 18 Thievery Corporation remixes from across a music spectrum that only the most eclectic could love. The vinyl-popping digital duo embraces '60s psychedelia with the Doors and '60s kitsch with Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. They put them all into the mixmaster, usually adding the downtempo jazzy electro-lounge beats upon which they built their early reputation. Alpert's "Lemon Tree," taken from the recent Whipped Cream & Other Delights Rewhipped, is a vintage noirish mood piece, but this doesn't always work. Fear of Pop's "In Love" becomes a tedious vamp, and the Doors' "Strange Days" is a missed opportunity squandered on a Cagian "indeterminacy" moment, like two bands in different rooms. But the Thievery formula usually works wonders on even the most unlikely material. There's an Indian twang to many of these mixes, including the Middle East-via-Bombay grooves of Trans-Global Underground, the Indian singing of Ustad Sultan Khan, and the fragile sitar of Anoushka Shankar. Even the tunes that aren't Eastern, like Nouvelle Vague's Euro-lounge "This Is Not a Love Song," get the full Indian treatment with droning tambouras and tabla percussion. I wonder what it says that no matter whether they're using Astrud Gilberto, Sarah McLachlan, or the Doors as source material, it all comes out sounding like Thievery Corporation. --John Diliberto

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Versions.......2007-05-09

    Awesome CD. Great music to work to, party to, be creative to. just about anything

    5 out of 5 stars Consistently Excellent!!!.......2007-03-09

    It's nice to finally have many of these remixes in one place, including many I had not heard before. Despite these songs being from many different genres and times, they flow together like liquid butter! The new Thievery song "Originality" is a slamming reggae jam that will liven up your party in the coming months. Imagine today's young people getting down to The Doors, courtesy of Thievery's "Strange Days" remix. Elsewhere, there are plenty of songs to spin, no matter your mood. This is not just some knockoff package till Thievery can deliver another studio album - this is a full fledged musical work!

    On another note, it's nice to know that Thievery is embracing the beauty of album packaging, with another first rate package here to go along with "The Cosmic Game" and "Richest Man in Babylon." Even though CD sales are going the way of the passenger pigeon, it's nice to browse through such an elaborate package, which can then enhance the entire listening experience.

    4 out of 5 stars Not their best, but a regular in my playlist.......2007-01-30

    Thoroughly enjoy this cd, which I can play during a variety of moods, events, or tasks. I especially enjoy placing individual songs in my playlists related to specific moods. Love Thievery and ESL!

    4 out of 5 stars Not the best, but Good easy listening.......2007-01-11

    Not the best, but some great tracks are there. A biy too ethnic.
    Good easy listening

    5 out of 5 stars Versions-Thievery Corporation.......2006-11-07

    This is the best CD they've done! I'm a die hard Thievery Corporation fan & this CD blows away anyting they've done thus far!One of the best Cd's I've ever heard PERIOD.
    Love in the Time of Science
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • A Hidden Gem...
    • Awesome!
    • Beautiful
    • dont even bother!!!!!!!!!!
    • Emiliana's Best So Far...
    		 Love in the Time of Science
    Emiliana Torrini
    Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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    ASIN: B00002DESF
    Release Date: 2004-02-23

    Tracks:

    1. To Be Free
    2. Wednesday's Child
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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Hidden Gem..........2007-05-28

    I discovered Emiliana Torrini through listening to Bjork and the first album that I heard was her second, "Fisherman's Woman."
    The minimalist music was interesting and the songs were pretty, so I purchased it and listened to it when in the mood.
    It wasn't until recently that I decided to give her first album "Love in the Time of Science" a chance, especially since I'm a very big Tears for Fears fan and knew that Roland Orzabal had produced some of it.
    From the first listen, these songs caught me, and it took four listens for this album to become one of my all-time favorite albums!
    It is very unique album, it takes plenty of risks and it is definitely not safe. The songs are beautiful, weird and clever. You can definitely hear Roland's influence in tracks like "Wednesday's Child" and "Baby Blue." Not one single weak track, all the songs are solid and when you're done listening to it you feel like you went through a rollercoaster of emotions!
    Well worth the time and money :)

    5 out of 5 stars Awesome!.......2007-03-20

    This album is such a refreshing treat...Emiliana Torrini has to be one of the most underrated icelandic artist! Her voice fits well with her electronia/trip hop musical world...i enjoyed every song on this album. However, i felt like "Unemployed in the Summertime" didn't fit in with the rest of the songs in this album, it was a bit too poppy cheerful to be in an album where most of the tracks are eerie, icy, yet beautiful and warm. Oh well...still love Emiliana Torrini! This is the album to start with...she released a new album, but she strayed away from the same sound, which is a shame.

    5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2006-12-19

    I love this album. I adopted it from an old friend and it stayed in my stereo for a long time. It's truly beautiful and makes me want summer, but enjoy the rain. The music has elements of curiosity, whimsy, femininity, nostalgia, and a dreamlike tune to them. It makes me nostalgic and inspired at the same time. She has such a sweet voice. Have a listen!

    1 out of 5 stars dont even bother!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-09-15

    try enya , or sarah brightman, yes they may be overated, but they are also THE BEST PERIOD..i hate to say it but emiliana needs to go back to iceland...try celine dion, dolores from the cranberries,italian singer laura paussini, eroz rammazotti, now thats creme!!!!!!!!! not EMILIANA TORRINI from iceland!!! in my opinion, she doesnt hit a single note, humm thats so sad..whats up with tuna fish???? the only way i like my tuna is in a sandwich...not in a song.....lol

    5 out of 5 stars Emiliana's Best So Far..........2006-08-17

    This is an amazing piece of work: haunting, memorable, captivating. It was in my CD for weeks last summer, couldn't take it out. I can't say the same for Fisherman's Wife though - if you're into acoustics, it will be right up your alley. It's definitely not in the same vein as LitToS. Try Daugher Darling or Baxter if you are looking for similar 'moods'.

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