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the band that brought you australasia and the fire in our throats will beckon the thaw (decibel magazine's album of the year for 2005) returns with opus number three, a series of (r)evolutionary instrumental ruminations on touring and the homogenous effects of globalization. with shorter songs and expanded catchiness, city of echoes is pelican's "pop album," according to guitarist laurent schroeder-lebec, a deftly executed reminder that these...
In many ways, Forever has been a long time coming. The fifth album from Cracker finds principal songwriter and frontman David Lowery finally and fully integrating his more recent leanings with the sound of his previous band, Camper Van Beethoven. So, in addition to the garage-rock Americana that defined Cracker's preceding albums, Forever adds a healthy dose of Camper Van's eclecticism, especially on tracks like "Guarded by Monkeys" and the...
With Science, Thomas Dybdahl has created a delicate and soulful masterpiece. After achieving critical acclaim for his platinum-selling albums in his native Norway, he is now ready to share his emotive voice and intricate portraits in song with the rest of the world.
Formerly the frontman for alternative country's Jayhawks, Mark Olson here offers the musical equivalent of comfort food: hand-canned, home-cooked, soothingly hearty in an all-you-can-eat sort of way, with melodies like recipes passed down through generations. The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers (the warbling harmonies of wife Victoria Williams and the violin of buddy Mike "Razz" Russell) support Olson's reedy tenor on plainspoken songs of...
Originating in the British rave scene, the vocal-dance sensationalism of The Shamen was evident while being feverishly pumped from the DJ booths of early techno pioneers. Finding critical acclaim among the substantive corps of dance culture, they released En-Tact, their first major-label offering. Crossing electronic currents, the tracks come off hard with trance beats, soul stylings, rap-attack incantations, vocal duels, and snarling tones....
David Eugene Edwards (Aka Woven Hand) Delivered his Fourth Album and his Masterpiece. The Album Again was Put to Tape by Robert Ferbrache, a One-time Lap-steel Player in 16 Hp who Runs Absinthe Studios in Denver. He Doesn't Stray Much from his Signature Sound: Mournful, Minor Key Dirges Within which Edwards Ruminates on his Recurring Themes of Faith, the Fallibility of Man, and the Folly of the Non-believer. But on "Mosaic", He Unleashes a...
First single off the country flavored alternative act's 2000 album, 'Smile'. Tracks, 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me' and two non-LP live tracks, 'What Led Me To This Town' and 'Waiting For The Sun' (Live). 2000 release. Standard jewel case.
One of the founding fathers of synth-pop, Gary Numan's influence extends far beyond his lone American hit, "Cars", which still stands as one of the definitive new wave singles. This collection includes the monster hit as well as key recordings that span his career. A DualDisc is a two-sided disc made up of a CD on one side and a DVD on the other, DualDisc's breakthrough technology allows one disc to have it all. A full album on the CD side....
The French alternative act's eagerly anticipated sophomore album. EMI. 2004.
The Debut of 'glamour Chase' on CD (For the First Time) is a Long Awaited Event for Associates Fans. The Coupling with their Last Album 'perhaps' is Most Appropos, as Billy Mackenzie was in Full Flight, at the Height of his Pop Genius Powers During the Making of Both Records. This Double CD is Like the Holy Grail for Fans and Many Will Be Amazed to Actually See it Displayed.
These Gotham-born and -inspired club and hip-hop grooves and beats span from disco and rap to techno, including DJ Spinna's "Rock (Unplugged)," the Parallax Corporation's Kratfwerk/Gary Numan sound-a-like track, "Crocodiles in the Sky," and the Rapture's house-friendly "I Need Your Love." Serge Gainsbourg's Franco-tribal tech-tranced "New York USA" would have been at home in the city's Studio 54 and Plato's Retreat, while Boris Gardiner's...
Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Arabian Nights.
In the early '80s, Calvin Johnson, the charming singer from Olympia, Washington's faux-naf, folk-punk group Beat Happening started K, his own record label. Within a few years, K grew into a loose distribution system. The incipient International Pop Underground influenced thousands of bright-eyed garage acts--Nirvana and Beck among 'em. By the 1990s Beat Happening disbanded, and Johnson formed a loose-knit neo-primitivist dub-funk-punk combo, the...
Armed with a new singer, Anglo/Italian chanteuse Nicole Russo, former Acid Jazz faves Brand New Heavies are to make their long-awaited comeback with the release of 'Allabouthefunk'. The funk trio enjoyed major chart success in the '90s with hits like 'Dream Come True', 'Never Stop', 'Dream On Dreamer', 'Back To Love', & 'Sometimes'. OneTwo Records. 2004.
B IEW: Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber have been perfecting their Enigma-esque form of pseudospirtual, vaguely gothic dance pop since they began collaborating in the mid-1980s. Whether working as Delerium, or under their better-known name Front Line Assembly (among others), their music, which is airy and laden with reverb, usually features guest contributions from a rolling ensemble of female vocalists. Occasionally, the formula yields a worthy hit,...
The dance compilation that boasts its definitiveness, its freshness, or, God forbid, its phatness or dopeness, is, as they say, a dime a dozen. But when a label like Rhino calls their new release an odyssey, chances seem good they're going to deliver just that. Insert your favorite quote about reputation and disappointment here. This 28 track, 2-CD set is indeed an amusing sampling of the genre, featuring bands of historical value (Kraftwerk,...
Reissue of Nicholas Currie's (a.k.a. Momus) 1986 debut, first released on Cherry Red, with all three tracks from the critically acclaimed 'Nicky' EP that also came out that year. At least one reviewer described Momus as 'some sort of unholy alliance of Donovan and Morrissey'.
It's hard to argue with super-stylin' French DJ Dimitri from Paris. Between selling a couple hundred thousand of his debut, Sacrebleu, and then scoring hot and heavy with 2000's A Night at the Playboy Mansion and the three-disc workout Disco Forever, Turkish-born Dimitri seems to only spin gold, and House of Funk is no exception. Recorded originally in 1997 as a compilation for Mixmag magazine, the CD does have its rough spots, but even as a...
Domestic release, featuring a selection of outakes from the Sound of Music sessions, and other sessions. Super deluxe packaging, double gatefold digipak, with a fold out poster.
The Second Single and Album Opener of "Playing the Angel" is One of the Best Examples of the Band's Return to Form with Strong Songs and a Renewed Sense of Purpose. The Accompanying Track is the NON-LP Song "Newborn".
Double CD Anthlogy by Atmospheric 80's Indie Funksters, Including the Classics 'lined Up' and 'my Spine is the Bassline', Remastered from Original Tapes with Detailed Sleevenotes, Enhanced Packaging and New Discography.
Taken from the 2005 Album "Nightbirds" from the Veteran Synth-pop Duo of Andy Bell and Vince Clarke. Includes Remixes of Both Songs, One for "All this Time..." And Two of "Here I Go Impossible Again".
45 remastered tracks, featuring all their singles to date & two new tracks, 'Flamboyant' & 'Miracles', recorded for this compilation. This limited edition also features a bonus disc of ten remixes & rarities which is available for the first pressing only.
The Japanese Edition of Veteran Dance Rock Group's 2005 Opus is Augmented with a Bonus Track Not Found on the USA Equivalent: "Free".
Defying easy categorization, this female quartet from New York offers up a surprisingly smooth full-length album that criss-crosses musical boundaries like mad. Neneh Cherry fronting a hybrid of Soul II Soul and Kool & the Gang puts you in the ballpark for standout tracks like "Angel," "Here and Citysong." Very hip. --Jeff Bateman
In a Japanese Edition featuring Two Bonus Tracks: Begging Bone and the World is Not Enough.
Volume Four in the Non-stop Album Mix Series.
Once in a While, a Band Comes Along that Doesn't Just Ignore the Rule Book, but Rewrites It. Since Forming in the Late 90's, Kosheen have Proved that Success Doesn't have to Come on Someone Else's Terms. Fusing the Plaintive, Potent Vocals of Singer Sian Evans with the Darkly Intimate Electronica of Darren Decoder and Markee Substance, Kosheen Create Songs Where the Sounds Tell the Story as Much as the Lyrics While the Boundaries of Genres Are...
46 original recordings licensed from the Acid Jazz, Sony Music Entertainment & A Man Called Adam labels in the '80s &'90s. Nearly four hours long, it was compiled by Acid Jazz employee Dean Rudland & features top tracks of the genre, including Jamiroquai ('When You Gonna Learn?'), Corduroy ('E-Type'), Brand New Heavies ('Dream Come True') & Goldbug ('Whole Lotta Love'). Each CD comes in a separate standard jewel case & together they are housed...
A continous mix of 34 classic new wave/ post-punk hits from the '80s. Includes 12' mixes from Soft Cell, Blondie, Joy Division, New Order, The Communards, Ultravox, Erasure and The Human League. Double slimline jewel case. 1998 Global TV release.
Three years after the critically acclaimed and heartwrenching opus "Sea Change," THREE-TIME GRAMMY WINNER and FIVE-TIME MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARD WINNER BECK returns with his most diverse, accomplished and compelling work to date: "GUERO." With the raucous first single "E-Pro" triumphantly "na-na-na"-ing Beck's return with a must-be-seen-to-be believed video by Shynola (Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead), "GUERO" both reunites Beck with classic...
The "radio edit" on this single is an all-new version of the song, completely different from the album mix, bringing a slow groove and dramatic intensity to the song. The new version of "Flame" takes what was a ballad on the album and turns it into a funky dance track. This single simply presents some different approaches to two classic cuts from the "Salvation" album.
Few artists can claim to be the progenitor of their genre and also an upstart the way Afrika Bambaataa, the force behind Time Zone, can on Warlocks and Witches, Computer Chips, and You, his first widely available release since 1988's The Light. The awkwardly titled WAWCCMAY is significant not merely as the return of the godfather of hip-hop--one of the central figures of rap's formative era more than a decade ago--but also because the old man's...
Known as one of their signature tunes, "A Little Respect" continued Erasure's success on the UK singles chart, where it hit number four to become the band's fifth Top 10 single. It was also Erasure's second consecutive Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it climbed to number fourteen, and hit number two on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Bringing Together a Selection of Massive Alternative Dance Anthems from the Likes of the Chemical Brothers to Lcd Soundsystem to Daft Punk to Soulwax Via Underground Classics from the Likes of Slam, Claude Von Stroke, Miss Kittin, Gabriel Ananda, Right Through to Bang Up to Date Newbies Such as Justice, Simian Mobile Disco, Mylo and Digitalism. Add to this Some Big Dance Remixes of Bands Like Franz Ferdinand and the Rapture and You've Got an...
The self-titled debut album from the New York based rock band.
Japanese reissued single with new packaging as a part of a matching set of singles.
White People, the 2nd album from Handsome Boy Modeling School, follows where "So...How's Your Girl?" left off. Bringing together all corners of the musical spectrum: hip-hop, rock, roots, alternative and even jazz, HBMS have put together a seamless cast of players that include: Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington (Linkin Park), RZA, Jack Johnson, Alex Kapronos (Franz Ferdinand), Mars Volta, Pharell and more.
UK single off the 2002 album, 'Bloodsport'. Tracks, 'Sick' (Album Version, X-Men Vocal Mix) & the video for the title track.
The Fourth Limited Edition Box that Compiles all Erasure Singles and Versions from around the World,this Time Covering Chorus, Love to Hate You, Am I Right, Breath of Life, Abba-esque and Theabba-esque Remix EP'S.
When this Album Was Release Worldwide in 1997, it Caused an Enormous Buzz, Sold Extremely Well and the Was Suddenly Deleted. this Modern Euro-Bossa-Lounge Classic from France's Acclaimed DJ is Now Available Again, with 19 Groovy Tracks.
This 1975 recording catches the ex-Roxy Music member in transition between art rock and his more progressive-ambient recordings. With an all-star cast including drummer Phil Collins, guitarist Robert Fripp, and John Cale on viola, Another Green World explores instrumental landscapes and aural textures not normally associated with rock recordings. Drawing on musical influences ranging from Weather Report to La Monte Young and Terry Riley, Brian...
Six track mini album, a collaborative outing by Stereolab &Ui. Features four mixes of the two band's covering 'St.Elmo's Fire' (Radio, Red Corona, Spatio - Dynamic and Snow)with Stereolab's Laetitia & Mary providing the vocals.
Stefani Slows Things Down for this Release from her "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." Album. A Collaboration with Hot New Rapper Slim Thug Has Already Set the Track off at Clubs and Urban Radio Stations on Both Sides of the Atlantic. "Luxurious" is Written by Stefani and Former No Doubt Bandmate Tony Kanal. The Familiar Soul Sample on the Track is from the Isley Brothers "Between the Sheets". Hip Hop Fans Will Remember the Sample Being Used on...
Bjork's Breakaway (From the Sugarcubes) Debut Album Includes Bonus Track 'play Dead'.
First Time on CD.
Japanese Edition of the Eagerly Awaited Debut of the UK New Pop Foursome who have Been Built a Significant Fanbase with their Honest, Appealing Musical Style. Nme Says: "With their Short, Sharp Shocks of Songs that Never Outstay their Welcome, the Brighton Foursome Bash Out Tunes that Are Mini-anthems in the Making." This Version Includes Three More Tracks Than It's UK Counterpart.
This is the long awaited follow-up to the classic underground Soundgarden side project, "Hater", which debuted in 1994 on A&M. "The 2nd" exemplifies a barrage of dark, psychedelic rock songs that expands on the sound of the debut using studio experimentation reminiscent of Arthur Lee, The Pretty Things, and Eno. Hater is made up of members of Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mark Lanegan Band, Well Water Conspiracy, Monster Magnet, Brotherhood Of The...
"The melding of bombast and beauty, this is what Caspian does best. On their first release You Are the Conductor, perhaps the best instrumental EP of 2005, Caspian maintains a firm melodic foundation while not forgetting to bring the rock. This record displays maturity well beyond the band's years. The songwriting, cohesiveness, and grandiose sound all point to a promising future. If Caspian progress from the admirable debut of You Are the...
Popol Vuh's classic recordings, In the Gardens of Pharao and Aguirre, are combined in this breathtakingly dramatic release. Recorded in Bavaria's Baumberg Cathedral, In the Gardens of Pharao is a remarkable illustration of the many moods that the synthesizer and piano are able to express. The soundtrack for the Werner Herzog film, Aguirre, is equally delightful with original compositions by Popol Vuh's leader, Florian Fricke. Also included...
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