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Monday 2 August 2010

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NEW ALBUMS I HAVE BOUGHT


Another great album which was released on Stone Throw Records. On the album there are guest appearance's from Doom, Guilty Simpson, Percee P, and Vast aire. The Heliocentric sound has live instruments and the collaborations go really well. This album is for fans of Flying Lotus, DJ Shadow, and Prefuse 73.


Dudley Perkins is an American rapper who is signed to Stone Throw Records. He has also released albums under his alias name 'Declaime'. The album I have purchased is called 'A Lil'
Light and Expressions (2012 A.U') was produced by Madlib. Madlib has taken his ever present penchant for fractured soul production - samples heavy organs and wah guitars sound - to a slipshod breaking point here, a place where choruses are worthless and verses are for chumps. Definitely work checking out!!!!



Sunday 18 July 2010

ALBUM'S I HAVE BOUGHT THIS WEEK


Example's new studio album is one of my favourite albums at the moment. I have been a fan since him and Professor green were signed on 'The Beat' label. His new album has a completely different sound to it. DJ Wire puts some really good electro beats and soo well with Example rapping over the top. There are soo many different style son the album, you have some dubstep, dance, hiphop, and indie all combined into one.


The new album from Black Keys is again a really good album. The legacy of their recent Blakroc rap/rock project is felt on "I'm Not the One" and "Too Afraid to Love You", gnarled blues tracks with a loping hip-hop gait. Cant wait to til I get a chance to see these live.



Really like this album, and has a a nice range of singer on the album, including James Mercer of The Shins, The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Frank Black of the Pixies, Iggy Pop, Nina Persson of The Cardigans, Suzanne Vega, Vic Chesnutt, David Lynch, and Scott Spillane of Neutral Milk Hotel and The Gerbils; these singers also had a hand in composing and producing the work.


NEW ALBUMS I RECOMMEND

OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE PURCHASES A HANDFUL OF ALBUMS. MY FAVOURITE ALBUMS WILL BE FEATURED BELOW ON THIS PAGE.

FIRSTLY I WILL TALK ABOUT FLYING LOTUS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ALBUM ’COSMOGRAMMA’, WHAT I LIKE ABOUT FLYING LOTUS IS THAT YOU CAN NEVER IMAGINE WHAT SOUND HE WILL PRODUCE ON HIS NEW WORK. WHEN I FIRST LISTENED TO THIS ALBUM I FELT THAT 'STEVE ELLISON', THE PERSON BEHIND FLYING LOTUS HAS INTRODUCED A NEW SIDE TO HIMSELF. OVER THE YEARS HE HAS BEEN COMPARED TO J DILLA, WHICH I CAN SEE, BUT ‘COSMOGRAMMA’ HAS MORE OF A AMBIET / JAZZ FEEL TO IT. AN ALBUM WHICH STANDS OUT, FROM HIS FRIENDS. A REALLY WELL STRUCTURED ALBUM, AND HEARING IT YOU CAN SEE THAT STEVE ELLISON HAS AN EAR FOR DELICATE MUSIC. TRULLY BRILLIANT



UNKLE’S NEW ALBUM ‘WHERE DID THE NIGHT FALL’ , HAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SOUND TO THEIR OTHER ALBUMS. uNKLE WERE CLASSIFIED AS TRIP HOP, BUT ON THE NEW ALBUM HAS A MORE INDIE ROCK FEEL TO IT. THERE ARE A LOAD OF GUEST APPEARANCES ON THE ALBUM, AND EACH GUEST DOES AN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE. THIS IS UNKLE’S FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM, AND MY PERSONAL OPINION IT’S THIR BEST ALBUM YET. WITH SONGS LIKE ‘THE WIRE’, ‘THE ANSWER’, AND JOY FACTORY ARE EXAMPLES, WHY THIS IS UNKLE’S BEST WORK YET.

Recent artist i have been listening to

so over the last few years i have been listening to a lot of metal and hip hop, and although i am a massive fan of both genres i am now at the point of wanting to explores new music and new genres.

I decided to buy some records of bands which have been getting a lot of publicity and one artist who i have been looking at was the return of GIL SCOTT HERON. GIL HAS SPENT MOST OF THE LAST TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEVERAL CONVICTIONS, THE FIRST ONE WAS PROCESSION OF COCAINE AND THE SECOND WAS VIOLATING THE PLEA DEAL ON A DRUG POSSESSION CHARGE BY LEAVING A DRUG REHABILITATION CLINNC. GILLS WROTE MOST OF HIS NEW ALBUM IN PRISON AND THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT HIS VOICE WHICH I REALLY LIKE. I RECOMMEND THIS ALBUM TO ANYONE WHO IS A GENUINE MUSIC LOVER.

one album i loved last year was jonsi and alex album,and if you are looking for a really nice chilled album then you should definitely check out riceboy sleeps. it is probably one the best albums to come out last year, in my opinion. Jonsi new album ‘go’ is an album which will grow on me. I was instantly attached to ‘riceboy sleeps’, but ‘go’ is an album which i think will be a top 20 album of the year. i really think he is a true talent and can’t believe i wasn't aware of ‘sigur ros’ and will be checking them out very soon.

Another band which i have only recently checked out is stone temple pilot, and i have always been aware of this band but never really had any desire to check them out. when scot departed stp, and joined forces with slash, duff, and matt sorum to form velevt revolver i instantly went out and bought their first album as i am a huge fan of slash. to me he is one of the geatest guitar players of all time. it would really matter to me who he collaborates with as i love listening to his immense guitar riffs. Anyways back to stp, so i get there album ‘four’ andi am not sure about them and how they have sold over 15 million records. i may need to listen to it a few more times.

I have recently bought MGMT debut album and the first track is a track i always heard on the radio but never knew who it was. I really enjoy listening to the first track while driving. The album overall reminds me of the Beatles / the faming lips.

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN - OPTION PARALYSIS

THE FIRST TIME I HEARD ABOUT DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN WAS WHEN I WAS AT READING FESTIVAL 2002 AND THE SINGER ‘ ‘TOOK A SHIT ON STAGE WHILE ON PERFORMING ON STAGE AND THREW IT INTO THE CROWD. LUCKILY I WAS NOT AT PRESENT TO SEE A HUMAN SHIT FLY THROUGH THE CROWD. SO WHEN IT CAME TO THEIR MUSIC I NEVER EXPECTED THEM TO BE A BUNCH OF EMO LADS. IN FACT THEIR MUSIC IS FAR FROM EMO AND TECHNICALLY DILLINGER ARE ON A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LEVEL. OPTION ANALYSIS IS MOISECORE, TECHINCAL RIFFING, ALTERNATING SCREAMING WITH A COUPLE OF ROCKIER TUNES WHICH I REALLY LIKE. THE OPENING TRACK ‘FAREWELL, MONA LISA’, IS A A PERFECT EXAMPLE ON THE WAY DILLINGER DELIVER THEIR MUSIC. WITH PLENTY OF THRASH DRUMMING, SCREAMING, AND CHANGES NICLEY IN TO A NICE MELODY AND THE SINGERS VOICE SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO MIKE PATTON’S. DILLINGER ARE A BAND WHO I COULD NOT LISTEN TO MORE THAN 20 MIMUTES AS ITS INTENSE. I LIKE IT HOUGH BECAUSE ITS USING DIFFERENT INFLUENCES AND THERE IS A INFLUENCE OF MR BUNGLE IN THIS ALBUM WHICH, JUST GOES TO SHOW WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THIS BAND, 9/10

airbourne - no guts, no glory review

i first listened to airbourne a few years back when i was looking for new music and was looking for some new rock n roll. one track i loved when i first heard airbourne was ‘stand up for rock n roll’. great track and all i wanted to do was turn the volume up and get ready to go out. airbourne are the new age ac/dc and from hearing their new album, it is very clear so say that their music is massively influenced my ac/dc which is not always a good thing. give them credit their are some nice riffs on the album and yes it is an album i can and will listen to. the album lacks in originality. i love ac /dc and i feel bands should use their influences and create something new. but would i like about the album is how all the songs are rock n roll. the way i look at it, is trivium try too much to be Metallica and i feel the same about airbourne wanting to be ac/dc...but who doesn’t. 7/10