lunes, 30 de mayo de 2011

Womack, Bobby - 1999 - Soul Brother

1 What Is This? Womack 2:36
2 I'm a Midnight Mover Pickett, Womack 2:04
3 If You Want My Love, Put Something Down on It Womack, Womack 3:43
4 Don't Look Back Robinson, White 2:49
5 How I Miss You Baby Carter, Womack 3:18
6 I'm Gonna Forget About You Cooke 2:28
7 I Can Understand It Womack 4:06
8 You're Welcome, Stop on By Thomas, Womack 3:45
9 I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You Womack 3:50
10 I Don't Wanna Be Hurt by Ya Love Again Womack 3:24
11 Check It Out Womack 3:51
12 So Many Sides of You Ford, Womack 3:46
13 Where There's a Will There'sa Way Ford, Womack 3:04
14 Across 110th Street Johnson, Womack 3:52
15 Just My Imagination Womack 5:08
16 If You Think You're Lonely Now Griffin, Moten, Womack 5:30

¡Aquí!

Abuelo, Miguel - 1974 - Et Nada

Una banda formada por todos exiliados latinoamericanos. Miguel en voz y guitarra rítmica; Dani Sbarra en guitarra eléctrica y coros; Daniel Rodriguez en batería, Carlos Beyris en violoncello; Pinfo Garrigo en bajo; y Juan Dalera en quenas. Una superbanda para Moshe Naim, el productor, quien en su pensamiento se imaginaba en pocos años "lleno de dinero". Nada de eso pasó, nada.

"Miguel Abuelo et nada" nunca ha sido editado en Argentina. Mientras las cintas master se encuentran en una casa de París junto a su dueño, pasan los años y los amantes del poeta siguen sin poder tener un original de ese disco. En Francia hubo una edición en CD, que hoy en día es inconseguible.

El disco frances de Miguel "Miguel Abuelo et Nada" es un Lp muy al estilo Jethro Tull , por tratar de encasillarla, y contiene una version de casi 9 minutos de Pipo La Serpiente (Estoy aqui parado, sentado o acostado), entre otras perlas.

"Miguel Abuelo fue el mejor artista del rock que hubo en el mundo. Nunca habrá otro como él" afirma Moshe Naim, editor del trabajo, desde su casa de París
Hay quien considera este trabajo injustamente olvidado como lo mejor de Miguel. Si no es asi, le pega cerca .

1 - Tirando piedras al río (Abuelo)
2 - El largo día de vivir (Abuelo)
3 - Estoy aquí parado, sentado y acostado (Abuelo-Lernoud)
4 - El muelle (Abuelo)
5 - Señor carnicero (Sbarra)
6 - Recala sabido forastero (Sbarra)
7 - Octavo sendero (Sbarra)

¡Aquí!

Hammill, Peter - 1997 - Sonix

1 Emmene-Moi Bare Theme
2 A Walk in the Dark
3 In the Polish House
4 Dark Matter
5 Hospital Silence
6 Four to the Floor
7 Exercise for Louis
8 Labyrinthine Dreams
9 Emmene-Moi Full Theme

¡Aquí!

Dokken - 1999 - Erase The Slate

George Lynch departed the Dokken reunion following 1997's Shadowlife, handing the reins over to ex-Winger guitarist Reb Beach. Beach has more than enough chops to fill Lynch's shoes, and although he brings his own musical personality to the riffs and solos, the songs' melodies are still recognizably Dokken. Unfortunately, those melodies are typical of post-reunion Dokken more often than not, with the band seemingly struggling to come up with the big chorus hook and just not quite getting there (a problem, come to think of it, that sometimes plagued the band in their heyday as well). Although Beach acquits himself well, the songwriting ultimately sinks the record; besides, at this stage of the game, it's difficult to believe Don Dokken when he sings "I must confess, I'm the maddest hatter of them all." Erase the Slate is workmanlike retro-'80s hard rock at its best, and thoroughly unmemorable at its worst.

1 Erase the Slate Dokken 3:47
2 Change the World Dokken 4:35
3 Maddest Hatter Dokken 4:38
4 Drown Dokken 4:53
5 Shattered Dokken 4:40
6 One Nilsson 3:10
7 Who Believes Dokken 4:23
8 Voice of the Soul Dokken 4:12
9 Crazy Mary Goes Round Dokken 3:00
10 Haunted Lullabye Dokken 4:47
11 In Your Honor Dokken 4:31
12 [Untitled] Dokken 1:16

¡Aquí!

domingo, 29 de mayo de 2011

VA - 2000 - Stoned Immaculate: The Music Of The Doors

Essentially Elektra Records' tribute to a band that originally helped put them on the map, Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors was assembled by producer Ralph Sall, with a heavy concentration on mainstream-oriented alternative rock. While some tracks are the straight-up covers typical of tribute albums, die-hard Doors fans have greater reasons to pay attention. The surviving band members appear on several tracks -- sometimes as a backing unit, sometimes as individual guest collaborators -- with frequently vital-sounding results. Echoing the Fatboy Slim "Bird of Prey" single (coincidence that this was released around the same time?), producer Sall also incorporates sampled Morrison vocals, usually over atmospheric, electronic-tinged backing tracks; this tactic also produces beyond-the-grave Morrison duets with John Lee Hooker and William S. Burroughs. However -- perhaps logically -- it's the band performances that have the most life to them, especially those involving the Stone Temple Pilots and Ian Astbury. Even though Stoned Immaculate occasionally suffers from typical tribute-album unevenness, it's overall a fitting testament to the Doors' legacy.

1 Break on Through (To the Other Side) Stone Temple Pilots 3:47
2 Riders on the Storm Creed 6:18
3 Light My Fire Train 3:43
4 Peace Frog Smash Mouth 3:02
5 L.A. Woman Days of the New 3:47
6 Love Me Two Times Aerosmith 3:20
7 Under Waterfall Doors 3:12
8 Wild Child Cult 3:22
9 Roadhouse Rap Morrison 1:03
10 Rock House Blues Hooker, Morrison 5:34
11 Is Everybody In? Burroughs 2:43
12 Hello I Love You Oleander 2:36
13 Touch Me Astbury, Cult 4:38
14 Children of Night Cervenka, Farrell 3:02
15 Love Her Madly Diddley 4:54
16 The Cosmic Movie Doors 3:03
17 The End Days Of The New 16:04

¡Aquí!

Scott-Heron, Gil - 1974 - Winter in America

Gil Scott-Heron was at his most righteous and provocative on this album. The title cut was a moving, angry summation of the social injustices Scott-Heron felt had led the nation to a particularly dangerous period, while "The Bottle" was a great treatise on the dangers of alcohol abuse. He also offered his thoughts on Nixon's legacy with "The H2O Gate Blues," a classic oral narrative. Brian Jackson's capable keyboard, acoustic piano and arranging talents helped make this a first-rate release, one of several the duo issued during the 1970s.

1 Peace Go With You, Brother (As-Salaam-Alaikum) Jackson, Scott-Heron 5:27
2 Rivers of My Fathers Jackson, Scott-Heron 8:19
3 A Very Precious Time Jackson, Scott-Heron 5:17
4 Back Home Jackson, Scott-Heron 2:51
5 The Bottle Scott-Heron 5:14
6 Song for Bobby Smith Scott-Heron 4:38
7 Your Daddy Loves You Scott-Heron 3:25
8 H2O Gate Blues Scott-Heron 8:08
9 Peace Go With You, Brother (As-Salaam-Alaikum) Jackson, Scott-Heron 1:10
10 Winter in America Scott-Heron 8:23
11 Song for Bobby Smith Scott-Heron 4:46
12 Your Daddy Loves You Scott-Heron 4:25
13 The Bottle/Guan Guanco Scott-Heron 11:56

¡Aquí!

Abuela Coca - 2010 - Vos

La pared
Veo Veo
Voy a Buscar en Mi
Tanto Tiempo
Respeto
Ozono
Oxígeno
Y a la Abuela También
Paso a Paso
Brillar
Ya Está Siendo
Vos

¡Aquí!

Hammill, Peter - 1997 - Everyone You Hold

Everyone You Hold is one of Peter Hammill's better latter-day albums. Although he hasn't changed his style much to speak of, the washes of keyboards, expansive tempos, clattering percusssion and loud, processed guitars are filtered through better compositions this time around, resulting in his most focused and engaging album in years.

1 Everyone You Hold Hammill 5:59
2 Personality Hammill, Hammill, Heusen 6:04
3 Nothing Comes Hammill 3:56
4 From the Safe House Hammill 6:13
5 Phophorescence Cosentino, Hammill 5:12
6 Falling Open Hammill 6:14
7 Bubble Hammill 6:30
8 Can Do Hammill 6:49
9 Tenderness Hammill 4:51

¡Aquí!

No Doubt - 2000 - Return Of Saturn

Return of Saturn is an almost defiantly mature record about two things: Stefani's exploration of a troubled romance and her own romantic ideals, plus a serious attempt by the group to not only keep new wave alive, but to make that adolescent music relevant to an older audience. It's a high concept, but Return of Saturn is filled with satisfying contradictions. It's melodic, but deceptively complex; it can seem frothy, but it's never frivolous. No Doubt's desire to expand the emotional template of new wave is the perfect match for Stefani's themes -- she may be writing about love, but she's not writing adolescent love songs. Fragments of her teenaged romantic fantasies remain, but she's writing as a woman in her late 20s. She's tired of being another "ex-girlfriend" -- she wants to fall in love, get married, and have a family. It's a subject that's surprisingly uncommon in pop music, which would alone make Return of Saturn an interesting album. What makes it a successful one is that the band delivers an aural equivalent of Stefani's lyrical themes. They also begin with their adolescent musical ideals, adding depth and detail to their pop-ska foundation. They balance their non-ironic love of new wave with contemporary production and a sensibility borrowed from classic rock: that albums are greater than the sum of their parts. Surprisingly, they pull it off -- it's a far stronger record than Tragic Kingdom, even if the catchiest numbers don't have the same swagger and punch as their previous hit singles. So be it. With Return of Saturn, No Doubt have made a terrific, layered record that exceeds any expectations set by Tragic Kingdom. Not only have they found their voice, they know what to do with it.

1 Ex-Girlfriend Dumont, Kanal, Stefani 3:32
2 Simple Kind of Life Stefani 4:16
3 Bathwater Dumont, Kanal, Stefani 4:02
4 Six Feet Under Kanal, Stefani 2:28
5 Magic's in the Makeup 4:21
6 Artificial Sweetener Dumont, Kanal, Stefani 3:54
7 Marry Me Kanal, Stefani 4:38
8 New Dumont, Stefani 4:26
9 Too Late Dumont, Kanal, Stefani 4:16
10 Comforting Lie Dumont, Kanal, Stefani 2:52
11 Suspension Without Suspense Stefani 4:10
12 Staring Problem Kanal, Stefani, Stefani 2:43
13 Home Now Dumont, Kanal, Stefani 4:34
14 Dark Blue Dumont, Kanal, Stefani 10:30

¡Aquí!

VA - 2003 - Miaoussers Xmasterpiece

A community that has existed since the creation of rooms on soulseek, Miaoussers are proud to present their 2003 Xmas (and debut) compilation: Xmasterpiece. This 9-track ep demonstrates the christmas spirit with sounds of electro, hip-hop, jazz, and some heavy shit too.

01 - kabuki-funk_-_holy_night_acid_night
02 - maw_-_tree_of_bass
03 - debmaster_-_la_jungle_belle
04 - antoine_-_mon_vilain_sapin
05 - canamail_-_douce_nuit
06 - magikillah_as_bbb_feat_cinema_-_vive-le-vent-dhi-ver
07 - cinema_-_los_peces_spanish_xmas_song
08 - mystiks_feat_lacroixrousselibre_-_labus_de_noel_debmasters_mix
09 - ninkasi_feat_lacroixrousselibre_-_santa_claus_trip_maws_mix

¡Aquí!

Griffith, Nanci - 1986 - The Last Of The True Believers

This is Nanci Griffith's fourth and final release on Rounder Records' folk subsidiary, Philo. At the time Griffith relocated to Nashville, TN, her decidedly Texan sense of musicality had already begun developing subtle hues of Appalachia as well as the cosmopolitan country that would inform her mid- to late-'80s stint on MCA. However, it is the overwhelming strength and conviction in the singer/songwriter's original material on The Last of the True Believers that remain indelibly impressed upon enthusiasts and critics alike. As such, Griffith has retained a copious sampling from the disc in her subsequent live performance repertoire. Griffith's crystalline vocals are well matched to the warm, earthy acoustic instrumentation on the intimate "More Than a Whisper" and "The Wing and the Wheel." At times, the delicate interplay creates a mutual envelopment of the human vocal instrument with that of the stringed nature -- most notably on the heartfelt "Love at the Five and Dime." By way of contrast, Griffith defies her somewhat introverted image on the tongue-in-cheek (no pun!) love song "Looking for the Time (Workin' Girl)" and the effervescent waltz "Love's Found a Shoulder." Lying nestled between are spry melodies such as "Banks of the Pontchartrain," featuring some nice picking from Béla Fleck (banjo), and "Goin' Gone," which perfectly captures some of Lloyd Green's finest pedal steel work on the disc. Griffith's pure and otherwise unaffected performance style would continue to carry through her subsequent efforts, most notably Lone Star State of Mind (1987), which in many ways is a companion, rather than simply the follow-up, to The Last of the True Believers.

1 The Last of the True Believers Griffith 2:47
2 Love at the Five and Dime Griffith 4:33
3 St. Olav's Gate Russell 3:03
4 More Than a Whisper Griffith 3:42
5 Banks of the Pontchartrain Griffith 3:39
6 Looking for the Time (Workin' Girl) Griffith 2:43
7 Goin' Gone Alger, Dale, Koller 4:19
8 One of These Days Griffith, Reed 2:54
9 Love's Found a Shoulder Griffith 2:19
10 Fly by Night Griffith 2:36
11 The Wing and the Wheel Griffith 2:41

¡Aquí!

Hammill, Peter - 1996 - X My Heart

Longtime fans of Peter Hammill know that his recorded output is very unpredictable. He's released some of the finest albums in thinking-man's rock (1973's Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night, 1986's And Close as This, etc.), as well as a few that were directionless and/or self-indulgent (1983's Loops & Reels, 1988's In a Foreign Town, etc.). In the early '90s, Hammill fans' patience was tested by a string of ineffective albums (Roaring Forties and others), and they feared that Hammill would never return to the quality of his past triumphs. So they must have been relieved when Hammill released one of his best and most consistent albums ever, X My Heart, in 1996. It features one of his most beautiful ballads, "Earthbound," which features heartfelt vocals and a gorgeous string accompaniment. "Narcissus (Bar & Grill)" will delight fans with its classic Hammill style, while "A Better Time" shows that he's one of the more underrated vocalists in rock music today. Definitely one of his finest, and a good place to start for newcomers to the unpredictable and challenging world of Peter Hammill.

1 A Better Time [Acapella] Hammill 5:14
2 Amnesiac Hammill 5:36
3 Ram Origami Hammill 5:28
4 A Forest of Pronouns Hammill 5:18
5 Earthbound Hammill 5:23
6 Narcissus (Bar & Grill) Hammill 6:45
7 Material Possession Hammill 6:09
8 Come Clean Hammill 5:02
9 A Better Time Hammill 5:33

¡Aquí!

sábado, 28 de mayo de 2011

Yatha Sidra - 1974 - A Meditation Mass

Yatha Sidhra's only record, the aptly titled A Meditation Mass, is a strange mystical experience stretched over four parts that segue almost seamlessly into one another, though the Spalax CD has a slight break between tracks two and three, where the original record changed sides. (The earlier Laser Edge reissue ran the tracks without the break.) Though the record was released in the early '70s, it has that late-'60s acid-haze, hippie ambience without coming off clichéd or dated. It starts off with watery noises and a wind hum, until eventually a flanged acoustic guitar riff gently floats into the mix, very dreamy and hypnotic over the whir of electronics. The piece slowly ebbs and flows as other instruments are pulled into the strange cosmic drift of sounds: washes of cymbals, vaguely ethnic percussions, a flute, vibes, and other sounds, even some group chanting with electronically treated voices, while the guitar weaves steadily to keep it together as it slowly builds up. On the second and third part the band veers into far more free-form improvisation, from jazzy sections with an upbeat swing to electric guitar over a trance-like rhythm to a bizarre drum and flute duel to intense freakouts before once again becoming calm and relaxed. Part four winds the album up where it began, with the acoustic guitar riff and tribal percussion and spacy electronics and flute building up to more chanting -- there is no beginning or end. One might compare Yatha Sidhra with other Krautrock bands like Ash Ra Tempel, Popul Vuh, or Limbus 3, but Yatha Sidhra's striking originality is like nothing else.

1 A Meditation Mass, Pt. 1 Fichter, Fichter 17:43
2 A Meditation Mass, Pt. 2 Fichter, Fichter 2:59
3 A Meditation Mass, Pt. 3 Fichter, Fichter 11:59
4 A Meditation Mass, Pt. 4 Fichter, Fichter 7:16

¡Aquí!

viernes, 27 de mayo de 2011

VA - 2008 - Metal / Hard Rock Covers, Vol. 213

01 - Exawatt - Odissea Veneziana (RondΓ² Veneziana)
02 - Overkill - Cornucopia (Black Sabbath)
03 - Monster Magnet - 2000 Lightyears From Home (The Rolling Stones)
04 - Christian Ice - Whenever Wherever (Shakira)
05 - Ministry - Radar Love (Golden Earring)
06 - Into The Arena - Highway Star (Deep Purple)
07 - Threshold - Supermassive Black Hole (Muse)
08 - Sadist - Relax (Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
09 - Black Rose - Because The Night (Patti Smith)
10 - Profane Omen - Slave To The Grind (Skid Row)

¡Aquí!

Crematory - 1995 - Illusions

Illusions is Crematory's third studio album, distributed through Massacre Records.

Reflexionen - 1:54
Faces - 5:35
Tears of Time - 5:00
My Way - 5:02
Lost in Myself - 4:46
An Other...? - 5:20
The Atmosphere - 3:29
The Beginning of the End - 4:39
Sweet Solitude - 4:53
Dreams of Dancing - 5:30
...Just Dreaming - 4:41
Visions - 3:55

¡Aquí!

jueves, 26 de mayo de 2011

Abuela Coca - 2006 - El Cuarto De la Abuela

El empleado del mes
Mala herencia
A eso voy
El artesano
Nada es como me lo imaginaba
El alquimista
El pez por la boca muerde
Se duerme otra vez
San Felipe & Santiago
Curo mis heridas
El penitente
Derrocha
Angel de la guarda
De allá

¡Aquí!

Hammill, Peter - 1994 - There Goes The Daylight

"There goes the Daylight" offers 72 minutes of a live concert at The Grand, London, on April 29th, 1993. Peter Hammill, singing and playing the guitar, staffed an unconventional rock band ("The Noise") for this evening with his exquisite fellow musicians Stuart Gordon (violin, guitar), Manny Elias (drums) and Nic Potter (bass). No keyboards, no saxes here. The concert was recorded by David Lord, mixed and produced by Peter Hammill in an excellent way.

The 12 songs are taken from Peter Hammill's solo albums "Over" (1976), "Sitting Targets" (1981), "In a Foreign Town" (1988), "Fireships" (1991), "The Noise" (1992) and the Van der Graaf album "The Quiet Zone, the Pleasure Dome" (1977).

The concert must have been rehearsed well, the musicians play with enthusiasm, but still sound very relaxed. All concert long "The Noise" act as a band and there's no focus an any of the musicians on the stage.

The intonation of the songs mainly reminds to the sound of "The Quiet Zone" or "Vital" (1978) and so is not every Peter Hammill's fan's taste. But there are two tracks here for which it is worth owning the album.

The first of these songs is "Sign". The Noise play a stunning version of this tune from "Sitting Targets" (1981), also published by Peter Hammill and the K Group on "The Margin" (1985). Stuart Gordon uses his violin here as a rythm guitar and produces a funky rythm section together with drums and bass. It's most interesting to compare the three released versions. The interpretations are totally different on the basis of the same song.

The other track is "Lost and Found" from "Over". One of my all time favourites. Peter Hammill plays a marvellous guitar on this live version. I could listen forever to the heavenly swinging chords at the beginning of the song. The guitar solo at the second part of the song is as breathtaking as on the studio version.

The booklet shows five pictures with most expressive portraits of the band and it's members.

A most rewarding album for Peter Hammill listeners, no must for others.

1 Sci-Finance (Revisited) Hammill 5:21
2 The Habit of the Broken Heart Hammill 6:34
3 Sign Hammill 7:58
4 I Will Find You Hammill 5:22
5 Lost and Found Hammill 7:58
6 Planet Coventry Hammill 6:25
7 Empress's Clothes Hammill 5:05
8 Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (Running) Hammill, Smith 6:10
9 Primo on the Parapet Hammill 12:17
10 Central Hotel Hammill 5:33

¡Aquí!

Xaal - 1991 - En Chemin

Xaal's first album was quite a revelation for the prog scene in the early 90s. The mixture of Crimson trend, jazz-rock and regular melodic symph prog that the band developed across this album's repertoire felt really amazing, regarding that it was really mature for a debut and for such young musicians. Also, you will find lots of energy in the trio's performances and a clever use of complexity in the arrangements: at times, that complexity is enhanced by the use of some RIO-inspired tricks, like dark ambiences and subtle dissonant textures. "En Chemin" is really great, from beginning to end. The opener 'L'enfant' is related to the KC-meets-Camel aura that Shylock recreated and mastered some time ago. 'Ballade' goes to the fresher vibes of funky-jazz, with the added intervention of a duet of sax and trumpet that helps the basic trio to fulfill properly the joyful demands of the basic jam. 'Hkunk's Garden' retakes the path of track 1, only including some exotic flavors in the main theme; just to keep the logic working, I guess, the title track, track no. 4, displays a predominant jazzy colorfulness just like track 2 did, but this time, including some disturbing adornments in the interlude that may remind the listener of some sort of accessible RIO. 'Talisman' is driven softly and tastefully through the trend of fusion, portraying a patently modern sound, like some sort of Tribal Tech without a background of digital synths. After a mysterious and subtly dense guitar-synth intro, 'Le Vieux Chasseur de Papillons' follows a similar path to that of the title track: the energetic climax that is built up before the closing reprise of the intro theme shows how powerful this trio was. 'Ascension' finds the band exploring seriously and deeply their taste for accessible RIO: the darkness of the motifs and counterpoints is elegantly achieved, although perhaps a little more strength could have been used here. But strength is what is not missing at all in the 11-minute 'Byblos', which installs a "Red"-era KC vibe on a solid jazz-rock basis during the first part. Then comes a languid interlude based on aleatory guitar and synth layers, from which the dissonant fire of the second part emerges in a majestic way. This time, the use of guests on brass instruments serves as a vehicle for RIO mannerisms, helping to build up a climax. This is the richest number in the album. The frenzy of the 1-minute 'Finale' sounds like a funny impersonation of the release of inner demons: a surprising, joyful way to end a great album.

1 The Child [L'Enfant] Xaal 6:25
2 The Walk [Ballade] Xaal 5:32
3 Hhunk's Garden [le Jardin] Xaal 3:58
4 On the Way [En Chemin] Xaal 6:37
5 Talisman Xaal 5:14
6 The Old Butterfly Hunter [le Vieux Chasseur de Papillons] Xaal 7:40
7 Ascension Xaal 6:38
8 Byblos Xaal 11:09
9 Final Xaal 0:52

¡Aquí!

miércoles, 25 de mayo de 2011

VA - 2004 - World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's A Real Thing - The Funky Fuzzy Sounds Of West Africa

A1 Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou Dahomey* – Minsato Le, Mi Dayihome
Written-By – Eskill Lohento 3:16
A2 Super Eagles – Love's A Real Thing
Producer – E.K. Royce
Written-By – Badou Jobe, Papa Touray 2:57
A3 Moussa Doumbia – Keleya
Producer – Albert Loudes, Catherine Loudes
Written-By – Moussa Doumbia 6:41
B1 Sorry Bamba – Porry
Executive Producer – Songhoi Records
Written-By – Sorry Bamba 8:16
B2 No.1 De No.1* – Guajira Van
Written-By – Maguette N'Diaye 5:11
C1 William Onyeabor – Better Change Your Mind
Written-By, Producer – William Onyeabor 8:21
C2 Ofo & The Black Company – Allah Wakbarr
Producer – Dave Bennett
Written-By – Larry Ifediorama 3:29
D1 Bunzu Sounds* – Zinabu
Written-By, Producer – Faisal Helwani 3:19
D2 Tunji Oyelana & The Benders – Ifa
Producer – Odion Iruoje
Written-By – Tunji Oyelana 4:59
D3 Orchestre Regional De Kayes* – Sanjina
Written-By – Orchestre Regional De Kayes* 6:00

¡Aquí!

Abuela Coca - 2000 - El Ritmo del Barrio

El ritmo del barrio
Walking
H20
Santa soledad
Templo
Para ver las estrellas
007
Nega
Quién lo diría
Ta'salao
Cable (mira dentro tuyo)
Cría cuervos

¡Aquí!

Hammill, Peter - 1994 - Roaring Forties

From the cutting edge of "Sharply Unclear," athrough the insistent, throbbing "Talk Turkey," across the gentle instrumental bridges and into "A Headlong Stretch" (a twenty-minute, seven-part tempestuous journey through life) and all the way to the peaceful, gently-beautiful "Your Tall Ship," this album is an example of Hammill's musical, poetical and inspirational best.

1 Sharply Unclear Hammill
2 The Gift of Fire Hammill
3 The Gift of Fire (Talk Turkey)
4 You Can't Want What You Always Get
5 A Headlong Stretch
6 Your Tall Ship Hammill

¡Aquí!

martes, 24 de mayo de 2011

A - 2002 - Hi-Fi Serious

Great pop-punk records are actually a fairly rare creature in the overall picture of alternative rock. Despite the high volume of releases, whole years go by without a significant or exciting album being made in the genre. That is why the blissfully sweet Hi-Fi Serious is such a wonderful surprise. Whereas in the past A always showed potential, on this record they took that step forward that so many of their contemporaries are afraid to take. And what a step forward it is; gorgeous hooks, excellent production, and anthemic choruses that border on hair metal at times all add up to an irresistible sound that should appeal to any fan of the genre. By cutting away the snotty Green Day worship that makes so many of these groups obnoxiously coy, the group can explore other genres without any concern over sounding too ironic or goofy. They have definitely moved in a more commercial direction on this record, adding elements like synthesizers and heavily processed backup vocals that might damage their credibility, but make their music just that much better. The booty-shaking title track may be the best pop song the group has ever crafted, moving from the tense and driving verses to a swaggering chorus with such ease that it's a wonder they never displayed this sort of songwriting talent before. The fantastic "Nothing" feels like it could burst apart at any moment, but instead it holds together with a chorus that burns its way into your brain and refuses to leave. "Took It Away" feels like it's breaking apart toward the middle, then it makes a dramatic turn into a breezy Southern California section that brings the song to the next level. "Starbucks" is almost too catchy to be likable, but they manage to turn the song into a cutesy-but-endearing pop nugget by the end. And "The Distance" is either a pleasantly unique punk-pop anthem or the best hair metal song written since Poison's "Ride the Wind," and that is really the only way to describe it. Any fan of this genre who isn't afraid of a little experimentation should find themselves highly rewarded by giving this a shot. In a genre that is hideously oversaturated, it is a genuine relief to hear albums like this. It reminds the listener of how good this genre has the potential to be when in the hands of musicians that aren't afraid to be poppy first and punk second.

1 Nothing A , Perry 3:42
2 Something's Going On A , Perry 2:58
3 6 O'Clock on a Tube Stop A , Perry 3:14
4 Going Down A , Perry 4:09
5 Took It Away A , Perry 3:29
6 Starbucks A , Perry 3:18
7 The Springs A , Perry 4:28
8 Shut Yer Face A , Perry 3:43
9 Pacific Ocean Blue A , Perry 3:27
10 The Distance A , Perry 3:37
11 W.D.Y.C.A.I. A , Perry 3:27
12 Hi-Fi Serious A , Perry 5:55
13 Champions of Endings A , Perry 7:17
14 Nothing [CD-ROM Video] A , Perry 9:56

¡Aquí!

lunes, 23 de mayo de 2011

VA - 2010 - The Metal Forge, Vol. 2: A Tribute To AC/DC

1. Steel Panther - Whole Lotta Rosie 4:02
2. Mutiny Within - Highway to Hell 3:12
3. Skindred - Back in Black 4:38
4. My Ruin - Have a Drink on Me 4:15
5. Wolf - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 4:12
6. 4 Wheel Drive - Rock and Roll Ain't 3:27
7. The More I See - A Touch Too Much 4:11
8. Jettblack - Let Me Put My Love Into You 4:06
9. 77 - Bad Boy Boogie 4:41
10. Thunderhorse - Rise Demon Rise (Bonus Track) 3:48
11. Pay No Respect - Game Over (Bonus Track) 2:50
12. Godsized - Head Heavy (Bonus Track) 4:42
13. The Mercy House - Greed (Bonus Track) 5:22
14. Merrick - Ten Times (Bonus Track) 4:42
15. Disarm Goliath - Raining Steel (Bonus Track) 3:42

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Exodus - 2004 - Tempo Of The Damned

Given up for dead over a decade earlier, the mighty Exodus -- the original kings of thrash metal -- made an unexpected but long-rumored return in 2004 with the release of their sixth studio album, Tempo of the Damned. But what had been intended as a long-awaited reunion of their seminal Bonded by Blood lineup was tragically thwarted with the sudden death of vocalist Paul Baloff in early 2002. Fittingly, Baloff was duly supplanted by none other than Steve "Zetro" Souza, the man who'd replaced him in the first place and who had gone on to sing on every Exodus album thereafter, including their mid-period thrash classic Fabulous Disaster. Of course the fact that Souza was clearly the better and more reliable vocalist (albeit not as fun a character as Baloff) should not be overlooked, and with the welcome involvement of long-gone founding drummer Tom Hunting, Tempo of the Damned still serves as quite the family reunion. It also doesn't disappoint musically, picking up the pieces right where the band's star-crossed career had fallen apart 11 years earlier with the underrated Force of Habit, and turning in a performance that is, at once, vintage Exodus and mindful of modern recording standards as well. All of the old, much loved Exodus hallmarks are here: lyrics filled with biting, sarcastic social commentary; no-fuss, jagged thrash metal; and unparalleled technical precision.

As has always been the case, it's the dazzling six-string tag team of Rick Hunolt and Gary Holt (quite simply the tightest rhythm guitar duo in the history of thrash -- Slayer included) that truly drives the Exodus bullet train over lightning runs like "Scar Spangled Banner" and the wonderfully retro-named "Impaler." Their solos are as musical as the riffing is not, and, as heard on excellent examples like "Shroud of Urine" and "Forward March," always typified by inventiveness without excess pyrotechnics. About the only deviation from the band's tried and true formula of old comes in the shape of Souza's more varied vocal styles, including a less whiny, wholly uncharacteristic full-throated death roar for the standout "War Is My Shepherd." Tempo of the Damned's second half isn't quite as memorable, the likes of "Sealed with a Fist" and "Throwing Down" suffering from the same sort of aimless riffage that had mired disappointing earlier efforts like Pleasures of the Flesh and Impact Is Imminent, but "Culling the Herd" manages to buck this trend with plenty of fireworks, and the title track still moshes with a vengeance. Taken as a whole, Tempo of the Damned successfully resurrects Exodus as the potent and formidable thrash machine of old. The fact that they are well aware of their strengths, and content to stick with them to the end, is what makes this such a welcome release for the band's loyal followers, as well as younger fans looking to understand what got heavy metal where it is today.

1 Scar Spangled Banner Holt, Public Domain 6:41
2 War Is My Shepherd Holt, Souza 4:27
3 Blacklist Holt 6:16
4 Shroud of Urine Holt 4:51
5 Forward March Holt, Souza 7:38
6 Culling the Herd Holt 6:07
7 Sealed With a Fist Holt 3:35
8 Throwing Down Holt, Miller 5:01
9 Impaler Baloff, Hammett, Holt, Hunting 5:24
10 Tempo of the Damned Holt 4:21

¡Aquí!

domingo, 22 de mayo de 2011

Abuela Coca - 1998 - Despues Te Explico...

01. Que pasa
02. Afoxe
03. Sexy Girl
04. Roberto
05. Toda menina Baiana
06. Chicos ricos
07. San Pedro
08. Himno de mi corazón
09. Pulgoso
10. Asesinos son
11. Che bo!
12. Coco claro
13. La ley

¡Aquí!

Hammill, Peter - 1993 - Offensichtlich Goldfisch

An excellent idea (if, perhaps, a somewhat self-indulgent one): 12 of Peter Hammill's finest recent songs, rendered into the German language that his more stentorian vocals seemed to be striving for, even in English. Titled for Out of Water's "Evidently Goldfish," the album is dominated by material from the early '90s: cuts from Fireships and The Noise account for more than half the album, while the remainder is culled from 1988's In a Foreign Town and 1986's And Close As This. But Offensichtlich Goldfisch is no simple retread of already familiar material. Although little more than the vocals were re-recorded from the original master tapes, the musical textures change immensely in their new setting, regardless of whether or not one understands German. Familiar imagery is skewed, expected emphasis is delayed or dismissed altogether, and Offensichtlich Goldfisch unexpectedly emerges as one of the most surprising albums that Hammill has put his name to in a long time.

1 Offensichtlich Goldfisch 5:02
2 Dich Zu Finden 4:46
3 Die Kälte Killt Den Kuss 4:12
4 Favorit 5:06
5 Kaufhaus Europa 5:11
6 Der Lärm 6:13
7 Oase 5:44
8 Die Prominenz Küsst Sich 4:34
9 Die Tinte Verlischt 4:23
10 Auto [Wieder im Wagen] 4:02
11 Gaia 5:38
12 Schlaft Nun 4:39

¡Aquí!

Dead Kennedys - 1982 - Demo Tape

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VA - 2002 - Magic Bus Tracks

From June until August of 2002, artists from Warp Records traveled across Europe, presenting to the world their latest musical and multimedia creations. The tour saw the artists collaborating and causing general havoc from the confines of a huge, state-of-the-art silver bus. Magic Bus Tracks is the limited-edition album commemorating the Ken Kesey meets Magical Mystery Tour-inspired festivities. Seemingly invigorated by the spirit of camaraderie, the participants are at the top of their respective games on the tracks compiled here. Luke Vibert's gloriously bouncy "Countdown" is a smartly arranged miasma of sonic textures. Richard Devine's "Mov Macros 7" is a thunderstorm of dark tones. "Simple" sounds like Mira Calix tossed Curve samples into a 30th century blender. Plaid's "Quickemit" is more of the gorgeous, complex techno for which the duo is known. Chris Clark's furious "Spinning Spines" assembles maddening slices of classic industrial noir in creating an atmosphere of dread and sweaty tension. A funny, spooky video for Plaid's "Itsu" sees director Pleix blending computer graphics and live-action video into a cautionary tale about corporate greed, office worker lust, and pet pigs. Magic Bus Tracks shows the reciprocal dedication and trust between Warp and its roster of artists.

1 Astrobotnia – Untitled 3:48
2 Luke Vibert – Countdown Written-By, Producer – Luke Vibert 4:40
3 Hecker – Hyperbolic Cosine Yea II Written-By, Producer – F. Hecker* 1:59
4 Richard Devine – Mov Macros 7 Written-By, Producer – Richard Devine 7:19
5 REQ – Soulplot Written-By, Producer – REQ 4:39
6 Mira Calix – Simple Written-By, Producer – Chantal Passamonte 3:50
7 Plaid – Quickemit Written-By, Producer – Plaid 5:27
8 Phoenecia – Sunset Condor Written-By, Producer – J.Kay*, R. Del Castillo* 4:55
9 Russell Haswell – 03:01:21 2002 Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 3:01
10 Chris Clark – Spinning Spines (Aldi Edit) Written-By, Producer – Chris Clark 4:18

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sábado, 21 de mayo de 2011

Puente, Tito - 1957 - Dance Manía

Dance Mania, Tito Puente's best-known and best-selling album, came ten years into his career, but at a time (1957) when the craze for mambo and Latin music was beginning to crest. (Another landmark LP, Pérez Prado's Havana 3 A.M., had been released the previous year, and Prado's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" had hit number one in 1955.) Recorded as part of a just-signed exclusive contract with RCA and appearing in vibrant sound as part of the label's Living Stereo series, Dance Mania exploded with a series of tight arrangements, propulsive playing, and the features of new additions in vocalist Santos Colón and conguero Ray Barretto (who helped, in part, make up for the recent loss of Willie Bobo and Mongo Santamaria to Cal Tjader's group). Puente didn't dilute his sound for Dance Mania -- unlike the many commercial crossover LPs that were released by both established groups and ad hoc studio collectives -- but his hard mambos here were performed at tempos that encouraged dancing by more staid LP-buyers, slightly slower than the high paces of his Tico sides or Palladium shows. Brassy and swinging, yes, and certainly as precise as a great Latin band could get, but not as torrid as Spanish Harlem dancers would be accustomed to. Most were Puente originals, spanning mambo and cha-cha and guaguanco, and Dance Mania built the foundation for great Latin LPs to come.

1 El Cayuco Puente 2:33
2 Complicación Aguabella 3:18
3 3-D Mambo Santos 2:23
4 Llego Mijan Puente 3:10
5 Cuando Te Vea Puente 4:10
6 Hong Kong Mambo Puente 3:42
7 Mambo Gozón Puente 2:44
8 Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembe Puente 3:55
9 Varsity Drag [Mambo] Brown, DeSylva, Henderson 2:48
10 Estoy Siempre Junto a Ti Delgado 3:10
11 Agua Limpia Todo Aguabella 2:55
12 Saca Tu Mujer Puente 3:02

¡Aquí!

Abuela Coca - 1996 - La Abuela Coca

Abuela Coca, grupo musical uruguayo de rock latino iniciado en 1992 por Alfredo Gianotti, el "Chole", (voz y guitarra) junto a los músicos Cacho Rodríguez (percusión), Javier Bonga (saxo) y Omar Santiago (bajo). Se caracteriza por un estilo musical que fusiona rock, reggae, rap y ritmos afro-latinos, entre otros.

1- Cotorra
2- Noche
3- Lo que falta
4- Sumcom II
5- Salvador
6- Soulca
7- Resbalón
8- Te digo baby
9- Sin palabras
10-Vagos
11-Nega

¡Aquí!

Hammill, Peter - 1993 - The Noise

Loud, powerful and energetic music, balanced by poetical and clever lyrics. "The Entertainer" is an immediate success while "The Noise" is a prime example of Hammill's style of rhythmic and arrhythmic rock. A stab-in-the-back for the materialistic '90s society is cleverly disguised in the almost-pop "Great European Department Store," and the Finale -- the slowly building, haunting "Primo on the Parapet" -- reminds us to remember the past. Another unforgettable collection from Mr. Hammill.

1 A Kick to Kill the Kiss Hammill 4:11
2 Like a Shot, the Entertainer 5:12
3 The Noise Hammill 6:12
4 Celebrity Kissing 4:33
5 Where the Mouth Is 5:33
6 The Great European Department Store 4:58
7 Planet Coventry Hammill 4:01
8 Primo on the Parapet Hammill 8:35

¡Aquí!

VA - 1997 - May Your Songs Always Be Sung: The Songs Of Bob Dylan


With only a pair of exceptions (think Hendrix and the Byrds), Bob Dylan's compositions are associated most with and recorded or performed best by Dylan himself. Tribute albums or collections of covers can never possess the grit and fire of his best material, especially those songs either intensely personal ("Positively 4th Street," "My Back Pages") or polemical ("Masters of War," "Talking World War III Blues"). Still, especially for great fans of Dylan's songs, hearing them in unfamiliar versions can often add meaning to lyrics or themes. May Your Song Always Be Sung: The Songs of Bob Dylan, a collection from German BMG Ariola, compiles versions separated by over three decades, most of them quite far afield from the originals but many of them performed by distinctive artists with something to add to the originals. Two of the best open the collection: Michael Hedges' atmospheric "All Along the Watchtower" and a mournful "Masters of War" from José Feliciano. The Box Tops' 1969 version of "I Shall Be Released" is a splendid fusion of country and soul, though Harry Nilsson's contribution is a ragged "Subterranean Homesick Blues" from 1974. At least half a dozen of the songs come from artists with far too much Dylan influence to make it on their own, including the Zimmermen, "Europe's number one Bob Dylan tribute band."

1. All Along The Watchtower-Michael Hedges
2. Blowin' In The Wind-Bobby Bare
3. Chimes Of Freedom-Phil Carmen
4. Never Say Goodbye('97 Version)-Steven Keene
5. Series Of Dreams-Zimmerman
6. Memphis Blues Again-Thomas Helmig
7. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky-Jeff Healey Band
8. Seven Days-Jimmy Barnes
9. Trust Yourself-Carlene Carter
10. Highway 61 Revisited-Rita Chiarelli
11. Masters Of War-Jose Feliciano
12. Subteranean Homesick Blues-Nilsson
13. Ballad Of A Thin Man-The Sports
14. All I Really Want To Do-The Hooters
15. Sign On The Window-Jennifer Warnes
16. I Shall Be Released-The Box Tops
17. Blind Willie McTell-Dream Syndicate
18. Mighty Quinn-Gotthard
19. Knockin' On Heaven's Door-Leningrad Cowboy's

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Absurdo - 2006 - Despierta Sentidos

“…cansados de vivir inmersos en sus vidas absurdas consumidas de falsas historias durante toda la historia…”

A mediados del 2001 nutridos del eterno rock comienza a gestarse lo que en el 2005 se consolidó como El Absurdo.

Una banda de rock de la ciudad de Tigre, Bs. As., Argentina, que avanza con canciones propias, intensas y verdaderas.

La formación actual cuenta con Nico (Guitarra - Voz), Maxi (Batería - Coros), Mono (Bajo - Coros), sumándose en discos y actuaciones en vivo artistas invitados en voces, saxo y teclados.

Una noche así
Queda igual
El silbido
Alternativa
Mundos débiles
Ajenos
La baladita
Entra presagio
Presagio
Paladar de pocos
Ojos de la vida
Despierta!

¡Aquí!

viernes, 20 de mayo de 2011

Jarboe - 2005 - The Men Album (2CD)

Disc 1

1 This Is Life Jarboe 6:01
2 Found DeSouza, Jarboe 3:21
3 To Forget DeSouza, Jarboe 4:17
4 Reason to Live Child, Stanley 5:09
5 Redeemer (Lion) Jarboe 1:33
6 A Woman's Dreams Jarboe 7:42
7 Into Feral Jarboe 1:54
8 Feral Blixa Jarboe 2:07
9 Feral Jarboe 8:37
10 Your Virgin Martyr LeBan 7:15

Disc 2

1 This Is Life, Meridien Howard, Jarboe, Ross 5:54
2 Angel David Jarboe 4:04
3 Dark Strong Sauce Jarboe 0:44
4 Bass Force/Angel Jim [Low Rider Mix] Jarboe 8:36
5 Torn Kiss Torn 2:17
6 Penance Izzo, Jarboe 8:41
7 Subtraction Jarboe 4:53
8 Jarboe Feral (Durga) Jarboe 1:08
9 When the Sun Rises Jarboe 2:56
10 Edward Life Jarboe 12:52

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Hammill, Peter - 1992 - Fireships

Fireships is one of Hammill's most consistently quiet, intimate works; a collection of relationship odes similar in mood to 1984's The Love Songs. Hammill, even at his most reflective, is highly poetic and intense. Each of the nine numbers is given ample room to breathe, with most ranging between 5 and 7 minutes. A hint of tragedy, a smoldering fire, burns below the surface of even the most languorous numbers, like the highlight "His Best Girl."

1 I Will Find You Hammill 4:46
2 Curtains Hammill 5:49
3 His Best Girl Hammill 5:05
4 Oasis Hammill 5:44
5 Incomplete Surrender 6:38
6 Fireships 7:20
7 Given Time Hammill 6:38
8 [Untitled Track] 4:19
9 Gaia Hammill 5:33

¡Aquí!

jueves, 19 de mayo de 2011

VA - 2004 - Metal / Hard Rock Covers, Vol. 103

01 - Ten Masked Men - Cry Me A River (Justin Timberlake)
02 - Diamond Dogs - You Can't Always Get What You Want (The Rolling Stones)
03 - Glory - Bolero (Ravel)
04 - Daniel Flores And Friends - Wild Frontiers (Gary Moore)
05 - Sultan - Fade To Black-No Leaf Clover (Metallica)
06 - Faith No More - I Started A Joke (Bee Gees)
07 - Baltimoore - Mississippi Queen (Mountain)
08 - Believer - Like A Song (U2)
09 - The Mad Ones - Mama, I'm Coming Home (Ozzy Osbourne)
10 - Confligo - Moonlight Shadow (Mike Oldfield)

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Simon & Garfunkel - 1968 - Bookends

In March of 1968, Robert Kennedy was still alive and offering a vision for a way out to the America that had deeply entrenched itself in the Vietnam War. The inner-city rebellions in 1967 had shaken the youth culture's image of their own summer of love in that year. The beginning of America's crippling identity crisis had begun to shudder through the culture that would erupt with the death of Kennedy later that spring and the tragedy of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago later that summer. Before it was all over, Martin Luther King, Jr. had also lost his life. In pop culture, rock was exploding everywhere in Western culture. The impact of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band and the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds -- both made in 1966 -- and the appearance of Jimi Hendrix on the pop scene in 1967 had ushered in a new way of making records, a way that not only referred to and portrayed everyday life but was part of its acceptance for what it was before attempting to transcend it. Earlier that spring, Simon and Garfunkel had slipped their fourth album into the bins with a whisper, the confoundingly literary, profoundly poetic and stunningly beautiful Bookends. Columbia Legacy has presented us S&G's entire catalog painstakingly remastered with extra tracks. The sound on these discs -- and Bookends in particular -- is amazing. It is literally true that there are instrumental passages and studio atmospherics that have never before been audible. As a pair, the two were seemingly equal collaborators with producer and engineer Roy Halee on a highly textured, multi-layered song cycle that offered observations on everything from urban crises that were symptomatic of larger issues, the prospect of old age and death, the loss and dislocation of those who desperately wanted to inherit an American Dream but not the one offered to them, surreal yet wistful reflections on youthful innocence lost forever to the cold winds of change.

Bookends is a literary album that contains the most minimal of openings with the theme, an acoustic guitar stating itself slowly and plaintively before erupting into the wash of synthesizers and dissonance that is "Save the Life of My Child." The uneasy rock & roll that carries the song through its disaster and the revelation of "Oh my grace, I've got no hiding place," which is the mere hint of what is to come in this wide open terrain of the previously familiar but completely unknown. The classic "America" is next, a folk song with a lilting soprano saxophone in the refrain and a small pipe organ painting the acoustic guitars in the more poignant verses. The song relies on pop structures to carry its message of hope and disillusionment as two people travel the American landscape searching for it until it dawns on them that everyone else on the freeway is doing the same thing. Its sweetness and sophisticated melodic invention are toppled by the message of the song and it becomes an ellipsis, a cipher, turned back on itself into disappearance, wondering what question to ask next. The sound of a lit cigarette is the opening of "Overs," a balladic study in the emptiness at the end of the relationship. The sound of inhaling and exhaling of the smoke tells the entire story. Also woven into the mix is a two-minute field recording of the voices of old people made by Garfunkel, collected from nursing homes and centers for the aged. The disembodied voices are chilling and heartbreakingly beautiful in their different observations, entire lifetimes summed up in a few seconds. This interlude leads into "Old Friends," which carries the message deeper as the image of two old men sitting on a park bench in languid statements of life lived ordinarily but poetically share not only their memories but also the commonality of their fear. A horn section threatens to interrupt the reverie, carrying the chaos they feel, their lack of control over current events, but is warded off as denial and the gentleness of the melody returns and fades into the album's opening theme, suggesting that we preserve our memories. As "Fakin' It" kicks to the fore, we feel the separation inherent in Simon's generational view of the unconscious separation of heart and mind. The tune is as full of hooks as a fishing boat and Halee swipes a bit from the Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows" and eases orchestral layers into the mix, subtly of course, but ever-present and recognizable nonetheless. With "Fakin' It," the depth of the album's meditation presents itself in earnest. Synth lines and handclaps give way to snare drums and acoustic guitars, and the first appearance of loss shows itself for what it is, the passing of life, moment by moment, memory by memory so quickly, that pretending is somehow preferable to the reality of everyday life. When the horn section and strings bring the crescendos and the lyric asserts, "This feeling of fakin' it/I still haven't shaken it/I know I'm fakin' it/I'm not really makin' it." Even Leonard Cohen's dark prophecies never stated the case so plainly -- in a folk-rock tune. The identity crisis inherent in the jazzy "Punky's Dilemma" melds the loss of innocence and childhood with the cynicism of present-day living. The final four tracks of the original album, "Mrs. Robinson," the theme song for the film The Graduate, "A Hazy Shade of Winter," and the album's final track, the George-influenced "At the Zoo," offer as tremblingly bleak a vision for the future as any thing done by the Velvet Underground, but rooted in the lives of everyday people, not in the decadent underground personages of New York's Factory studio. But the album is also a warning that to pay attention is to take as much control of one's fate as possible. The bonus tracks, a different take of "Old Friends" and "You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies" -- which ended up as the B-side of "Hazy Shade of Winter" -- add dimension to what was easily the most ambitious recording of Simon & Garfunkel's career. Its problematic themes, spare yet striking arrangements, and augmented orchestral instrumentation created a backdrop for the sounds of a generation moving through a workaday world they no longer accepted as real, a world they never understood in first place. That S&G never overstate the case here, never preach to the converted but instead almost journalistically observe the questions in the process of their being asked is a monumental achievement. That they did so in three- and four-minute pop songs is almost inconceivable for the time.

1 Bookends Theme Simon 0:32
2 Save the Life of My Child Simon 2:48
3 America Simon 3:35
4 Overs Simon 2:18
5 Voices of Old People Garfunkel, Simon 2:07
6 Old Friends Simon 4:05
7 Bookends Theme Simon 2:35
8 Fakin' It Simon 1:23
9 Punky's Dilemma Simon 3:19
10 Mrs. Robinson Simon 2:17
11 A Hazy Shade of Winter Simon 2:17
12 At the Zoo Simon 2:22

¡Aquí!

Abrelatas - 1984 - Energía Para Compartir

Abrelatas nace en 1981 en La Plata y logra una buena aceptación en el circuito underground de esa ciudad. Esta banda recibió muy buenas críticas por su debut discográfico ("Energía para compartir", 1984), pero el disco careció de difusión.

Con un gran esfuerzo editaron su segundo LP, "Prendas íntimas" (1985), pero ante el escaso apoyo recibido y las bajas ventas, los shows en vivo se tornaron más esporádicos, hasta que Pássaro fue convocado por Raúl Porchetto y la bada se disolvió.

1-energia para compartir
2-que coche tiene el doctor
3-mi moto impresionante
4-salgamos a jugar
5-me haces vibrar
6-no puedo verme tan mal
7-mi querida graciana
8-hoy no llores
9-tengo todo el ambiente
10-me persigue el capataz
11-la academia de rock and roll

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Takanayagi, Masayuki - 1970 - Call In Question

Fierce, gutteral free jazz, spewing chunks and blocks of full-on cataclysm. A massive energy corralled and thrown by the frenetic playing of guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi. A cacophony of seemingly little purpose but with plenty of power behind the squealing, screeching, skittering, stuttering, and sociopathic siren calls. It may sound like a bunch of noise but there are bounds to this noise, a containment of pure human feeling within this near-perfect storm. Even when it paces itself its meandering seems sinister and ready to pounce. The rhythm section underpins and the reeds (and flute?) accentuate and scour your grey matter, but it's mostly up to Takayanagi to fry your synapses.

pure demolition far ahead from the time (1970(!)). Keiji Haino was born by the bowels of the Takayanagi's "Mass Projection" concept of guitar playing here. the transformation of a cool-jazz guitarrist to the noisiest guitarrist that the free-jazz ever met. neither Hendrix, Velvet or Stooges (even Haino)... they are a bunch of kids close to Takayanagi's destruction in "Call in Question" (other one i would recommend is "Mass Projection", made with Kaoru Abe). it is an real introspective journey to our most raw psyche.

1. Extraction (19'04)
2. Intermittent (13'15)
3. Excavation (21'08)

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VA - 2004 - Absolute Power Metal: The Definitive Collection, Vol. 5

01- Royal Hunt - game of fear
02- Blind Guardian - Battlefield
03- Burning Point - Signs of danger
04- Cryonic Temple - Gatekeeper
05- Darkmoor - The night of the age
06- Desdemona - Event Horizon
07- Domine - Ariochc the Chaos Star
08- Dreamtale - Return to the Sea
09- Edenbridge - Starlight Reverie
10- Freedom Call - The Eyes of the World
11- Guardians Of Time - The Rise of Triopticon
12- Horizon - Hometown Star
13- Kamelot - Wings of Despair
14- Manigance - Ange Ou Demon
15- MVP - Crucified
16- Phantom - Well of Souls
17- Arwen - Times Gate
18- Black Majesty - Colliding Worlds
19- Chinchilla - The Highest Price
20- Stratovarius - Against the Wind

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Wobble, Jah - 2004 - I Could Have Been A Contender

Disc 1

1 Public Image 2:57
2 Fly 2 Wardle 4:01
3 Ketmagyl (Don't Go Away) Cookson, Usmanova, Wobble 4:52
4 Visions of You Adams, Reynolds, Wobble 5:33
5 Mehmeda Majka Budila Sulejmanovic, Wobble 3:09
6 Becoming More Like God Adams, Reynolds, Wobble 3:19
7 Mistralazul 2 Count, Miranda, Sparkes, Wobble 4:07
8 I Offer You Everything Wobble 3:50
9 Shout at the Devil Atlas, Dubulah, Sparkes, Wobble 4:05
10 Blacksmith Carter, Cookson, Traditional, Wardle 5:02
11 Blacksmith Dub Carter, Cookson, Traditional, Wardle 3:38
12 Elevator Music 3 Wobble 5:19
13 Josey Walsh Adams, Reynolds, Wobble 3:57
14 Tyger Tyger Wobble 4:54
15 Requiem III Wobble 6:54

Disc 2

1 Poptones 7:47
2 Betrayal Dub Wobble 6:02
3 How Much Are They Czukay, Wobble 4:47
4 Invaders of the Heart Mix 2 [Mix 2] Maltby, Marland, Murray, Partis… 4:32
5 Swan Lake (Death Disco) 4:11
6 Snake Charmer Czukay, Kevorkian, Marland, Wobble 6:21
7 Songs of Innocence Wobble 6:47
8 Fly 1 Wardle 6:08
9 Funeral March Wobble 4:50
10 Lam Tang Way Dub Wobble 3:31
11 The Dunes McGowan, Wobble 4:58
12 So Many Years Adams, Harrow, Schoots, Wobble 2:52
13 Lam Saravane Dub Laos, Wobble 4:26
14 A Man I Knew Kenelly, Wobble 6:07
15 Elevator Music 1 Wobble 6:28

Disc 3

1 Gone to Croatan Dieng, Laswell, Sanders, Skopelitis… 15:29
2 Spinner Eno, Wobble 2:57
3 A13 Harrow, Wobble 3:44
4 Passage to Hades Bell, Parker, Rasle, Sanders, Wobble 13:33
5 The Mystery of Twilight Part 2 Budd, Heynes, Laswell, Leibezeit… 24:31
6 Left Where It Fell Eno, Wobble 6:57
7 The River Suite (Extract) Wobble 12:41

¡Aquí!

miércoles, 18 de mayo de 2011

Abonizio Sainz - 2005 - Cualquier Tren a Ningún Lado

01 - No Estamos A Salvo
02 - Carta A Un Ladron
03 - Descreo
04 - Naranjas
05 - Noche
06 - Pibe Del Sur
07 - Volar
09 - La Sombra De La Guitarra
10 - Tus Brazos En Cruz
11 - Fauna Marina
12 - Cualquier Tren A Ningun Lado
13 - La Negrita De Moron
14 - Esta Velocidad
15 - El Como Y El Porque
16 - Historia De Mate Cocido

¡Aquí!

martes, 17 de mayo de 2011

Hammill, Peter - 1990 - RoomTemperatureLive

With his 1990 in-concert, two-CD set Room Temperature: Live, Peter Hammill took an approach similar to his earlier The Margin: Live -- it contained few overdubs and very little audience applause. Recorded during a month-long winter tour (which included the United States, Canada, and England), the band consisted of Stuart Gordon (violin), Nic Potter (bass), and Hammill on keyboards, guitar, and vocals. The performances are, for the most part, stark and haunting, no doubt due to the absence of a drummer. But this may be the closest the listener will ever get to the heart and soul of Peter Hammill, since there is nothing for him to hide behind on such bare tracks as "The Wave" and "Something About Ysabel's Dance." Also, the stunning emotion contained in Hammill's vocal delivery has been captured on tape flawlessly throughout (perhaps this album provides the ultimate showcase for Hammill's vocals). Other standouts are "Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (Running)," "Hemlock," and one of Hammill's best-known songs, "The Future Now." Each disc runs over the 70-minute mark, while the intensity and consistency of the performance never dips. Certainly one of the more unconventional live albums in recent times, Room Temperature: Live is sure to please just about any Hammill fan.

Disc 1
1 The Wave Hammill 3:40
2 Just Good Friends Hammill 5:16
3 Vision Hammill 4:51
4 Time to Run Hammill 5:01
5 Four Pails Hutchinson, Smith 6:19
6 The Comet, The Course, The Tail Hammill 9:45
7 Ophelia Hammill 4:12
8 Happy Hour Hammill 9:16
9 If I Could Hammill 5:57
10 Something About Ysabel's Dance Hammill 7:38
11 Patient Hammill 10:02

Disc 2
1 Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (Running) Hammill, Smith 6:04
2 Skin Hammill 5:31
3 Hemlock Hammill 8:20
4 Our Oyster Hammill 7:12
5 The Unconscious Life Hammill 5:57
6 After the Show Hammill 11:01
7 A Way Out Hammill 8:46
8 The Future Now Hammill 4:07
9 Traintime Hammill 5:53
10 Modern Hammill 10:51

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lunes, 16 de mayo de 2011

Maestoso - 2007 - Caterwauling

14 years passed between Wooly Wolstenholme's solo debut and his second set, and another decade was gone before a third album appeared, credited to the artist's new solo moniker Maestoso. 2004's One Drop in a Dry World, was swiftly followed by Grim, and a mere two years went by before Caterwauling landed on the shelves. While One Drop was an exuberantly diverse musical affair and Grim a wildly creative concept set, Caterwauling neither explores new musical territory nor presents an overarching theme. A far more introspective affair, here Maestoso seems intent on solidifying his musical ideas. There again, the artist is not immune to current events or their antecedents, tracing the long historical trek of the "Soldier of Fortune" across a free-form jazzy, prog rocker. Flipping the coin, Maestoso then follows a patriotic young enlistee down "The Road to Nowhere." The latter's a perfect pop/rocker, and almost reminiscent of the Jam at their epic heights. Maestoso's sympathetic portrayal of both these characters is belied by the heavy-hitting "Shoes," a requiem for war's multitudinous innocent victims, that begins in quiet beauty, then explodes into progressive metal-laced rock. This triptych of death is the set's only concessions to current climes, bar the sarcastic expose of our "Pills"-popping culture, with the rest of the album given over to more personal affairs. There's a trio of moody, yearning numbers in the center of the set -- the revelatory "Closure," the emotive rocker "Always," and the introspective "I Don't Like You." One can draw one's own conclusions that the group is book-ended by "The Collector" and "Tonight Could Be the Night," electrifying numbers both, but representing death and beginnings respectively. The lilting "Matilda Yarrow," in contrast, is a gentle lullaby, "Strange Worlds" a succinct sci-fi story set to a grandiose pop backing, and "Blossom Hill" a return to simple pastoral pleasures. Joined once again by Kim Turner, Steve Broomhead, and Craig Fletcher, alongside a guesting Geoffrey Richardson and Jake Fletcher, the music and arrangements are magnificent, the quieter numbers glistening, the rockers spectacular. Not as immediately mind-blowing as One Drop, nor as cohesive as Grim, Caterwauling, instead strengthens the links to Wolstenholme's own past with Barclay James Harvest.

1 Caterwauling 0:49
2 Soldier of Fortune 11:36
3 The Road to Nowhere 4:08
4 Matilda Yarrow 5:04
5 The Collector 4:04
6 Closure 2:44
7 Always 4:06
8 I Don't Like You 3:33
9 Tonight Could Be the Night 4:10
10 Shoes 3:43
11 Strange Worlds 2:16
12 Quicksand 5:30
13 Blossom Hill 3:53
14 Pills 3:11

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VA - 2003 - Replay Debussy


1 Mangurekan – Auraton
2 Terre Thaemlitz – Prélude A L'Après-Midi D'un Faune
3 Alvin Lucier – Amphorae
4 Jamie Lidell – Taught To Box
5 Paul Paulun – 29°57' N | 78°10' E
6 Ryuichi Sakamoto – Sakamoto's Debussy
7 Christian Von Borries – La Plainte, Au Loin, Du Faune
8 Pierre Henry – Par Les Grèves
9 Porter Ricks – Porter Ricks Mix
10 Panasonic SV-3800 – Used By Permission

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Abonizio, Adrián - 1991 - Demos

- Y ahora
- Violetas
- País del ojo negro
- Te hablo
- Todo es humo
- Cambios
- Amelia
- Familia de artistas

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Van Morrison - 1970 - Moondance

The yang to Astral Weeks' yin, the brilliant Moondance is every bit as much a classic as its predecessor; Van Morrison's first commercially successful solo effort, it retains the previous album's deeply spiritual thrust but transcends its bleak, cathartic intensity to instead explore themes of renewal and redemption. Light, soulful, and jazzy, Moondance opens with the sweetly nostalgic "And It Stoned Me," the song's pastoral imagery establishing the dominant lyrical motif recurring throughout the album -- virtually every track exults in natural wonder, whether it's the nocturnal magic celebrated by the title cut or the unlimited promise offered in "Brand New Day." At the heart of the record is "Caravan," an incantatory ode to the power of radio; equally stirring is the majestic "Into the Mystic," a song of such elemental beauty and grace as to stand as arguably the quintessential Morrison moment.

1 And It Stoned Me Morrison 4:30
2 Moondance Morrison 4:35
3 Crazy Love Morrison 2:34
4 Caravan Morrison 4:57
5 Into the Mystic Morrison 3:25
6 Come Running Morrison 2:30
7 These Dreams of You Morrison 3:50
8 Brand New Day Morrison 5:09
9 Everyone Morrison 3:31
10 Glad Tidings Morrison 3:13

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domingo, 15 de mayo de 2011

Hammill, Peter - 1988 - Spur Of The Moment

1 Sweating It Out Evans, Hammill 6:40
2 Surprise/Little Did He Know Evans, Hammill 9:34
3 Without a Glitch Evans, Hammill 3:33
4 Anatol's Proposal Evans, Hammill 4:06
5 You Think Not? Evans, Hammill 4:33
6 Multiman Evans, Hammill 8:11
7 Deprogramming Archie Evans, Hammill, Ridout 1:52
8 Always So Polite Evans, Hammill 5:28
9 An Imagined Brother Evans, Hammill 5:26
10 Bounced Evans, Hammill 5:20
11 Roger and Out Evans, Hammill, Ridout 1:37

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Wovoka - 2006 - II



1 To Jesus Acedo With Love 4:13
2 The Angels Have Flown Mada Away To Glory... Rejoice 11:01
3 Autumn Fingers 3:24
4 The Sapling Tree Whispers Truth Of Peace 2:49
5 And The Sun Shown Down On Wovoka 9:52
6 La Fin Tar 1:20

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