Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Matthew Dear "Leave Luck to Heaven", Basement Jaxx "Remedy", Moby-Play "The B-Sides"

MATTHEW DEAR - LEAVE LUCK TO HEAVEN

Matthew Dear - Leave Luck to Heaven
Year: 2003


1.Nervous Laughter (intro) [2:40]4.3 Mb
2.Fex [5:06]8.1 Mb
3.Just us Now [4:37]7.5 Mb
4.The Crush [4:42]7.1 Mb
5.But for You [4:41]7.6 Mb
6.Room (Interlude) [0:33]0.8 Mb
7.In Unbending [4:35]7.5 Mb
8.Dog Days [5:53]10.3 Mb
9.Huffing Stuff [5:18]8.6 Mb
10.Reason and Responsibility [5:38]9 Mb
11.You're Fucking Crazy [4:42]8.4 Mb
12.It's Over Now [5:41]9.5 Mb
13.Machete (Outro) [0:25]0.8 Mb

Matthew Dear "Leave Luck to Heaven" Album Review

Matthew Dear has his own original style.
Matthew Dear has created quite an original, unique style. Different stuff is always debateable. The question if it is good or not in this case is ultimatley for the listener to decide. Some people will think its rather lifeless and boring, although some people will probably really enjoy it's unique combination of different bassy throbing sounds with the typical 'sad' but in a way also 'happy', matthew dear vocals. It is not exciting, just nice to listen to once in a while.
My opinion- I like challenging music that has some sort of energy but also, as I always say, unique. It in many ways has this, but not enough.
A low 3. 50%. Good try

Video Kara Spinning Fire

Kara spinning fire in the backyard. Music by Matthew Dear. "Dog Days" from 'Leave Luck to Heaven'






BASEMENT JAXX - REMEDY

Basement Jaxx - Remedy
Year: 1999


1.Rendez-Vu [5:45]8.3 Mb
2.Yo-Yo [4:29]6.4 Mb
3.Jump N Shout [4:42]6.7 Mb
4.U Can't Stop Me [3:40]5.2 Mb
5.Jaxxalude [0:35]0.8 Mb
6.Red Alert [4:17]6.1 Mb
7.Jazzalude [0:23]0.5 Mb
8.Always Be There [6:23]9.1 Mb
9.Sneakalude [0:11]0.2 Mb
10.Same Old Show [5:55]8.5 Mb
11.Bingo Bango [5:57]8.6 Mb
12.Gemilude [0:47]1 Mb
13.Stop 4 Love [4:52]7 Mb
14.Don't Give Up [5:14]7.5 Mb
15.Being with U [3:49]5.4 Mb

Basement Jaxx "Remedy" Album Review

Instant Recollection
This is one of those albums where you can hear the first few beats of a song, and instantly you can recall all the words to the songs, the rest of the melody, and that certain era in your life where this album was your soundtrack.

Watching QAF Season 1 on DVD just now, I've heard Bingo Bango and Rendez-Vu and I'm instantly transported to my freshman year of university, living in the dorms. I also remember Coke using Red Alert in an advert, and I can picture perfectly the overweight guy dancing fluidly to this song with glowsticks.

It's amazing what you can remember and how much is buried deep down inside you until something like this brings it right back up to the surface. Instance recollection, and instant classic. Highly recommended!

Also check out L'Amour Toujours by Gigi D'Agostino, another significant album from that period.

Video Basement Jaxx - Red Alert

Basement Jaxx - Red Alert [Remedy]






MOBY-PLAY - THE B-SIDES

Moby-Play - The B-Sides
Year: 2004


1.Flower [3:25]4.9 Mb
2.Sunday [5:02]7.2 Mb
3.Memory Gospel [6:41]9.6 Mb
4.Whispering Wind [6:02]8.7 Mb
5.Summer [5:57]8.5 Mb
6.Spirit [4:08]5.9 Mb
7.Flying Foxes [6:16]9 Mb
8.Sunspot [6:48]9.7 Mb
9.Flying Over the Dateline [4:46]6.8 Mb
10.Running [7:05]10.2 Mb
11.The Sun Never Stops Setting [4:20]6.2 Mb

Moby-Play "The B-Sides" Album Review

Moby-Unplugged
While this is not an acoustic album, most "Unplugged" albums are the artists' at their most basic, Play:The B Sides is Moby stripped-down to mostly instrumental music, basic,simple, pure and beautiful. A rare collection that is great to listen to in the car, at home, or on head phones.






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