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Toni Braxton The HeatSe flere produkter fra AmazonAfter a nearly four-year absence from recording, Toni Braxton returns with The Heat, her third album. Full of drama--sometimes melodrama--it unsurprisingly puts Braxton's rich voice and command of nuance front and centre of one state-of-the-art track after another. Unfortunately, The Heat plays up her taste for ballads to such a point that the disc bores itself into a quiet-storm rut. The big exception is the Rodney-Jerkins-produced first single "He Wasn't Man Enough". The song's smouldering rebuff and Jerkins's measured funk make a perfect match for Braxton's matter-of-fact hauteur. She also delivers a tough take on reality with "Just Be a Man About It", which pits her against Dr. Dre in a breakup scenario that carries much more force than weightless trifles such as the filler sex-me-up "The Art of Love" and Diane Warren's "Spanish Guitar". --Bob Roget Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Mr. Lif I PhantomSe flere produkter fra AmazonConcerned as it is with the weighty topic of creativity vs. the American societal construct, I Phantom, Mr. Lif's full-length studio debut, tackles more sociological issues than a senior thesis. Labelmates Vast Aire, El-P and Aesop Rock, along with extended family members Insight, Jean Grae and Akrobatic, each add their own flavour to the narrative mix. Grounding their collective sound in a revamped circa-1993 style, El-P, Insight, Fakts One and Edan offer beats and scratches that perfectly match each song's varied level of intensity. I Phantom is an ambitious project that combines elements previously mined aurally in Prince Paul's proletarian hip-hopera Prince Among Thieves. Considering the intricate nature of Phantom's sequencing, it'd be hard to pinpoint any one song as the "best", but the Fakts One-produced "New Man Theme" should be required listening for all hip-hop nerds and intellectual thugs, worldwide. --Rebecca Levine Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Chingy Powerballin'Se flere produkter fra AmazonCan growing bank accounts and artistic integrity co-exist in Chingy's world? It's a question that begs for an answer on Powerballin', considering he's become a multi-platinum solo seller and not just a Ludacris accessory. A very large chunk of studio time is given over to expounding on his newfound wealth: on "Give Em Some Mo" he's a "young Donald Trump," and on "I Do" he reminds listeners about his new cars (Caprice, Range Rover with spinners, Impala). Fair enough--you have it, you flaunt it. But devoting a whole song ("26's") to the size of his car rims is a bit disturbing. The interesting thing is that numbers like "Balla Baby" are legitimate heat-seeking dance-floor winners, as his breakout smash "Right Thurr" was. But guest shots by R. Kelly and Janet Jackson don't add much to the effort, and when Chingy objectifies young women in the worst way--literally conversing with a body part on "Make That Ass Talk"--it's clear that he needs to refocus his lyrics to match the great beats that are here. --Dalton Higgins Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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John Tavener Tavener - Lamentations and PraisesSe flere produkter fra AmazonThe composer calls this work "a liturgical drama", but there is nothing dramatic about it; it is more aptly described by the title of its three main sections, "Stasis". Set to texts from the Greek and Russian Orthodox Easter service sung in English interspersed with ancient Greek words, it is scored for male voices and an odd combination of strings, winds and extra-large percussion instruments, including a Byzantine monastery bell, a Tibetan temple bowl, a tam-tam and a simantron (a wooden board struck with a hammer). The music, in Tavener's characteristic medieval, monastic, Byzantine style, is devout, contemplative and very slow with endlessly sustained notes and chords, and based on structurally determined repetition. Anchored by bass or descant drones, the chorus moves in parallel chordal progressions, alternating with ornate, melismatic solos and punctuated by regularly repeated crashes from the bell and bowl. Variety is created through changes of key, vocal and instrumental texture and motivic material. Several sections culminate in climactic build-ups of volume and intensity. Some of the music is very beautiful, but its repetitiousness and basically unchanging character make a sense of monotony unavoidable. Perhaps only listeners who share Tavener's own deep spirituality can fully enter into his musical world. The performance by Chanticleer is wonderful. The voices float with a transparent, pure, otherworldly sound--it seems unbelievable that the altos and sopranos, who go up to high Fs and Gs, are really male singers--and the instruments match them perfectly in tone and style.-- Edith Eisler Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Belly StarSe flere produkter fra AmazonOn Star, Belly's 1993 million-selling debut album, former Throwing Muse and Breeder Tanya Donelly created an album of haunting, edgy, melodic folk-alterno-pop that in many respects was the precursor of today's crop of female singer/songwriters. With songs like the slow-burning "Gepetto" and monster hit "Feed The Tree", Donelly proved she had an off-beat, almost perverse reading on the cradle, the grave and decay--the lyrical concerns which would later serve artists like Alanis Morrisette and Sarah McLachlan so well. Belly, however--boasting such impeccable alterno-rock credentials--had a hard, meaty rock sound to match their sweet, breathy vocals. And on tracks like "Angel" and the crystal-bright "Stay", the Rhode Island band proved they also had a knack for churning out incredible, catchy hook-lines. -- Everett True Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Des'ree Dream SoldierSe flere produkter fra AmazonDiscounting 2000's compilation of rarities and live tracks, Dream Soldier is Des'ree's first album in over four years. As always, she's aware of people's need for her soothing brand of easy R&B and big-sisterly wisdom. "Sometimes love don't conquer everything, we're living in a world so full of hate," she sings on the uncharacteristically plaintive "Human", before counselling in the worldly wise way that only Des'ree can, "sometimes all you need is a little faith." For such a simple song, with the most basic of love-thy-neighbour messages, it's amazingly affecting. Such is the power of Des'ree's calm yet unerring voice. Back in her regular role of putting mundane trials and tribulations into perspective, the bright and breezy coffee-table soul of "It's Okay" and "Why" could flood-light the darkest of days as she imparts her philosophies on life with reassuring grace, serenity and, in the case of "Fate", an effortless gospel quiver. Admittedly, with nothing to match her previous best "You Gotta Be" and "Life", Dream Soldier won't exactly change the world; it'll just make it a damn sight easier to bear. -- Dan Gennoe Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Ian Bostridge Bach: Matthäus-Passion (St Matthew Passion) BWV 244 /Bostridge · Selig · Rubens · Scholl · Güra · Henschel · Collegium Vocale · HerrewegheSe flere produkter fra AmazonThis wonderful recording couples two of the most exciting early music talents currently performing, Ian Bostridge and Andreas Scholl, and is worth buying for their contributions alone. Bostridge rivals a former great Evangelist, Peter Schreier, in the fierce intelligence of his approach and the perfect clarity of his diction, but brings a different, more quicksilver, sense of drama to the proceedings. Unsurprisingly, considering the importance of the Evangelist's role, this sets the tone for the whole recording--unshowy, pure; even cool. Andreas Scholl confirms his status as one of the truly great voices with a performance of "Ebarme dich" almost painful in its beauty, and the other soloists too all have clear, attractive voices. The downside is the lack of visceral savagery in the choral interjections: everything is precise, clean and accurate, but, when they cry out for Barabbas to be released and then Christ to be crucified, it does not match the shocking intensity of some other performances. This distanced, more serene sense of drama has its attractions too, and overall this is an excellent addition to the canon of Matthew Passion recordings. The disc also contains an interactive CD-ROM. -- Warwick Thompson Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Elvis Costello Burt Bacharach Painted From MemorySe flere produkter fra AmazonAs promised, this long-awaited full-length collaboration bears the hallmarks of Bacharach's classic 1960s work with the likes of Dionne Warwick--full-force melodies, traditional pop instrumentation, clever and occasionally pained lyrics. Painted from Memory finds Costello and Bacharach revelling in their gifts on a dozen tracks that range from concise under-three-minute gems ("I Still Have That Other Girl", which sounds like the great lost Chuck Jackson single) to sprawling art songs ("Toledo", the pair's Grace of My Heart contribution "God Give Me Strength"). On the latter Costello meets his match in a co-writer who knows when to let the excesses flow and when to stem the tide; his occasionally straining vocals only add to the album's heightened effect. The result is some instant classics that stand head and shoulders above much of Costello's 1990s work. -- Rickey Wright Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Tina Turner Tina Live In EuropeSe flere produkter fra AmazonRecorded during Tina Turner's 1987 Private Dancer European tour, which visited 15 countries and attracted an audience in excess of 1.7 million, this album includes live versions of all of her hits: from her days with Ike to the song that heralded her return, "Let's Stay Together", as well as other favourites like "I Can't Stand The Rain" and "What's Love Got To Do With It." All the tracks are branded with her inimitable style: lusty vocals combined with an palpable sense of energy and joy. Eric Clapton joins her on stage for a rendition of Tearing Us Apart and Bryan Adams somehow manages to match her energy during their duet "It's Only Love," but it's David Bowie who gets the biggest reception when the two perform fantastic versions of his hits "Tonight" and "Let's Dance." -- Carina Trimingham Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Tab Benoit WetlandsSe flere produkter fra AmazonSwampy and funky are words you don't want to hear when describing the condition of your basement, but applied to a musician of Tab Benoit's calibre, they offer high praise indeed. On Wetlands Benoit pays tribute to the many varieties of blues from his home state of Louisiana, including the bayou boogie of "Down In The Swamp"; the zydeco soul of Boozoo Chavis's "Dog Hill"; the down-home acoustic blues of "Georgia"; and the New Orleans beat of "Let Love Take Control". Benoit's rough but soulful voice bears the mark of too many gigs in smokey roadhouses, but it's a perfect match for his masterful guitar playing. He really knows how to make six strings grumble, growl, shriek and sing. The one weak spot on this CD is Benoit's lyrics, which rarely rise above the level of cliché, but as his skilful performance shows, it's not the words you say or the chords you play; it's how you say them and how you play them that make all the difference. -- Michael Simmons Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Elvis Presley Essential 70's Masters [Australian Import]Se flere produkter fra AmazonElvis Presley's music in the 1970s is often dismissed as the bombastic, half-hearted hack work of an overweight, pill-addicted, badly dressed has-been. In the liner notes to this five-CD set, Dave Marsh argues that Presley, in fact, created a more impressive body of work in the '70s than almost any other pop act. And the music on this massive anthology backs Marsh up. Stripping away all the garish live recordings and album filler, the package concentrates on a core of 120 songs--the A- and B-sides of every single Presley recorded in the '70s, 46 other studio tracks (including 13 previously unreleased performances), and 27 live tracks (including another 13 unreleased tracks)--that feature a still-magnificent singer collaborating with one of the funkiest bands of its time. This body of work certainly doesn't match Presley's breakthroughs in the '50s, nor does it equal the achievements of Al Green, Neil Young, and Van Morrison in the '70s, but it does stack up well against the work of Bob Dylan and the ex-Beatles in the same decade. Even in his laziest moments, Presley was a master of intonation and phrasing, delivering his rich baritone with a disarming naturalness. And when he caught a spark from his great T.C.B. Band (anchored by guitarist James Burton and drummer Ron Tutt), Presley could still out-sing anyone in American pop. You can hear it here on inspired versions of Tony Joe White's "Polk Salad Annie," Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," Muddy Waters' "Got My Mojo Working," Wayne Carson's "Always on My Mind," Chuck Berry's "Promised Land," Paul McCartney's "Lady Madonna," Percy Mayfield's "Stranger in My Own Hometown," Dennis Linde's "Burning Love," and Joe South's "Walk a Mile in My Shoes." --Geoffrey Himes Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Cradle Of Filth Damnation & A DaySe flere produkter fra AmazonDamnation and a Day is the one the fans have been waiting for, Cradle of Filth's major label debut, their first album with a budget to match their monolithic musical ambitions. And it's no disappointment as they use their new-found financial muscle to predictably excessive effect. Accompanied by a 40-piece orchestra and 32-voice choir from Budapest (a city tolerably close to Transylvania), they've raised their game, coming on like Venom conducted by Danny Elfman. Over 77 thrill-packed minutes, they combine their usual pulverising riffs, shrieking raps and monstrous chants with grandiose melodic harmonies and portentous talkovers, along with rolling pianos ("Babylon AD"), eastern dirges ("Dobermann Pharoah") and female sweetness ("Mannequin"), plus a wide array of creepy whispers, sighs and screams. Like Black Sabbath in their pomp, they regularly break their fierce assault with short instrumental interludes ("The Mordant Liquor of Tears"), then rev up again with ever more manic intensity. It seems their intention is to deliver a Black Metal alternative to Carmina Burana, and it's to their credit that they come damn close, producing a series of scorching epics that would perfectly soundtrack the extraordinary battle sequences in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. Only Cradle of Filth could do this. --Dominic Wills Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Toni Braxton Toni BraxtonSe flere produkter fra AmazonThe perfect match-up of singer, song, and producer is a wondrous thing, and no more so in the producer-driven realm of black pop. Such a wonderful moment was the debut from Toni Braxton who, in Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, had a uber-lord who tapped into the dark, yet radio-friendly recess of her soul. These days, Toni's a sleek, Diane Warren-mouthing style puppet, but back, before she was re-made as a plastic pop star, Braxton gave nobility to heartbreak with classics like "Breathe Again". Her debut remains one of the best of the 1990s. --Amy Linden Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Berliner Philharmoniker Claudio Abbado Verdi: FalstaffSe flere produkter fra AmazonA common failing of Falstaff recordings is the hole in the middle--the larger-than-life Sir John sung by baritones several sizes too small for the role, both vocally and dramatically. That problem is nonexistent here--Bryn Terfel's outsized singing personality perfectly matches Verdi's conception. Whether bellowing in rage, preening in praise of his fleshly abundance, or crooning sweet nothings to his intended conquests, Terfel dominates this performance as a Falstaff should. As his adversaries, Thomas Hampson's Ford is outstanding, well-sung and characterised, and Adrianne Pieczonka's Mistress Ford, like the pair of young lovers, is quite good too. In fact, there's little to complain about the rest of this well-assembled cast. If some older recordings of the opera boast more distinctive touches (eg the way Cloe Elmo's Mistress Quickly relishes her repeated "reverenzas" for Toscanini), few are as well matched. Abbado gets the Berlin Philharmonic to play well; the engineering is adequate, if opaque, with orchestral details too often fading into the background. In sum, while Abbado's Falstaff doesn't match the classic Toscanini, Karajan (his first) or Solti, it's by far the best of the current crop and indispensable for Terfel and Hampson. -- Dan Davis Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Oceansize EffloresceSe flere produkter fra AmazonAs if in answer to the current mania for scrappy garage rock, Manchester's Oceansize deliver a debut album of an immensity to match their name with Effloresce. Immediately, they set out their store, the opening instrumental "I Am the Morning" rising from a pretty tinkling to a quite awesome three-guitar prog-rock crescendo. And then it gets bigger, the multi-faceted "Catalyst" raising the tension with numerous false starts before taking off for real. The following "One Day All This Could Be Yours" is another mind-blitz, its muted, very English harmonies recalling Pink Floyd, while the constantly mutating, 10-minute "Massive Bereavement", with backing vocals courtesy of Claire Lemmon from the criminally under-rated Sidi Bou Said, approaches the spacey sci-fi and crunching metallics of prime-era King Crimson. Amazingly, its power is matched by two other caustic monsters, "You Wish" and "Saturday Morning Breakfast Show". Though Effloresce is not wholly about the gradual construction of complex space-rock freak-outs--the soft, bassy "Rinsed" and moody piano piece "Unravel" do change the mood--at 75 minutes, it does become a tad indigestible. Then again, any band that figures Andrew Eldritch so prominently in their "thank you" list is bound to go over-the-top. Having climbed so high so quickly, it'll be fascinating to see where Oceansize could possibly go next. --Dominic Wills Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark Navigation: the Omd B SidesSe flere produkter fra AmazonAlthough the non-partisan synth-pop admirer will find little on Navigation to match the melodic investment of OMD's finer singles, this is a purposeful collection of B-Sides dating from an era when filling-up the flipside with anything as lazy as dull out-of-house extended remixes would result in a sound lynching from the fanbase. B-Sides once had a life of their own. Accordingly, Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphries used theirs to proffer some work-in-progress ("Romance Of The Telescope" was later reworked for the "Dazzle Ships" album while 1988's "Gravity In Mind" was actually a shelved single from 1981), doff their caps to some obvious influences (Neu), to dabble with the classics (as on a not entirely convincing, rinky-tinky synth Velvet Underground cover) or to pursue a swooping synth gloom far-removed from the sing-song buoyancy of some of their singles. Also included is "Wheels Of The Universe", first given away as a free one-sided 7-inch with Junk Culture. A handy collection of lost treasures, if only for badge-wearing OMD fans who forget to store their old 45s at room temperature. --Kevin Maidment Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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TLC CrazysexycoolSe flere produkter fra AmazonBetween the smashes of On the TLC Tip and Fanmail, TLC made CrazySexyCool, on which the trio made an ill-advised bid to out-diva groups like En Vogue. Despite their premature stab for respect, the albums contains one of the trio's signature tunes: "Waterfalls", a wistful take on unrequited love that was wise beyond their years. They didn't match the tune until the release of Fanmail, on which the ladies fulfilled the promise hinted at here. --Bucky Wunderlick Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Ry Cooder Into the Purple Valley [Japanese Import]Se flere produkter fra AmazonRy Cooder may have been an in-demand session guitarist in the late 1960s, but what set him apart in his early solo career was his extraordinary, if eccentric, taste in songs. Here he explores the repertoires of everyone from Johnny Cash to Bahaman folk master Joseph Spence to Leadbelly with enchanting results. While Cooder's vocal skills are no match for his slide guitar and mandolin talents (the latter showcased splendidly in "Hey Porter" and "Billy the Kid"), he's an amiable singer who resists the temptation to camp it up, even when essaying such antiquated oddities as "FDR in Trinidad" and "Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All". --Steve Stolder Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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Herbie Hancock River: The Joni LettersSe flere produkter fra AmazonOn paper, River sounds like a match made in several versions of heaven. Legendary pianist Herbie Hancock re-imagines Joni Mitchell with his hand-picked, star-studded band--including saxophonist Wayne Shorter--in tow. Luminary guests lend vocals to a song apiece: Norah Jones ("Court and Spark"), Tina Turner ("Edith and the Kingpin"), Corinne Bailey Rae ("River"), Luciana Souza ("Amelia"), Leonard Cohen (with an unsettlingly sanguine version of "The Jungle Line"), even Mitchell herself ("Tea Leaf Prophecy"). In the event, though, a few fundamental elements go awry. Hancock plays with almost saccharine understatement throughout, and even Shorter's seminal "Nefertiti" and Duke Ellington's "Solitude" fall into the album's presiding, somnolent surface, though to a lesser degree does the instrumental version of Mitchell's "Sweet Bird." But girding, and in some measure, saving, the proceedings, the lyrics here testify to a subtler wisdom guiding Hancock's set list. The mix includes a continuum from intrepid classics to dusty, fans-only fare, but a distinct reverence for Joni Mitchell the Poet threads them together, and, in the end, this album works best as a sleepy window into one fan's giddy and particular love affair with his source material. Fans of Hancock win out. --Jason Kirk Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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ABBC Tete a TeteSe flere produkter fra AmazonSpaghetti western-inflected, Tucson-based outfit Calexico have already proved themselves fearless explorers of the New Western frontier. On Tête à Tête, the group's mainstays Joey Burns and Joey Convertino give their ingenuity and stylistic curiosity fresh impetus by teaming up with two French friends recently relocated to Tucson, Naim Amor and Thomas Belhom. The match is immediately enticing--the Gallic flavour of the accordion instrumental "Valse de Heures" an edifying contrast to the lonesome dustbowl yearning of "The Wrestler's Masque" and "Le Savon Se Dissout dans la Rigole". As newcomers to the dusty desert life that inspires so much of Convertino and Burns's music, Amor and Belhorn bring an added sense of awe and moody grandeur to songs like "Gilbert" and the haunting, classically inspired "Orange Trees In The Yard". A collection of allusive but bewitching pieces, Tête à Tête doesn't scream out for attention, but rest assured its measured beauty and subtle shadings offer up increasing riches with each listen. -- Gavin Martin Inkl. fragt: Ukendt |
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