Aftershock [Explicit Lyrics]

From URB Magazine
Aphrodite couldn't have timed the release of his second domestic full-length more perfectly. It drops right as the classic "jump-up" drum & bass sound (one he was instrumental in pioneering alongside longtime partner–in-programming Mickey Finn) seems to be regaining its creative energies. Rising rinsers like Reid Speed and the refreshingly upbeat anthems of young blood High Contrast are all making massive strides in bringing out of the darkness of testosterone-tainted tech-step and back into the well-lit and female-friendly main stage.

So Aphrodite's latest sounding more like 1995 than 2001 is a good thing, since drum & bass 2002 is turning into what 1996 should've been. There's nothing terribly innovative here, but it doesn't have to be as what's on deck are crowd-tested floor-igniters that will keep both dancers and heads happy. He fires up the bottom-heavy breaks and lets guest MCs like Rah Digga set it off with underground commentary like "Nigga's passed out 'cause the drug's too strong/Trippin' off X/Wanna fuck too long" during "Put a Cut On It." The vices keep coming as reggae toaster Deadly Hunta advocates smoking buds over a Lauryn Hill sample ("Ganja Man") while Big Daddy Kane (!) and Schoolly D keep it grimy in old-school hip-hop fashion on "Off Limits" and "Hoochie," respectively. Aphrodite makes a point of keeping it sexy with plenty of rubbery rhythms, greasy beats and vixen vocals. Boy junglists will be happy to know that Aftershock is sure to keep the jungle honeys bouncing all night long. Enjoy.

Timothy Brown

Aftershock,Aphrodite,V2,Dance,Dance Music,Electronica,England,Jungle/Drum'n'bass,Pop

Average customer rating: The CD is great..... Gggreat played out Sellout? lol Not bad, just not my favorite.

Aftershock Aphrodite Manufacturer: V2 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Aphrodite Overdrive Egil Music Presents: Urban Jungle Urban Junglist INCredible Sound of Drum'n'Bass ASIN: B000069KH1 Release Date: 2002-07-09

Tracks:

1. In Flight Introduction
2. Heat Haze
3. Put A Cut On It (feat. Rah Digga)
4. Interlude
5. All Over Me (feat. Barrington Levy)
6. Calcutta
7. Wobble (Stumped Up mix)
8. Interlude
9. Ganja Man (feat. Deadly Hunta)
10. Off Limits (feat. Big Daddy Kane)
11. Hoochie (feat. Schoolly D)
12. Interlude
13. Be With Me (feat. Miss Bunty)
14. Karma Sutra (Slinky mix)
15. Fanfare (Bomber mix)
16. Interlude
17. Chinois
18. See thru It (feat. Wildflower)

Customer Reviews:

The CD is great............2005-09-22

I don't know what that DJ is complaing about this CD being mediocre. Just because you can't spin some of this music in the clubs it doesn't render Aphrodite mediocre. I personally enjoy this
cd: Off limits, See thru, Hoochie, and so on. You may come to this some of these tracks a bit hard to spin for a wider audience (dj's perspective) but you'll enjoy the beats (dancer's perspective).

Gggreat.......2004-06-13

I must say that this album has totally blown me off... To my opinion it's one of Aphrodites best, if not THE best.
I'm no newby in DnB, so take my word and get this album... I've played it to a lot of my friends, and they all really loved it.
My favourite track is probably Ganja Man, but they all trully do kick ass.

played out.......2004-03-04

i bought this cd 2 years ago and have listened to it maybe three or four times. its appallingly obvious that aphrodite is using outdated equipment to produce his music and this cd comes across sounding like all his other stuff. he even bragged in remix magazine about using the same equipment that hes been using for years to patch this stupid cd together. he needs to evolve or just give up producing alltogether. here it is 2 years after the cd has been released and jump-up has not made a come-back. its over people. drum and bass is not for candy-ravers and fairy lovers. just because d&b is moving away from dark and heavy tech-step to more melodic and danceable tunes doesn't mean its prime time for a genre that died 5 years ago.
skip this for true colors by high contrast or resonance by reid speed if your looking for innoffensive drum & bass.

Sellout? lol.......2003-11-18

First of all, whoever says this guy's a sellout needs to stop munchin' so much candy and get a musical education. If more DJ's were like Aphro, Dance music would have a much larger crowd.

This is a great mix. I've had it for a while, and continually enjoy it. Yes, there's some hip hop in there, but it works well.

A good investment, but honestly, now that I picked up his 2003 release "Urban Junglist", I like the new Aphro better. Less sci-fi flash, more meaty D'n'B.

Not bad, just not my favorite........2003-10-14

Aphrodite never sold out, in fact, he helped pioneer the sound which has come to be what defines west-coast D'n'B for alot of people, and alot of people like it (including me). While this has certainly made him very successful as an artist and dj, it doesn't equate to him being a sell-out. He used to be a sell-out until now with a new, radio-friendly sound? That's one confused kid.
Aphrodite's style on this disc is a more aggressive hip-hop influnced one than on his older stuff that I own, most notably The Takeover Bid - Round One and his eponemous release. Both of those have what I'd call a rave-ier sound than this one, more electronic and upbeat (not to be confused with up-tempo). Personally I liked those works better than this one, especially at the time when they were released.
This time, we get alot more hip-hop. I like hip-hop, especially older stuff and underground, but that doesn't mean that I like my D'n'B saturated with it. I agree with the other reviewers here that all of the colaborations are pretty cool, but I don't feel that Aphrodite necessarily "needs" it, as he's capable of doing great work on his own. I can't help but feel that hip-hop is taken for granted these days as an automatic way to gain street cred. Great if you're a true hip-hop artist ~ maybe questionable if you're not. As far as Aphrodite, I'll leave that up to the listener to decide for themself where he falls. And while I would certainly agree that this a darker sound for Aphrodite, I think that buying this disc expecting dark side would be disappointing; it certainly gets alot darker than this.
Overall, this disc isn't bad. If you're a fan of his earlier stuff but aren't a big fan of hip-hop, you may want to pass on this one. Otherwise, you might really like it (and should check out Pish Posh for more good state side jump-up d'n'b).

Average customer rating: GREAT ALBUM Grrrrrrrrreat

Through the Looking Glass Aftershock Manufacturer: Good Life Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Belgium | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Funk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Funk | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fight Ambition to Kill Aftershock Expectational Dilution Killswitch Engage: Set This World Ablaze ASIN: B00005YA7H Release Date: 2001-02-20

Tracks:

1. Prelude to Forever
2. Through the Looking Glass
3. Jabberwocky
4. Traversing the Gap
5. Living Backward
6. Impenetrability
7. My Own Invention
8. Infinite Conclusion
9. Awaking the Dream

Customer Reviews:

GREAT ALBUM.......2004-06-16

Incredible album. If you like KsE. then you should pick up this album too. This is the former band of Adam Dutkiewitz and Joel Stroetzel

Grrrrrrrrreat.......2003-10-11

Hey if you like killswitch engage(this has members of killswitch engage in it) then check these guys out they came before killswitch and i think there better this cd is outstanding

Average customer rating: TRACK LIST

Aftershock Aftershock Manufacturer: Ulg Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Belgium | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Funk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Through the Looking Glass ASIN: B000005QZI Release Date: 1996-10-08

Tracks:

1. Painkiller
2. Temptation
3. Inside Out
4. Hypocrite
5. Check One 2
6. Deal
7. Strapped with a Rhyme
8. What Do You Think?
9. Walk the Walk
10. Liberty
11. Shockstrumental

Customer Reviews:

TRACK LIST.......2005-03-01

Aftershock / Aftershock
tracks: 11
total time: 42:13
year:
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1. 4:13 Painkiller


2. 3:19 Temptation


3. 3:36 Inside Out


4. 3:44 Hypocrite


5. 3:16 Check One 2


6. 3:48 The Deal


7. 4:32 Strapped With A Rhyme


8. 4:25 What Do You Think?


9. 3:33 Walk THe Walk


10. 3:40 Liberty


11. 4:04 Shockstrumental

Average customer rating: Ewazen is great; Snow's "Winter" is better Great composers Elegant Trumpet Music Elegantly Played

Winter: Music of Eric Ewazen and David Snow Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Orchestral Music & Concertos by Eric Ewazen Shadowcatcher Chamber Music Of Eric Ewazen Sejong Plays Ewazen Music for the Soloists of the American Brass Quintet and Friends by Eric Ewazen ASIN: B00029LN5A Release Date: 2004-06-29

Tracks:

1. Three Lyrics for Trumpet and Piano
2. Winter
3. Elegia
4. An Elizabethan Songbook
5. A Baker's Tale
6. Aftershock
7. A Hymn for the Lost and the Living

Album Description

Chris Gekker is Professor of Trumpet at the University of Maryland. As a soloist he has been featured at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe. For 18 years Chris was a member of the American Brass Quintet. He was principal trumpet of the Orchestra of St. Luke's and frequently performed and recorded as principal of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He writes: "Eric Ewazen, David Snow, and I all entered the Eastman School of Music as freshmen in 1972, and in fact David and I were roommates that first year. We all became friends quickly, and I frequently prepared and performed their music during those student years. In the more than 30 years since then, rarely has a year gone by that I have not been involved in their works, and in some years there have been many performances. When I joined the American Brass Quintet in 1981, it was with great pleasure that I introduced pieces by David and Eric to the group, works that immediately became standards on the Quintet's recital programs and recordings. As far as our friendships have gone, well, some things do get better with age, and it is with a deep sense of gratitude that I look back upon all our years as colleagues. Both Eric and David write music that is important to me, music that I hear when I am away from my instrument, music that continues to challenge me to strive for improvement as a musician and trumpet player". David Snow holds degrees in music from Eastman and Yale University. He studied with Joseph Schwantner, Warren Benson, Samuel Adler, and Jacob Druckman. Eric Ewazen was born in 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied at Eastman and Juilliard. He has been Vice-President of the League-ISCM, Composer-in-Residence with the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble. Lecturer for the New York Philharmonic's Musical Encounters Series, and he has been on the faculty of the Juilliard School since 1980.

Customer Reviews:

Ewazen is great; Snow's "Winter" is better.......2006-11-27

This is not your typical trumpet showcase album. The music is beautiful and moving. Eric Ewazen is a great composer because, among other things, he knows how to write melodies and set them to music. No forearms to the piano keyboard. No pyrotechnics. Everything starts with his melodies. Of course his craftsmanship is found in the wonderful ways he sets these musical ideas. He has four pieces on this CD, and I cannot pick a favorite. The duo with Milt Stephens on trombone is somewhat lighter music, but by no means inferior.

As much as I admire Ewazen's music here, Snow's "Winter" surpasses it. A more noble principal theme I have not heard. In three movements, the last two without interruption, it is a twenty-minute masterpiece. Episodic in character, it it the anti-sonata. This is music where form follows function. Despite the fact that the trumpet plays the eleven-bar theme only three times in roughly twenty minutes, the entire piece hangs on those three statements. Snow's craftsmanship consists in the success with which he sets and resets this theme. The result is hugely enjoyable. One cannot help but feel ennobled when listening to this music, a salutary benefit of good music if ever there was one. (Of course, one hesitates to say it in a day when cynicism and skepticism cast "ennoblement" in an unfavorable light. But I will say it anyway, because one of the things this CD does is make a case for "ennoblement" as something good, something that needs to be revived, and not merely a myth to be regularly exploded by "civilization" and "the arts." It does this, not in word, but in melody. The other extreme--the annihilation of "ennoblement"--is found in "rap music," which has no melody but instead vulgarity. End of pertinent tangent.)

Which brings us to Gekker's playing. The best trumpet players are first of all lyrical; everything else is secondary to an ability to play a melody without resorting to musical cliches or schmaltz. Gekker's playing is first and foremost lyrical. Indeed, with this CD he elevates the trumpet as a lyrical vehicle. His style highlights the music and not his own capabilities. He eschews flashy displays. His technical command is a means to an end and not an end in itself. There is a quality of understatement in his playing I find unique. He seems to always hold something in reserve, which I suppose all the great players do. It says everything about Gekker's playing that the music is paramount, the performer secondary. When in the history of brass music have people talked more about the music than the brass player?

Great composers.......2006-03-27

I loved most all the pieces. Two great American composers. Great trumpet performances. The music cathes a light jazz flavor with a classic Romatic feel. Mr. Snow and Mr. Ewazen keep up the good work. We're listening
Steve Ward

Elegant Trumpet Music Elegantly Played.......2004-06-30

I love everything about this CD. It is primarily a solo album by Chris Gekker, one of the finest trumpet players around. I've known his playing since he arrived in Kansas City more than twenty-five years ago, a kid just out of school, to assume the second trumpet chair in our local symphony. He went on to become a long-time member of the American Brass Quintet, to play in the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Luke's. He is now professor of trumpet at the University of Maryland. His playing just gets better and better.

This CD consists of pieces by Eric Ewazen (one of my favorite composers for brass whose neo-romantic music has been commissioned repeatedly by the ABQ and whose concerto disc on Albany featuring the International Sejong Soloists rated a rave from me and others) and David Snow, a composer new to me. It turns out that Gekker, Ewazen and Snow have known each other since they were students together at Eastman in the 1970s; in fact, Gekker and Snow were roommates. Ewazen is represented by 'Three Lyrics for Trumpet and Piano,' 'Elegia,' 'An Elizabethan Songbook' (which also features trombonist Milt Stevens; his and Gekker's duets are delectable in this music), 'Aftershock,' and 'A Hymn for the Lost and the Living.' Snow's contributions are the four-movement 'Winter' for trumpet and piano (which gives this album its title) and 'A Baker's Tale.' The fine assisting pianists are Ted Guerrant and an old acquaintance from the Aspen Music Festival, Rita Sloan. All of the players are in one way or another associated with the strong school of music at the University of Maryland.

Ewazen's music is notable for its unfailingly beautiful melodies (and here Gekker is in his element; his lyrical playing is very nearly in a class of its own) and piquant harmonies. Snow's is rather more jazz-inflected (and indeed he has recorded his own jazz CD entitled, I'm not kidding, 'Larry, the Stooge in the Middle'). The overall tone of the entire 70:12 minute CD is gently songful, although there are some occasional dramatic and rollicking moments. If you have the idea that trumpet music is always martial, you need this CD as an antidote: this is lovely and contemplative music-making.

Highly recommended.

Scott Morrison

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Aftershock Manufacturer: Track Record ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Feel No Fret/Shine ASIN: B000227PTA

Product Description

1) The Spirit Of Love 2) Sticky Situation 3) Aftershock 4) Love At First Sight 5) I'll Get Over You 6) Later We'll Be Greater 7) Let's Go All The Way 8) We're In Too Deep 9) Stocky Sachoo-A-Shun

Average customer rating: Aftershock.... not quite

Aftershock Aftershock Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Belgium | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008CQD Release Date: 1990-04-18

Tracks:

1. Aftershock
2. Cindy, Cindy
3. Always Thinking
4. Going Through the Motions
5. Ballad of the Hotel Jerome
6. Plastic Finger
7. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
8. Because
9. Sincerely Yours
10. Don't Stop
11. Moving Violations
12. Give Her My Love
13. Aftershock (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

Aftershock.... not quite.......2006-06-08

I bought this cd about a year ago because I wanted "Goin Thru the Motions" which I heard about 11 years ago thru ona my homeboys. The first time I heard that song I immediately loved it n thought that at least one other song on the cd would be halfway decent but boy was I wrong. "Goin Thru the Motions" is the ONLY good song on the cd... the rest I just skip... thank god I bought this cd used cuz it's not worth whatever they charge to only wind up wit one song worth listenin' to.

Average customer rating: This CD is choice!

California Ska-Quake, Vol. 2: The Aftershock Various Artists Manufacturer: Moon Ska/Caroline ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Third Wave Ska | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Second & Third Wave Ska | Compilations | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Ska | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: California Ska-Quake, Vol. 1 Traditions Hey Brother, Can You Spare Some Ska, Vol. 3 The Third Wave, Volume 1 Still Standing ASIN: B000000FUK Release Date: 1996-09-03

Tracks:

1. Ex-Darling - Venice Shorline Chris
2. Last Dance - Seespot
3. What's The Name Of That Cookie? - Chico & The Hornets
4. I Am Queen - Ocean 11
5. I Won't Go - Los Hooligans
6. So Suspicious - Checkmate
7. Agent 13 - UNDERCOVER SKA
8. My Turn - Skiptooth
9. Miracle Man - Lone Raspberry
10. Skandal Nite - Crawdaddy
11. Long, Long - Mars Villa
12. Kill The Prophet - Filibuster
13. Tom Tom - Melting Pot
14. Skatch - Pocket Lent
15. Under 21 - Save Ferris
16. So What - The Hippos
17. Bliss - Mealticket
18. Retribution - Out Of Order
19. Organ Man - G-Spot
20. CD Repo Man - Aqua Bats
21. Oh Ok - Janitors Against Apartheid

Customer Reviews:

This CD is choice!.......1999-11-09

If you are a REAL fan of the OC scene and ska, you will enjoy this CD. Trust me. I've been collecting Ska music cds for about 6 years, and this CD is one of my most valued additions o my skankin music arsonal. PS if you like the 1st wave, PURCHASE the EQUATORS: HOT CD. SKA PARADE 4EVER. ZacIlit

Average customer rating:

Slave to the Vibe Aftershock Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Belgium | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008CQE Release Date: 1993-05-04

Tracks:

1. Didn't I
2. Shy Shy
3. Whenever
4. On2thebreakadawn
5. Come On
6. Slave to the Vibe
7. Here for You
8. Azucar
9. Fading
10. According to Me
11. Cindy, Cindy

Average customer rating: this is hot damn

Aftershock 2005 Mutiny Manufacturer: Rykodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000009PZ Release Date: 1996-02-27

Tracks:

1. Growl
2. It's All Good
3. No Choice
4. Passion
5. Tickin' Like a Time Bomb
6. Rock the Boat
7. 2005
8. Desires
9. Moments
10. Growl [Revamp]

Customer Reviews:

this is hot damn.......2001-09-19

jerome brailey comeback record, this is funk rock at it's best,the bomb underrated classic, told ya funk was'nt dead, jerome still proves he's got it on this, one time drummer of parliament-funkadelic his tight drum kicks was best heard on tear the roof off, unfunky ufo, hardcore jollies, and other classics, like i said if you like p-funk with the heavy metal twist this is for u, funklovers bump this loud-and pledge a groove alleigance for the mutiny has come back.

Average customer rating:

Aftershock Aphrodite Manufacturer: V2 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Urban Junglist Aphrodite Egil Music Presents: Urban Jungle Overdrive ASIN: B0000645HQ Release Date: 2002-07-01

Tracks:

1. In Flight Introduction
2. Heat Haze
3. Put a Cut on It - Aphrodite,
4. Interlude -- Brock Sensi
5. All Over Me - Aphrodite, Barrington Levy,
6. Calcutta
7. Wobble [Stumped up Mix]
8. Interlude -- Gig in the Junkyard
9. Ganja Man - Aphrodite,
10. Off Limits - Aphrodite, Big Daddy Kane
11. Hoochie - Aphrodite, Schoolly D, Schooly D.
12. Interlude -- Children
13. Be With Me - Aphrodite, , Miss Bunty
14. Karma Sutra [Slinky Mix]
15. Fanfare [Bomber Mix]
16. Interlude -- London Massive
17. Chinois
18. See Thru It - Aphrodite,

Album Description

Out-of-print in the US.! Aphrodite is Gavin King, a DJ/producer and trendsetter in the Drum 'N' Bass/Jungle field. This 2002 release features guest appearances from Barrington Levy, Deadly Hunta, Big Daddy Kane, Schooly D and more. V2.

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