Upwards [Import]

1. Ha Ha

2. Mpho's Lament (Skit)

3. Wait A Minute

4. I Want 2

5. Awkward Boy Skit

6. Oh You Want More?

7. Rain

8. Willing

9. Look 4 Me

10. Groovement (Part 1)

11. Dreams

12. Hot Spice

13. Music 2 Fly 2

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
"upwards" and the Stakes have Most Definitely Been Raised. It's an Album that Has Something to Say and Pushes the Form but Yet is Still Instantly Accessible, Funny and as Much as Anything Else, Heartfelt, a True Expression of Hip Hop Culture. With Guest Including Legendary Afrobeat Drummer Tony Allen, Michelle Escoffery, Bembe Segue, Breis and Shortman, "Upwards" Shows Hip Hop's (And Ty's) Ability to Both Reflect and Transcend It's Surroundings, Without Ever Forgetting the Music's Roots in the Party. A Unique Achievement, this Uncompromising, Beautiful Record is Already Being Muttered About as a Classic-in-waiting by Those who have Heard It.

Tracks:

Ha Ha
Mpho's Lament (Skit)
Wait A Minute
I Want 2
Awkward Boy Skit
Oh You Want More?
Rain
The Willing
Look 4 Me
Groovement (Part 1)
Dreams
Hot Spice
Music 2 Fly 2
Inner Love

Customer Reviews:

Ya'll Need To Wake Up!!!.......2005-09-26

As close to flawless as you can be.. On point with the lyrics, beats & content. Makes me proud of hip-hop. Turn off your Mtv and Vh1 and open your eyes... Peace and Love

Refreshing New Sound...........2004-05-14

This CD is fantastic. It circumvents the tired clichés of mainstream artists in a fresh and funky way. The rhymes are thoughtful, and fun. Most of all, the music is original. If you like Roots Manuva, or if you are tired of the same old sound coming from corporate hip-hop.... you definitely should check this out.
Check out ninjatune's website if you want to see some videos. This CD is an instant favorite. Buy it!

UK Hip Hop Invasion.......2004-04-13

If Roots Manuva was UK hip-hop's Columbus (without all the slaughtering) - the first UK MC to seriously hit US shores - then Ty is the first and best of a growing wave of immigrants, bringing refreshingly original and well thought out hip hop to the stale, tired market that is US hip-hop (notwithstanding a few notable underground MC's that continue to represent here). Oh yeah, and his beats are bangin'. Anyway, I'm too lazy to go through every song on the album - just get it. The lyrics are funny and intelligent as hell and the beats will snap your neck off. What more do you want? You want More?

PS: Ty's also a lable-mate of Roots Manuva's, and the remix they do together of Ty's "You Want More?" (remix not on album) is just tight as hell.

Onwards & Upwards
Average customer rating:

George Orwell meets John Cleese

singular, indescribably sublime, political reggae-punk

Onwards & Upwards
Culture Shock
Manufacturer: Bluurg
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
General | Rock | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000000LY2
Release Date: 1995-08-01

Tracks:

Pressure
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Civilization Street
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Customer Reviews:

George Orwell meets John Cleese.......2002-04-07

Listening to this album, or any Culture Shock/Citizen Fish song is an escape into the unknown where boundaries have been destroyed and rule has ceased to be. The singers melodical, aggressive lyrics swim around in the quick guitar riffs, bouncing bass and snapping drum beats. Listening to this band opens your mind to the harsh realities of the present and to the more prevelant future. Be careful when you listen to these guys, you might actually learn something. They've combined wit, wisdom and intelligence with wonderfully brilliant reggae/ska music to give you something more powerful than an enima.

singular, indescribably sublime, political reggae-punk.......1998-08-11

much as Dick of the Subhumans and Citizen Fish loves to tell us of the evolution of man from the fish, this seminal reggae/ska-influenced political punk band is the missing link between the righteous anger of the former, and the more laid back, Douglas Adams-esque perspective of the latter. fully as good as either the subhumans or citizen fish, yet strangely overlooked. must-have for all interested in this category of music.

Average customer rating:

Upwards at 66 Degrees N.
Tank
Manufacturer: Worm
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005YB8N
Release Date: 2000-06-13

Tracks:

Abaton
Kino Art
C'Est un Joli Matin/Austur
Drangar
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Landslag
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Nord: Sud

Upwards on the river - Alexey Zaharenkov (CD) / Vverkh po reke - Aleksej Zakharenkov (CD)

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Upwards on the river - Alexey Zaharenkov (CD) / Vverkh po reke - Aleksej Zakharenkov (CD)
Alexey Zaxarenkov
Manufacturer: AZIYa records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000IZAAHU

Product Description

1. Vverkh po reke 2. Dozhd' 3. Stiks 4. Bessonnitsa (druz'yam) 5. Nadezhde Mandel'shtam 6. Marine Tsvetaevoj 7. Kharmsu 8. Prezhde, chem ujti 9. Pust' budet tak (sestre) 10. Derevyannye krestiki 11. Procshayas' s letom 12. Kak ya tebya beskonechno lyublyu 13. Izuchaj pravoslavnuyu rech' 14. Galichu 15. Oblaka li tuchi 16. Na more shtil' 17. S kazhdym stoletiem vse kholodnej 18. Kogda-nibud'

Average customer rating:

So, I want more!
Killer uk-hop anthems!

Upwards
Ty
Manufacturer: Big Dada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000AZKFB
Release Date: 2003-10-06

Tracks:

Ha Ha - Michelle Escoffery, , Ty
Mpho's Lament (Skit) - Mpho Skeef
Wait a Minute - Ty
I Want 2 - Jean Phillippe Dary, Michelle Escoffery, Ty
Awkward Boy Skit
Oh You Want More? - Ty
Rain - Randolph Matthews, , Ty
Willing - Tony Allen, Ty
Look 4 Me - Alison Breisler, , Ty
Groovement, Pt. 1 - Bembe Segue, Ty
Dreams - Ty, Jason Yarde
Hot Spice - Ty
Music 2 Fly 2 - Ty
We Don't Care [Multimedia Track] - Ty
Nonsense [Multimedia Track] - Ty

Album Details

"upwards" and the Stakes have Most Definitely Been Raised. It's an Album that Has Something to Say and Pushes the Form but Yet is Still Instantly Accessible, Funny and as Much as Anything Else, Heartfelt, a True Expression of Hip Hop Culture. With Guest Including Legendary Afrobeat Drummer Tony Allen, Michelle Escoffery, Bembe Segue, Breis and Shortman, "Upwards" Shows Hip Hop's (And Ty's) Ability to Both Reflect and Transcend It's Surroundings, Without Ever Forgetting the Music's Roots in the Party. A Unique Achievement, this Uncompromising, Beautiful Record is Already Being Muttered About as a Classic-in-waiting by Those who have Heard It.

Customer Reviews:

So, I want more!.......2004-03-24

Concious Hip Hop is normally perceived as a whole bunch of dorky kids rapping about their girl friend over some underground hip hop beats (normally not dancey at all).
This album is
1.Concious
and
2.Definitely Dancey!
Imagine listening to your favorite jiggy Mc rapping about something that actually has depth as oppossed to the size of their rims or how thick their gold chain is.
Now you have Ty.
Ty tells us about his everyday problems from mans eternal struggle with women to life. It gives me a slight touch of De La Soul, but then a feel of Jamaican rhythms.

I would say......buy this record........it's moving, but not afraid to be party music!

Killer uk-hop anthems!.......2003-11-30

To all UK Hip Hop lovers: This IS IT! Possess it immediately!
To all Hip Hop lovers: Take it and taste the best of what hip hop can and should be.
To all music lovers: have some of the best music around for the last 10 years.

Now, diving in. If you're in love with SUB BASS, smart lyrics and killer beat this is your album.
It's mine, definitely (after a century of restless waiting :) ).

Ty gives us the best of British hip hop with dub feel around.
Excellent jumpy cartoonish feel meets super intelligent serious music making. Plus you get a good set of deep and sharp and pretentious lyrics.

Upwards is very energizing, very atmospheric; it's great for charging yourself up. You jump to your feet and start moving. It possesses and overwhelms with Massive Music Production. Killer Killer Killer Sound. Truly Mastercrafted.

If you like ragga, dub, hop, whatever, just don't miss this one. Next level hop. If you like Big Dada (a Ninja Tune Label) and/or Roots Manuva especially, you don't need more recommendations.

Ty's voice timbre makes the feeling unique. The album uncompromisingly demonstrates Ty's progress as an artist and a boundary pusher. His lyrics and subterranean bass make your listening a WHOA of experience.

Bully sounds, ruffian, brutal ragga meet flyhigh colourful melodies to make you exhilarated. Ty's Upwards is a winning performance. Experimental and yet carrying light and making a huge party.

Favourite tracks: Ha Ha (KILLER OPENING TRACK!!!), Look For Me, Music to fly to.

Attention: Stakes may go up so high with Upwards that you'll become a tough customer - hardly approving of any upcoming hop musical material. Ty gives you the highest in music. Music to fly to.

Devya Presents: the Power of the Gong
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Devya Presents: the Power of the Gong

Manufacturer: Devya
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA88XE
Release Date: 2003-09-09