Berlin’s resident audio experimentalists Terranova return with another stunning album that refuses to be easily classified. Fresh off last year’s Hitchhiking Nonstop With No Particular Destination, the crew of Fetisch, Meister and Shapemod wasted no time in creating a powerful companion piece to that album. Together with Hitchhiking…, Peace Is Tough forms a sort of double album by fuzing together five new tracks with six new versions of previously released tracks (which have so far only been available on vinyl or in limited editions).
Never the kind to create nondescript dance tracks, Terranova take their loves for hip-hop, electro, rock and dub and throw them all into their bombastic music bouillabaisse. Fuzzed-out guitars collide with rough beats to form dark, yet danceable tracks. Vocals come courtesy of dreadlocked punk princess Ari-Up, the stepdaughter of the Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten and singer for seminal punk/new wave misfits The Slits. Ari’s one-of-a-kind voice brings an urgent energy to Terranova’s thumping rhythmic backbone.
By creating a sonic world where dirty beats and basslines are in constant battle with flowing melodies and multi-layered vocals, Terranova prove that Peace Is Tough.
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The Water Gipsies (Original London Cast) with Bonus Tracks
Manufacturer: Sepia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
| Musicals
| Broadway & Vocalists
| Styles
| Music
General
| Broadway & Vocalists
| Styles
| Music
General
| Soundtracks
| Styles
| Music
General
| Vocal Pop
| Pop
| Styles
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ASIN: B000CNDXH2 Release Date: 2005-12-26 |
Tracks:
- Overture - Orchestra
- Why Did You Call Me Lily? - Dora Bryan
- Clip-Clop - Laurie Payne
- I Should Worry - Dora Bryan
- When I'm Washing Up - Pamela Charles
- Jane's Prayer - Pamela Charles
- Lily's Tale - Dora Bryan
- He Doesn't Care - Peter Graves
- Castles And Hearts And Roses - Laurie Payne
- Peace And Quiet/Little Boat - Laurie Payne
- Why Should Spring Have All The Flowers? - Doris Hare
- This Is Our Secret - Peter Graves
- It Would Cramp My Style - Dora Bryan
- You Never Know With Men - Dora Bryan
- Here's Mud In Your Eye - Chorus
- I'm Not A Jealous Woman - Joan Sims
- Finale - Chorus
- I'm So Terribly In Love With You - Robert English
- I Never Dreamt (You'd Fall In Love With Me) - Lido Dance Orchestra
- My Heart Is Saying - Billy Milton
- Selections From 'Little Tommy Tucker' - The Million-Airs
- You Looked At Me - Olive Groves
- My Heart's A Compass - Olive Groves
- You Have That Extra Something - Phyllis Stanley
- Three Songs From 'Big Ben' - Vivian Ellis
- Three Waltzes From 'Big Ben' - Vivian Ellis
- Selections From 'Tough At The Top' Part One - Vivian Ellis
- Selections From 'Tough At The Top' Part Two - Vivian Ellis
- The Music From 'And So To Bed' Part One - Vivian Ellis
- The Music From 'And So To Bed' Part Two - Vivian Ellis
Album Description
English composer Vivian Ellis had a prolific career spanning five decades, during which she wrote nearly 70 West End shows. The Water Gipsies was a 1955 collaboration between Ellis and A.P. Herbert. Contains the cast recording of The Water Gipsies plus bonus tracks including early Ellis compositions, many appearing on CD for the first time!
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Peace Is Tough
Terranova Manufacturer: K7 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Dance & DJ
| Styles
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| Techno
| Dance & DJ
| Styles
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ASIN: B0000AINRM Release Date: 2003-09-23 |
Tracks:
- No Peace
- Rhythm Without A Pause
- ,Addict
- Get It On
- When In Rome
- 99%
- Kiss
- Rockmongril
- Walk With Me
- Running Away (KKDub)
- Voodoo Beach Party
Album Description
Berlin's resident audio experimentalists Terranova return with another stunning album that refuses to be easily classified. Fresh off last year's Hitchhiking Nonstop With No Particular Destination, the crew of Fetisch, Meister and Shapemod wasted no time in creating a powerful companion piece to that album. Together with Hitchhiking…, Peace Is Tough forms a sort of double album by fuzing together five new tracks with six new versions of previously released tracks (which have so far only been available on vinyl or in limited editions).Never the kind to create nondescript dance tracks, Terranova take their loves for hip-hop, electro, rock and dub and throw them all into their bombastic music bouillabaisse. Fuzzed-out guitars collide with rough beats to form dark, yet danceable tracks. Vocals come courtesy of dreadlocked punk princess Ari-Up, the stepdaughter of the Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten and singer for seminal punk/new wave misfits The Slits. Ari's one-of-a-kind voice brings an urgent energy to Terranova's thumping rhythmic backbone.
By creating a sonic world where dirty beats and basslines are in constant battle with flowing melodies and multi-layered vocals, Terranova prove that Peace Is Tough.
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Copy Protected.......2007-03-07
Since I play all of my music via a media server from my PC in mp3 format, this CD is essentially useless. I have an old CD player in my attic, but I don't want to get that out to play this one disk. I will probably never listen to this CD now. I certainly won't buy any more Terranova CDs.
It would be nice if Amazon would indicate which CDs are copy protected/unplayable.
Top Shelf, as Always.......2003-10-01
Guest vocals aplenty by Jewels & Jake, and long-time Terranova co-conspirators: Cath Coffey (from Stereo MCs) and former punk princess Ari-Up (formerly of new-wave punkers, The Slits). The tracks with Ari-Up are the standouts, though.
The opener, "No Peace", is a cinematic saunter down a dark alley, complete with horn hits, and string phrases in the feel-good places. Ari-Up throws down angelic background sounds, punctuated with staccato vocals forming a juxtaposition on a mission. It sets the tone of the album, as a whole, without giving you a clue of what's to come.
"When in Rome..." is a slow-roller with a bass line to move the room. Ari-Up drops a dancehall calyp-hop rap over the break and it's so hot you'1l reach for the rewind before the rest of the track is even finished. It's the highlight of the great disc.
Out of the remix machine comes "Rockmongril" - a double take on the track "Mongril" from their 1999 release Hitchhiking Non-stop with no Particular Destination. It opens with the Led Zeppelin drums from "When the Levee Breaks" before launching into guitars that rock and shock. Spin it with caution.
There's also a 12th track tucked at the end. If this track doesn't put you on the dance floor, you should check for a pulse. Really.
Fans of Tricky or old school Massive Attack will dig this disc for sure, but anybody who likes music done well, regardless of genre will find Peace is Tough a gem in the collection.
Long live Terranova!!!.......2003-09-29
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